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Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Timm, Anthony Rex |
| author2 | Besseling, Johann L N |
| author_browse | Besseling, Johann L N Timm, Anthony Rex |
| author_facet | Besseling, Johann L N Timm, Anthony Rex |
| author_sort | Timm, Anthony Rex |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
| publishDateRange | 2015 |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12432 Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire Timm, Anthony Rex Besseling, Johann L N Van Nierop, J H Electrical Engineering Includes bibliographical references. In this system the electric traction overhead contact wire wear is continuously measured. A GaAs LED and lens combination produces a collimated beam of light along the pantograph pan. The beam, through which the contact wire slides, is monitored by a vertical array of phototransistors spaced at equal intervals. The number of phototransistors in shadow at any instant is proportional to the contact wire thickness. A fibre-optic data link conveys the encoded information from the pan at high tension to the locomotive at ground potential. 2015-02-11T14:08:21Z 2015-02-11T14:08:21Z 1975 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12432 eng application/pdf Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering Timm, Anthony Rex Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| title_full | Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| title_fullStr | Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| title_short | Continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| title_sort | continuous gauging of electric traction contact wire |
| topic | Electrical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12432 |
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