SMARTconverter

Modular auxiliary power converters for monorails

Custom-tailored system integration based on modular design.

Advantages
based on proven platform also suitable for multiple system and hybrid vehicles
compact, lightweight and modular auxiliary power converters integrated workshop supply very high efficiency easy diagnostic and maintenance applicable worldwide

optionally with active input filter

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SMARTconverter

Modular auxiliary power converters for monorails

Modular power electronics

Monorails look like trams, but they are based on a single rail or beam that is often built on stilts to expand the existing infrastructure, especially in megacities. For instance, the rubber wheel vehicles run on a concrete beam enclosed by the underfloor area of the vehicle itself. This design does not only provide stability for the monorails, but also space for the power electronics required for roadworthiness. The vehicle concept places the highest demands on the flexible integration of the auxiliary power converters. The converters transform the input voltage supplied by means of a contact rail at the side and provide the required energy. The air conditionings are often supplied by separate converters. This

also applies to the monorails of the Malaysian manufacturer Scomi Rail Berhad for the monorail project in Mumbai, India. The auxiliary power converters consisting of several modules are delivered by SMA Railway Technology GmbH. They are based on the proven MEE-NT technology, belong to the SMARTconverter product family and allow an easy and flexible integration.

total of 60 systems are used in the Mumbai project.

In the focus: the input converter

Thanks to the galvanic separation included in the input converter with medium-frequency transformers, the system design is particularly compact and lightweight. Filters suppress current and voltage peaks. The SMARTconverter is designed for a nominal voltage of 750 V DC, but it can also be used for a range of 500 to 900 V DC, whereas the complete output voltage also remains available in case of input voltages that are significantly below 500 V DC. The input converter consists of a stepup converter and a resonant switching inverter. Due to the step-up converter on the input side, the input current can be influenced via the control system.

Technical equipment in detail

The SMARTconverter transforms an input voltage of 750 V DC into an output voltage of 24 V DC and 3 x 230 V / 400 V AC. It consists of an input converter with integrated battery charger and a three-phase inverter supplying different alternating voltage consumers. The SMARTcooler is a separate device that supplies the air conditioning. A

Sophisticated MEE-NT technology

Monorails manufacturing

Monorails in service in megacities like Mumbai

As a result, currents of certain frequencies are suppressed by small input inductivities and a defined input impedance to the supply network is generated. Thus, the resonant switching inverter generates a medium-frequency alternating voltage that is transmitted via a medium-frequency transformer. There are two outputs: One is for the DC loads in the vehicle and charges the on-board batteries. The second output supplies the connected threephase inverter.

Moreover, a diagnostic system provides fault analysis. Thanks to their low weight and compact design, SMA auxiliary power converters are not only ideal for application in local traffic including metro vehicles, trams and monorails. Due to their modular design, they can also be delivered in underfloor containers, roof assem blies and open frame considering the respective customer-specific weight and space requirements.

Conclusion
The platform of the SMARTconverter for monorails offers ideal conditions for meeting the technical requirements. The modular power electronics are lightweight, compact and can be optimally integrated.

System overview

SMARTconverter at a glance
Project Customer Delivery period Auxiliary power converters for Mumbai Monorail/India Scomi Rail Bhd., Malaysia 2009 to 2010

Quantity 60 Input voltage Output voltage Weight Container dimensions Module for integration 750 V DC 3 x 230 / 400 V AC, 50 Hz, 22 kVA; 24 V DC, 13 kW 140 kg 1,210 x 1,090 x 305 mm (width x depth x height)

SMA Railway Technology GmbH Miramstrae 87 34123 Kassel Germany

Tel. +49 561 50634-6000 Fax +49 561 50634-6001

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Product brochure SMARTconverter Mumbai Monorail EN Version: 07/2012