Page 147 - Technology Roadmap Transportation

TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP: TRANSPORTATION

Availability of Resources
SL No Associated Technology
Indigenously
Inter-vehicular couplers (mechanical, pneumatic, power
11 Will need outside support
and signalling)
Can be developed, or availed through
12 Door closing mechanisms
present players in the field.
13 Platform surveillance system Can be developed indigenously
Design, development, testing and manufacturing of high
power, low loss, low weight, under-slung transformer, Basic design may need outside
14 preferably with aluminium tank, of above 6-6.5 MW power consultancy. It can also be purchased
suitable for high frequency switching 4Q converter with from existing international suppliers.
harmonic control, hotel load and auxiliary windings.
In the recent past, this item has been
Propulsion converter with IGBT (or any other type of developed indigenously and is in
device which is likely to be released in future) giving commercial operation. Industries will
15
highest standards of power quality and near unity power be able to upgrade it to 6-6.5MW levels.
factor at the pantograph It can also be purchased from existing
international suppliers.
Traction motors with fully suspended arrangement, Basic design would need outside
both synchronous and asynchronous type of capacity
16 consultancy. It can also be purchased
of about 1.5 MW torque transmission arrangement for
withstanding above 400 km/h from existing international suppliers.
Basic design will need outside
17 High speed pantographs consultancy. It can also be purchased
from existing international suppliers.

Basic design would need outside
18 High speed bogie and suspension arrangement consultancy. It can also be purchased
from existing international suppliers.

Capability to model panto-Catenary interaction at high
speeds, especially with multiple locomotives attached
19 in a train as a ‘train set’ and evolve the most optimum Will need outside consultancy
configuration to prevent oscillations and current
collection problems at high speed.

Data communication network between the locomotives in
20 a train, between locomotives and carriages as well as to Can be indigenously developed
way side stations.
Train wide internet connectivity (wireless broadband) and
21 Can be indigenously developed
Infotainment
22 Development of high speed OverHead Equipment (OHE) Will need outside support
Can be indigenously developed but
ERTMS (European Traffic Management System) would take more time. Initially can
23
Implementation be availed from international players
operating in India.
Development of high power fuel efficient diesel engines
24 and diesel locomotives for tracks which are non- Will need outside support
electrified
25 Development of high speed tracks Will need outside support

Development of state of the art facilities and skill for
26 maintenance of track, rolling stock and other fixed Will need outside support.
installations for high speed.

RAILWAYS 145