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Philadelphia

Philadelphia Orange Line (B-IV-Cars) Re-Traction (USA)

Exchange of the existing camshaft controller by a modern IGBT DC-Chopper with one appertaining Traction Control Unit (TCU) on 127 Metro Cars

The Broad Street Line (BSL), also known Orange Line is a subway line owned by the city of Philadelphia and operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

The line runs primarily north-south from the Fern Rock Transportation Center in North Philadelphia through Center City Philadelphia to NRG station at Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia; the latter station provides access to the stadiums and arenas for the city's major professional sports teams at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

Project Characteristics

  • The control function of the Traction Control Unit (TCU) is identical to that of the existing control unit
  • Reconfiguration of the existing brake resistor
  • All traction components are combined in one traction container a low risk and fast installation
  • All electrical and mechanical interfaces are identical
  • The new traction control system has the identical drive / brake performance as the existing system a optimized homologation efforts for customer
  • New propulsion system is designed as plug and play system
  • Electrical and mechanical integration (engineering) done by Kiepe

Contact person

Daria Baryshnikova

Daria Baryshnikova

Director Modernization Rail&Bus and Mining

Kiepe Electric GmbH

+49 211 7497 266
daria.baryshnikovakiepe-group.com