NTL Record

Title Radiated Interference in Rapid Transit Systems. Volume 1. Theory and Data
Record ID 49902
Personal Name
Creator
Holmstrom, F. Ross; Edelson, Charles
Source 103p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19880401
Language English
Abstract For the past eight years, the UMTA Office of Systems Engineering, U.S. Department of Transportation, has sponsored a program to delineate and mitigate the effects of electromagnetic interference (EMI) in rail transit operations. Work has proceeded under the aegis of the Rail Transit EMI/EMC Technical Working Group and has focused on 3 modes of EMI: inductive, conductive, and radiated. The purpose of this report is to outline the theory of generation and observation of unwanted radiated electromagnetic emissions in rail transit systems, and to present data for radiated emissions obtained from a number of different rapid transit systems. This theory underlies development and use of the Suggested Test Procedures for Radiated Emissions in rail transit systems found in Ref. 2 of this report. Representative radiated interference data from 3 different types of rail transit vehicles at 2 locations are presented as an example of results obtained from application of the radiated suggested procedures. The radiated emission test procedures (Ref. 2) are not only applicable to assessing radiated EMI levels from rail transit cars powered by new solid-state systems, but also those with older technology. The Radiated Suggested Test Procedures are designed to aid the skilled practitioner in acquiring data related to the operational concerns of rapid transit systems. The test procedures are based on adaptation and extensions of well-known standardized techniques previously specified by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and other standards-setting bodies.
Rosap ID dot:11313
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11313
TRT Terms Electromagnetic interference; Measurement; Rapid transit; Test procedures; Data collection; Theoretical studies
General Subjects Radiated electromagentic interference
Classification NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Energy and Environment
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number UMTA-MA-06-0153
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-88-1; UMTA-MA-06-0153-85-10
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49900/49902/DOT-TSC-UMTA-88-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository