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THE UITP GLOBAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUMMIT UITP

“THE ART OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT” … MAKE STOCKHOLM YOUR DESTINATION IN 2019

The Defining Event Public transport is already a form of art in public transport and urban mobility by visiting the capital city of Stockholm. It is believed the dedicated website www.uitpsummit.org in Public Transport. that there is a genuine craft in using This is how our sector has come to know public transport to unite city districts and More the UITP Global Public Transport Summit. the archipelago itself – creating a better With almost 130 years of history behind us, environment for all, and dynamic growth about us… the UITP biennial Summit is a truly global along the way. Public transport improves UITP, the International Association of Pu- occasion that remains the world’s biggest people’s quality of life. blic Transport, is a passionate champion event dedicated to public transport and With all of this in mind, UITP is well on the of sustainable urban mobility and the only sustainable mobility. way to hosting our biggest ever Summit worldwide network to bring together all pu- The 2019 edition will be held in Stockholm, with with over 70 per cent of the total space blic transport modes. It has 1,500 member Sweden (9-12 June 2019) under the theme of our exhibition already sold and 110 companies giving access to 18,000 contacts “The Art of Public Transport” and will co- stands already booked. from 96 countries. The members are public ver all urban and regional transport modes Exhibitors confirmed so far include GIRO, transport operators and authorities, policy across the globe. VDL, Solaris Bus & Coach and Volvo Bus decision makers, research institutes and The Summit will witness a diverse programme Corporation. the public transport supply and service full of leading congress sessions, combined Our Summit exhibition space will cover industry. with a world-class exhibition displaying the 40,000m2, with over 330 exhibitors expected latest and greatest innovations, solutions Local host as around 13000 visitors come through the and products our industry has to offer. More about our doors of the Stockholmsmässan. Our 2019 local hosts will be SL. The venue for the 2019 Summit is one of Eu- 2019 local host… Stockholm has made great achievements in rope’s largest and most experienced congress SL, the Public Transport Administration public transport of late, making the Swedish and exhibition centres. Sustainability (Trafikförvaltningen) at Stockholm County capital an excellent location for the Summit. is important to UITP and 95% of everything Council has overall responsibility for trans- The public transport sector will only produced throughout the venue is recycled. port services in Stockholm County. Over advance so long as the brightest and best The UITP Global Public Transport Summit is 780,000 people travel by public transport minds come together to discuss its future. the only event that covers the challenges in Stockholm County every day and the nu- Everyone has a stake in the future of public of urban mobility worldwide and brings mber of travellers is increasing every year. transport, as moving around our cities with together the international public transport The various means of transport –buses, the accessibility and fluidity is of interest to us all. community, mobility decision makers and metro, commuter trains, local rail services Hosting transport ministers, mayors, opera- industry suppliers all under one roof. and boats –are all coordinated within an tors, authorities, industry CEOs, operations Be part of the industry’s biggest event on ever-growing transport network. and network managers, public transport entrepreneurs, ITS experts, business developers, urban visionaries, managers involved in marketing, finance and IT and more, the UITP Summit is perfect occasion to ask the questions on the future of public transport and hear the answers. Stockholm is the perfect location for hosting our Summit under the theme ‘The Art of Public Transport’. In all branches of our sector, we are constantly evolving and designing mobility of the future through an art that Local host truly moves you: this is the Art of Public Transport.

6 Local host THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYS IS THE WORLDWIDE ORGANISATION TASKED WITH PROMOTING RAIL TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPING THE RAILWAY SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGY OF ITS MEMBERS (WHICH INCLUDE RAIL OPERATORS, INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS AND RAILWAY SERVICE PROVIDERS).

Technical harmonisation of the railway outside the railway operating community. develop guidelines for good practice. They system has been a core objective of UIC, the They are the outcome of independent work produce recommendations which then serve International Union of Railways, acting as an conducted by the railway operators in order as professional standards, and which are SSO (Standards Setting Organisation), since to harmonise the railways in an efficient and used to ensure harmonisation and economic its creation in 1922. Its Members – the opera- realistic way. Though the IRSs are progres- efficiency in the railways. tors of the world’s railways – have over the sively replacing the UIC Leaflets, they have years developed the “UIC code” comprising UIC’s philosophy consists in embodying the kept their universal and global objective but “UIC Leaflets”, which define the common values of unity, solidarity and universality. also incorporate regional variations. They rules to ensure safety and efficiency UIC has to serve as a platform for sharing in the design, construction, operation and help the railway companies in their aim to information, best practice, experience, ideas maintenance of the railway system. A signifi- serve society and the economy. and technical solutions. UIC seeks to open up cant number of these deliverables are used For every relevant subject, volunteer experts its databases in order to keep it up-to-date,

8 to improve it and ensure it remains useful will form the future basis for growth in rail and making the system more efficient. to the sector. transport. • Sharing solutions in a user-friendly way UIC seeks to encourage interoperability UIC plays a pivotal role in the development (International Railway Solutions IRS, by fostering links between Members and of the future railway system through a seminars, events) to encourage cost experts and recognising the needs of the programme of innovation organised around reductions in the system, making rail more customer. In creating the Digital Platform, four key areas: attractive to the customer. this path opens the way for promising • Understanding how the rail system • Monitoring the implementation in the field developments, as has been the case with operates, identifying the trends on an and in real time to better understand the the concept of “fundamental values” – in operational and commercial level. adjustments of successful trends… and the cycle begins again… other words the cross-functional issues • Developing solutions to stimulate these that affect the sector as a whole, and which trends (studies, projects, demonstrators)

9 The worldwide association for railway cooperation

UIC is tasked with:

- Promoting the development of rail transport around the globe

- Helping members overcome the current and future challenges of mobility and sustainable development EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE WITH BITZER BITZER

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11 EUROSTAR BUSINESS PREMIER: CONSUME IN MODERATION EUROSTAR BUSINESS PREMIER

PARIS, 3 FEBRUARY 2017: EUROSTAR INVITED JOURNALISTS AND OTHER GUESTS TO DISCOVER ITS NEW BUSINESS PREMIER LOUNGE AT PARIS GARE DU NORD STATION. SPREAD ACROSS A LAVISH MEZZANINE (FORMERLY HOUSING FRENCH RAILWAYS/SNCF OFFICES) OVERLOOKING THE INTERIOR OF THE C19TH STATION ON ONE SIDE, RUE DE DUNKERQUE ON THE OTHER, THIS VIP (VERY IMPORTANT PASSENGER) HIDEAWAY FEATURES HIGH PLASTERED CEILINGS, MARBLE FIREPLACES, COSY NOOKS, ARTWORKS, AND TO-DIE-FOR COCKTAIL STATION. CHEF RAYMOND BLANC IS VERY MUCH ON BOARD, TOO.

Looks and feel count “Top quality nuts and crisps, and much more besides,” said Nicolas Petrovic, CEO (2010- Designed by the London-based architectural 2018), Eurostar. “The choice of food ranges studio Softroom, highlights of the space from very healthy to... er... a lot less healthy.” include elegant blue-grey Bleu de Savoie marble and an overhead lighting fixture Light bites in verrines or more substantial suggesting (to some) the points and swit- plated delicacies, saucisson, cheeses, ches of rail tracks. enticing fruit and vegetable juices, ‘grown in England’ tea by producer Tregothnan, and Overall, the feel of the space is Parisian apart- four coffee machines to ensure nobody is ment chic meets British cosy quirk – sofas, ever kept waiting. rugs, cushions, soft lighting, copious mags and papers (albeit sleek and meticulously “It combines the best of Paris with touches ` ordered, French formal garden style, rather of London” – Nicolas Petrovic ©Eurostar/Getty than lying around crumpled à la British). Move over Tom Cruise, mixologist Florent, With available seating in all shapes and Upstairs downstairs? 27 (photo above) is on top of his game. He’ll forms for 160 guests, Softroom founders The circular cocktail station, in gleaming shake you up a Lady Marmalade, but Sex on and directors Christopher Bagot and Oliver black and gold with velvet stools, is a real the Beach is a big no no! Salway talked about “generosity of space eye-catcher. Sunken below floor level, it that is quite tightly organised.” certainly gives drinkers the upper hand as The liquid menu, lovingly crafted by the The catering, overseen by Mr Blanc in they scrutinise every move of the staff be- London Cocktail Club and Mr Blanc, not only his Business Premier, culinary director’s low, busy concocting their tipples. The aim, features ingredients such as the humble toque, is, as one would expect, worlds apart however, it seems, was more to avoid the marmalade, but also coffee, the chef’s from your typical station fare (depressed jam- bar dominating the lounge and ensure an beloved angelica, Eurostar’s signature bon-beurre baguettes and desperate coffee). unbroken vista of the space as a whole. Toujours 21 gin, and even Tregothnan tea.

12 Obviously feeling a need to justify the Enter another dimension rival in the form of Deutsche Bahn (DB), presence of alcohol in a railway setting, which obtained the right to run passenger Flanked by dynamic, bird’s eye views – services through the Channel Tunnel from Mr Petrovic described the bar as a great Paris street and station panorama – the the British and French authorities in 2013, way for business people to network, a place up-in-the-air lounge exists in its very own but has yet to launch – improving the for productive time. “Whether a good or bad time and space dimension. The only down- day, it’s nice to relax over drinks – of course business experience and perceived value side – it takes longer to reach the Eurostar for money is an absolute must if Eurostar is when consumed in moderation!” he haste- trains than from the previous VIP retreat, to stay the pace. ned to add. located flush above the platform. “But it Clearly the Business Premier Lounge forms shouldn’t take more than a three-minute One of the guests, a banker (sipping an part of Eurostar’s ongoing investment in its walk and we’re confident the enhanced alcohol-free beverage) told BtoB Rail she stations and services. would definitely be back at the bar on her ‘experience’ is well worth it,” said Philippe A new fleet of longer and higher capacity next trip. Mouly, COO, Eurostar. trains, the e320 by Siemens, cost the company an impressive €600 million. Check-in Making its (m)art Very Important Passenger facilities at Gare du Nord are visibly expan- Today art is often used by businesses as an Very Important Segment ding to cope with more passengers and ensure the smoothest possible flow. extension of their corporate image. It may Business travel is big business for Eurostar, serve to make places look better, stimulate representing “a very important segment for Following on from the new London - Avignon the workforce, and/or to impress visitors. us, with Paris, Brussels and London as the / Marseille offer, introduced in May 2015, For its new lounge, Eurostar has commissioned key pivot points,” said Mr Petrovic. a direct Eurostar route between London - Rotterdam - Amsterdam opened in 2017. The Hospital Club to curate contemporary Given the stakes a play – the niggling artworks, all for sale, on its generous presence and popularity of low-cost flights, By Lesley Brown stretches of wall. plus the arrival (one day, maybe?) of a rail ©Eurostar / ©Passion4Transport

13 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION: DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED FREQUENTIS

AS PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES BECOME INCREASINGLY CUSTOMER-FOCUSED (THE NAME CHANGE FROM ‘PASSENGERS’ SAYS IT ALL), WHAT HELPS AN OPERATOR REALLY STAND OUT AND STRENGTHEN OR WEAKEN THEIR BRAND IS HOW THEY RESPOND TO THE UNEXPECTED. IN SUCH CASES, AN EFFICIENT INCIDENT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION IS A MEANS OF HELPING THEM MAXIMISE SERVICE CONTINUITY AND DELIVER JOURNEY EXPERIENCES THAT ENSURE CUSTOMERS COME BACK FOR MORE – AND TELL OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

Disruptions to normal service are inevitable Such processes, providing a minimum set of “In general, the main issues in such cases for all operators, no matter how efficient steps to resolve a serious incident, typically are insufficient resources and inadequate their overall performance. Signalling or involve an initial report – alerting resources compliance with the operator’s internal power failures, or the U.K.’s infamous – hazardous substances – informing – guidelines,” says Mr Stimakovits. “Also, a ‘leaves on the track’ moments(!) for updating incident data – and documenta- lack of clear operational models and agreed example, may cause ‘minor delays’. And tion. On the technology side, web technolo- principles between all the parties involved, then there are emergency situations such gy apps are used at data centres, both in the i.e. critical infrastructure providers, as a bomb alert, where passenger safety is Cloud and on mobile units. These apps may at risk. use any communication technologies such public authorities, the police, ambulance Yet when these events occur, an efficient as SMS, email, Skype, and Twitter. and fire-fighting services, internal depart- incident management solution can really “Furthermore, in most countries, regulatory ments at railway companies, and specialist make the difference. It puts operators in a bodies require proof that providers are institutes.” position to communicate information to the ready for worst-case scenarios such as relevant parties and trigger the right To meet this challenge, operators need to heavy earthquakes, tsunamis, and nuclear correlate data from a growing number of processes, thus ensuring the necessary issues at power plants,” adds Christian operational systems and make sense of it steps are taken to revert to normal opera- Stimakovits, Domain Sales Manager at tions as soon as possible. at sufficient speed to respond effectively – Frequentis Group. either to handle incidents when underway, However, when less dramatic situations prevent, predict or flag them up. Decision-making, like signalling, track or rolling stock failures communication and workflows do occur, a lack of coping systems and Frequentis believes that solutions in the Most, if not all operators already have mechanisms risks disappointing customers; field of incident management should be processes and technologies in place to whose expectations, let’s not forget, are based around decision-making, communi- tackle the more extreme end of the scale. always on the rise. cation, and workflows.

14 Integration and capabilities ÖBB, Austria Prompt restoration of normal services after an incident depends on having a highly integrated Public transport operators Passengers The solution by Frequentis – delivered as platform with the following capabilities: part of ÖBB’s (Austrian Railways) strategic • RapidEfficiency identification and shared situational awareness programme to centralise 57 operational Meet contractual and regulatory Deliver better value for money Public transport operatorsperformance need targets to understand the ‘what’, ‘where’, and ‘when’ of every potentialCustomer satisfaction locations into five regional and one central incident as soon as possible,Boost capacity through through seamlessan incident managementOffer more solution frequent that is seamlessly control centre – streamlines roles, res- integrated with other upstreamintegration with and traffic downstream management systems. It isconnections vital to create shared situational ponsibilities and communication within a awareness through technology that gathers and disseminates information between all the larger control area, processes changes internal and external partiesRestore or concerned, replace services including faster tailored updatesReduce disruptions to end-customers. or delays in the event of disruptions to journeys to the operational incident management • Defining workflows procedure, while also taking into account ForService operators to work effectively, they must be equipped with dynamic resolution workflows. local characteristics and know-how. Improve customer information Provide faster, clearer To support collaborative workflows and smooth cooperation,information the management system should Staffed by over 1,500 users, the solution automatically identify responsible parties based on the type of incident and stage reached in addresses the needs of crisis situations the resolution workflow. Safety Higher perceived and actual and operational, infrastructure and secu- Continuously improve safety safety on platforms and trains • Distribution of streamlined information rity incidents. At the same time, it satisfies An effective solution automatically streamlines information and alerts, tailoring them to the European Railway Authority (ERA) reporting needs of each party and communicating them across the most appropriate channels. By so requirements and is fully integrated with doing, operators can help responders and other parties focus on the most important issues control centre communication and legacy at each stage – from detection through to resolution – and keep customers in the real-time systems. information loop throughout. Major rail network, APAC Incident Accelerated Continuous Fast and Our customer - a major suburban passen- management incident efficiency precise Decision making system detection and safety customer ger rail network in the Asia-Pacific region – and service improvement information restoration through was looking to establish a state-of-art rail workflow operations centre and centralise operations management Collaboration & by aligning functional roles, systems communication and processes,” explains Thomas Karl, Vice Streamlining incident management in President Public Transport at Frequen- Documentation Infrastructure a highly dynamic environment tis. ”Our Incident and Crisis Management support Incident solution supports faster communication of accurate, consistent and timely information Operational Security to all relevant parties, including updates on service disruptions and restoration. “Beyond implementing optimised business processes for incident management, the solution supports access to notification • Rigorous documentation and post-incident summaries sources, as well as an incident reporting An effective solution also saves a clear record of all relevant activities in a comprehensive in- application for mobile devices.” cident case file, automatically capturing and archiving information without requiring operator input. The incident management solution must automatically generate a single post-incident summary suitable for audit purposes and compliant with the relevant regulatory and legisla- CFL, Luxembourg tive frameworks. Frequentis implemented its solution at CFL (Luxembourg National Railways) to enhance the company’s safety management processes. In addition to handling incidents with operational impact, smart interfaces • highly flexible product base tailored to operating, dispatching and controlling by and for the customer systems enable efficient management of WHY DOES • customisation at any time incidents involving infrastructure assets. INCIDENT • setting standards in mission critical MANAGEMENT BY FREQUENTIS Adds Mr Karl: “The solution has proven to applications reliably help incident managers re-establish STAND OUT? • over 70 years of experience in deve- operational functionality during infrastruc- loping mission critical applications ture failures by allowing them to efficiently coordinate maintenance crews and related tasks, according to defined responsibilities.”

15 Ticking all the boxes Getting the incident management process In today’s increasingly competitive and right delivers benefits across the board – demanding public transport world, can from management and control centre ope- any operator today afford not to take this rators to front-line staff and end customers. opportunity on board? Reducing the costs of handling incidents Dynamic, context-sensitive workflows and protecting the company brand is and user interfaces help control centre vital from a management perspective. Here staff focus on key tasks, enabling more speed is of the essence. Faster detection work to be handled in parallel without and resolution of incidents deliver the additional effort or stress. Meanwhile, following gains: front-line responders benefit from timely • avoiding minor issues escalating into more and relevant information updates that serious problems by making alternative simplify collaboration and provide real- routes available to partners, or reducing time situational awareness. compensation payments for delayed or cancelled services; For end-customers, satisfaction levels during service disruptions depend • protecting and potentially enhancing an ope- largely on immediate, regular and clear rator’s reputation. In our hyper-connected updates. Keeping passengers in the C21st where the smartphone is king, news, information loop at all times will keep both good and bad, travels fast and wide. Customers are quick to communicate via stress at bay, as well as providing social media… often before the transport reassurance they won’t be left stranded organisation! And the response provided, part-way through a journey. when it ticks all the boxes, can serve as Incident management: supporting free positive marketing for the transport efficiency and safety while improving company in question. customer satisfaction

Public transport operators Passengers

Efﬁciency Meet contractual and regulatory Deliver better value for money performance targets Customer satisfaction

Boost capacity through seamless Offer more frequent integration with trafﬁc management connections

Restore or replace services faster Reduce disruptions or delays in the event of disruptions to journeys

Service Improve customer information Provide faster, clearer information

Safety Higher perceived and actual Continuously improve safety safety on platforms and trains

Incident Accelerated Continuous Fast and management incident efﬁciency precise Decision making system detection and safety customer and service improvement information restoration through workﬂow management Collaboration & communication

Documentation Infrastructure support Incident

Security Operational Every story is a good news story! Air, road, maritime… every mode of transport at some time is subject to incidents that disrupt planned operations. And public transport, including rail, is no exception. Faster incident resolution leads to improved service punctuality. Embracing this transformation will help providers ensure they need not fear their seeing their name in a headline – because every story will be a good news story! Article written by Lesley Brown afor BtoB RAIL

In the field of public transport, our FREQUENTIS AG solutions leverage over 70 years of IS AN INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIER experience in safety-critical communi- OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION cations and applications. Cross-industry SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL CENTRES expertise gained from supporting control centre communication lays the founda- WITH SAFETY-CRITICAL TASKS. tions for industry-leading rail and urban transport solutions.

17 THE DIGITAL RAILWAY: AN INTEGRATED WORKFLOW FOR EFFICIENT PLANNING AND DISPATCH IVU TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES AG

DIGITALISATION IS RAPIDLY TRANSFORMING THE RAIL INDUSTRY. ALL OVER THE WORLD, RAILWAY OPERATORS ARE INVESTING IN THEIR IT IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE THE BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND MAKE THEMSELVES MORE COMPETITIVE. THEY ARE USING SOPHISTICATED IT SYSTEMS SUCH AS IVU.RAIL FROM BERLIN-BASED IT SPECIALIST IVU TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES TO EVALUATE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE DATA, SIMPLIFY PROCESSES AND BOOST THEIR EFFICIENCY.

Until a few years ago, the tasks at most rail Continuous workflow Optimisation companies were largely separate: the paths The basis for this is shared digital data Planners and personnel dispatchers of planners, personnel dispatchers, vehicle have to contend with huge complexity – dispatchers, operations managers and dri- storage. It eliminates redundancies and working-time restrictions, breaks, travel vers rarely crossed. Each task had its own inconsistencies and enables a continuous systems and workflows that were often workflow from planning through to settle- and preparation times, qualifications, ope- vastly different. Although IT systems were ment. This calls for optimum interaction of ning hours of break rooms and deployment used in many places, the operational view all components. tIntegrated systems are locations must all be taken into account. of the processes remained analogue and required – systems such as IVU.rail. In this At the same time, compliance with laws, geared towards conventional roles. case, all units work with the same data working arrangements and union agreements is also required. In addition, This is now changing: “With the rise pool. Consequently, changes in one place holidays, days off and employee shift in digitalisation, the previous limited reach all other relevant departments preferences must also be taken into consi- understanding of roles is increasingly being immediately. Besides speeding up work- deration. These can be weighted in different replaced by a holistic system view,” flows, this also ensures more efficient ways, adding yet another level of complexity. explains Martin Müller-Elschner, CEO of IVU planning outcomes. Traffic Technologies. “Individual departments In IVU.rail, highly advanced optimisation “If the software knows all the runs and operating solely for themselves are disap- algorithms assist planners and dispatch shifts, it can plan them in an integrated pearing fast. Instead, tasks and roles are managers in their complex work. They converging, in some cases overlapping and way and use intelligent algorithms to take on the detailed calculation of duties influencing each other.” What once seemed coordinate them in order to produce an and runs, allowing each train and each impossible due to the manual processes optimum outcome that meets operatio- employee to be optimally deployed. To involved is now being performed by IT sys- nal requirements as well as deploying facilitate this, IVU works in close collaboration tems that simplify the complex interactions all resources as cost-effectively as with mathematicians at LBW Optimization between timetables, runs and duties. possible,” says Martin Müller-Elschner. GmbH, a spin-off of the renowned Zuse

18 IVU.rail INTEGRIERTE SOFTWARE FÜR FAHRZEUGE UND PERSONAL

www.ivu.de/rail

Institute in Berlin, in a partnership existing and integrated planning and dispatch component within a wide-ranging digital for nearly 20 years. The algorithms deve- was the Italian state railway operator transformation process. loped form the centrepiece of IVU.rail’s Trenitalia. Since 2009, the company has been DB Regio has recognised that digitalisation optimisation cores. The IVU software is planning and dispatching around 8,000 is radically changing the role of IT within a therefore one of very few solutions worldwide trains per day and 14,000 employees with rail company. Rather than merely ensuring that can optimise train runs automatically. IVU.rail. With IVU.cloud, IVU has now taken provision of operations as in the past, it is Detect damage to vehicles in good time on overall technical operations management becoming a driving factor for enhancement and schedule the required maintenance – of the system and provides it entirely as a of business models. This is because IVU.rail, IVU’s standard system for railways, software-as-a-service solution. undoing the traditional separation of roles in uses condition-based maintenance (CBM) The state railways in Sweden (SJ), Finland the operations area and the growing in planning and in dispatching. The software (VR) and Hungary (MÁV-START) also use importance of technical solutions are evaluates data from CBM systems, issues IVU.rail for efficient planning and dispatch giving rise to a continuous exchange warnings when critical thresholds are of trains and personnel, as does SBB between specialist departments and IT, reached, and automatically determines the Cargo, the freight transport subsidiary of resulting in new impetus for business. For optional maintenance period. Thanks to Swiss Federal Railways. At international instance, IT can perform a targeted analysis seamless connections with maintenance level, the likes of VIA Rail Canada, the of the data obtained, evaluate it on the workshop systems, IVU.rail also books the Vietnamese state railway company VNR and basis of specialised criteria and use it with vehicle into the correct workshop. the operator of the Bangkok metro BEM the customers in mind. The drivers and mobile employees are have opted for the integrated solution. In this way, the integration of the system also involved in the digital planning and Abellio, National Express and Transdev landscape and the creation of entirely dispatch process. Via app or web client, they use the IVU solution in Germany. In 2017, digital workflows are driving forward enter their holiday and duty requests in the DB Regio, Germany’s leading local public the evolution of railways into a modern, system, record their times and read instruc- transport provider and one of Europe’s competitive form of transport for the 21st tions. In the event of changes at short notice largest rail companies, also concluded a century. or operational disruptions, the dispatchers, framework agreement on the deployment drivers and payroll accounting are notified of IVU.rail in all German transport networks. immediately. This saves time and ensures IVU TRAFFIC consistency. Digital transformation TECHNOLOGIES AG When the contract was signed in March One standard for all 2017, Frank Scholz, then CIO of DB Regio, Bundesallee 88 IVU’s standard system is now firmly estab- said: “We were especially convinced by the 12161 Berlin / Germany lished as the reference in Europe. Numerous scope of performance and the usability of T +49 30 859 06 -0 state and private rail companies rely on IVU.rail.” DB Regio chiefly benefits from the F +49 30 859 06 -111 IVU.rail to put their vehicles and employees continuous process chain and uniform data [email protected] on the track in the best possible way. One storage for planning and dispatch in IVU. www.ivu.com of the first companies to set up centralised rail. For the group, the software is a key

19 FLY BY LAND HYPERLOOP

HYPERLOOP – LOVE IT OR HATE IT? VARIOUS COMPANIES WORLDWIDE ARE RACING TO DEVELOP THIS ‘NEW’ (SEE BOX) TRANSPORT MODE THAT COMBINES PODS, ELECTRIC PROPULSION, LOW-PRESSURE TUBES, AND MAGNETIC LEVITATION (MAGLEV) TO REACH AIRLINE-ISH SPEEDS (IN EXCESS OF 1,000KM/HR)... ON LAND. BTOBRAIL LOOKS AT SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN AND AROUND THIS SPACE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

All excited! In his new autobiography Finding My Virginity (July 2018), Richard Branson explains why he is excited about Virgin Hyperloop, which he wants to be the first venture to make the technology a commercial reality. ‘You are waiting on the platform for your transportation to arrive. Rather than a carriage or a car, a pod arrives; you step inside and are shot through a vacuum from one side of the country to the other in a matter of minutes. It sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? It sounds like a good idea to me.’

Back to the future? SpaceTrain, an alternative to Hyperloop, has certainly gained momentum this year. The start-up project is based on compressed ©Hyperloop Transportation Technologies air technology and inspired by the French Aérotrain project of the 1960s/70s, the brainchild of Jean Bertin. The team is In July 2018, California-based Hyperloop refine our various construction methods hoping to restore an existing elevated track Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) with our partners.» near Orléans (north-central France), then signed a deal to build a 10km-long, commercial use it to test run a prototype shuttle. Hyperloop line at Tongren in the southwes- 467km/hr win “Despite our name, we’re not promising the tern province of Guizhou, China. moon but a system that could help ease for Munich students «We believe Hyperloop will play a major congestion on existing rail routes,” said Emeuric Gleize, SpaceTrain CEO and founder, role in the Silk Road Economic Belt linking Also this July, German students won the at a round table in Paris, March 2018. the region to the rest of the world,» said 2018 edition of the Hyperloop Pod Compe- Dirk Ahlborn, CEO, HyperloopTT. «China tition organised since 2015 by Elon Musk’s He reckons the whole venture will take four spends over $300 billion [€257bn] annually company Space X. The event seeks to years – from bringing the track back into on infrastructure to address their rapidly accelerate the development of a functional service and building the prototype, to testing, growing urban populations. Having worked prototype and encourage student innovation. reviewing certain pieces of technology, and making design improvements. “Then alongside our government partners, Hyper- This year’s winners, from the Technical we should be in a position to propose loop has proven a viable solution for this University of Munich, reached the fastest something credible,” he said. immediate problem. Additionally, the unique speed of 467km/hr with their WARR Hyper- topography of Tongren will allow us to loop pod. “Competing with SNCF [French Railways]

20 ©Hyperloop Transportation Technologies isn’t part of our game plan,” he added. “We’re tag. According to Statistica, in 2014 it cost Changing track? looking more to export.” Nevertheless, almost €20 million per kilometre to build With big names like Elon Musk and Richard the team has studied its potential in France, the LGV Méditerranée, the HSL serving the Branson on board, not to mention the me- South of France. In comparison, €6 million e.g. for the saturated Paris-Le Havre dia, the Hyperloop concept is certainly fuel- for one kilometre of track for SpaceTrain is line. “Could our shuttles provide a solution ling the public imagination, industry hopes... a possibility. in partnership with SNCF for easing and fears too. A combination of technologies congestion on this route for both goods and from rail, air, and even space, if this ultra-ra- passengers?” If I had asked people pid transport mode does ‘take off’ it will blur “The original Aérotrain was designed with what they wanted, the lines between existing transport modes single shuttles capable of carrying 40 as we know them. And what about the roles passengers,” pointed out Mr Gleize. “Spa- “ they would have of established operators: will airlines want ceTrain’s revised system envisions capacity said ‘faster horses to run ‘flights’ on the Hyperloop, or will this new mobility mode remain the prerogative for between 120 and 150.” Henry Ford of rail companies? Who will manage the Hy- ‘Traditional’ high-speed lines [HSL] are founder of Ford Motor Company frequently criticised for their hefty price ” perloop infrastructure? Watch this space...

Emeuric Gleize, CEO and founder, SpaceTrain ©Virgin Hyperloop One

1869 1960s/70s: 2013:

Beach Pneumatic Transit was the first Aérotrain was a hovertrain developed American entrepreneur attempt to build an underground public largely by French engineer Jean Bertin. Elon Musk transport system in New York City. It Based on air cushion technology, it released a white paper was developed by inventor Alfred Ely could travel at very high speed without on the Hyperloop, Beach as a demonstration subway line the technical complexity and expensive his concept of high-speed running on pneumatic power tracks of magnetic levitation (maglev) ground transport

By Lesley Brown

21 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS IN RAILWAY NERATEC

RELIABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED FOR MANY RAILWAY APPLICATIONS: CCTV, PUBLIC WI‐FI, MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, VOIP AND PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. NERATEC DELIVERS RELIABLE WIRELESS SOLUTIONS TO BUILD UPON.

Onboard connectivity is becoming a very multiple technologies each offering certain The use of MIMO antennas enable higher important factor for the intelligent transport advantages over each other’s. For example, data rates to be transmitted. However, it systems aiming for cost savings and im- in a tunnel where both 3G and satellite fail, may not be always practical to install mul- proved efficiency. Whether the connectivity WLAN based systems can be deployed as an tiple antennas. For example, for train to is driven by the needs of the passengers, extension. WLAN based systems also make ground communications multiple polarized safety or operations, everybody is benefiting it possible to deploy a privately managed directional antennas installed on the roof of all the same. Passengers can stay connec- network. This removes mobile operator de- the train ensure the best possible connecti- ted to their social networks and the opera- pendencies and limitations, such as band- vity. In that case the trackside antennas are tions and the maintenance can be planned width allocations and mobile data costs. also directional and are located together by preventive maintenance needs. A real- This can be especially beneficial when with the access points, depending on the time access to predictive maintenance data transferring large amounts of data for exa- use case, either along the track or only is the first step towards improvement. mple when off-loading recorded video data locally at the train stations or depot. Neratec provides various solutions for train out of the train. wireless communications. The wireless The most demanding applications require Inter-Carriage coupling connectivity can be provided stationary at redundancy to ensure the connectivity in depots or stations, on the train as well as case of a hardware defect. Neratec’s solu- Many intelligent transport applications re- between the carriages. Also, continuous co- tions are taking this into consideration and quire connectivity within the whole train. verage trackside network installation along enable implementation of fully redundant Operators are facing the problem with their the complete track is possible today. connectivity. Alternatively, there can be two older rolling stock not having the connec- aggregated links doubling the bandwidth. tivity built-in. Also in many cases, there is Train-to-Ground Connectivity Additionally, the built-in Quality of Service no possibility to install additional cables (QoS) features allow high priority control data for high speed inter-carriage connectivity. A Train-to-ground network can be used to to be redundant and low priority public Wi-Fi In such cases, a correctly implemented increase the safety onboard by having live data being aggregated at the same time. wireless solution provides the best per- video surveillance as well as Automatic Train Operations (ATO) running through the same network. Train operations that coordinate trains to increase service efficiency, minimize headway and maximize track utilization require relatively large amounts of data and a very reliable transport layer. This data can include train and passenger status, video-surveillance and emergency control data which travels back and forth between the train and the control centre at the trackside. Neratec DT‐5442 Dual Concurrent Communication solutions can be based on 802.11ac wave 2 AP

22 ALSTOM Transport / TOMA – V. Baillais © formance and reliability. Neratec offers an avoided. If redundancy is required one by public transport every day. With the help optimized solution for high speed wireless inter- can optionally install two parallel wireless of a wireless onboard network, operators carriage coupling. This solution enables links. The benefit of using a second Neratec can offer true value adding services such intelligent automatic bridged connection wireless link also as a backup is that as onboard media services for passengers. establishment between the carriages. It the higher connection data rates and Not only passengers will benefit from the is important that the connection is only throughput provided by the wireless established between the carriages that are system can be maintained even in case of connectivity. In addition, operations and the facing each other’s. Especially important a hardware defect. Neratec products offer maintenance can use the available wireless it is to avoid erroneous connections to the the needed RF isolation between the links network on the train. However, care must carriages that are located at the nearby and enable even a simultaneous operation be taken when choosing the technology tracks. To avoid these problems, Neratec’s of the two parallel links. behind. Many current Public Wi-Fi network solution consists of specially designed solutions are not designed for high density antennas for short-range MIMO communi- applications where multiple users and other cations. Together with the carriage coupling Onboard connectivity wireless networks such as train-to-ground feature built into the radios, this is the base Having the trackside communications and for a high speed reliable connection and the carriages coupled together is only helpful (LTE, WLAN) networks are nearby. Neratec’s interference free operation. Such a wireless if the connectivity can be provided further 802.11ac Wave2 Wi-Fi onboard products link is a point-to-point solution; therefore onboard. Connectivity onboard is also an provide solutions also for high density unwanted loops due to crosstalk can be important factor for users choosing to travel multi-user installations.

LAUNCHING 802.11AC WAVE2 EN50155 ACCESS POINT

Neratec launches dual concurrent 2.4 and 5GHz 802.11ac Wave2 radio for railways. The access point supports toughest environmental requiremens and complies with EN50155 and EN45545‐2 standars. Highlights: • Dual concurrent 802.11ac Wave2 • 4x4 Multi‐User MIMO • Up to 160MHz channels • WIreless datarates up to 2.6Gbit/s • 24. 58, 72-110VDC or POE • EN51055 and ‐40°...70°C • Client band steering, airtime fairness Neratec DT‐5442 Dual Concurrent 802.11ac wave 2 AP

23 CLEANER AIR IS OUR PASSION BLASCHKE

IN RAILWAY MAINTENANCE DEPOTS, HANDS MAY GET GRIMY BUT BLASCHKE UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH KEEPS THE AIR CLEAN. FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THE BAVARIA-BASED MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN SUPPLYING EXHAUST EXTRACTION SYSTEMS TO THE SECTOR, WITH FRENCH RAILWAYS (SNCF) ITS LONGEST STANDING AND BIGGEST CLIENT OUTSIDE GERMANY.

Exhaust fumes emitted when servicing and maintaining diesel motor blocks in closed workshops pose a health risk to workers. The particle components released – such as carbon monoxides, nitrogen oxides, benzene, hydrocarbons and rust particles, depending on the engine and fuel types – are classified carcinogenic by the World Health Organiza- tion (WHO). In response, over the years Blaschke has developed a range of extraction systems designed to control exhaust fume emissions in workshops. “Local extraction, directly at source, is a more efficient and cost-effective method than overall (indirect) extraction of all the air in a workshop,” Murielle Schuller, Export Manager, Blaschke, told BtoB Rail. “Given the fumes are removed directly at the tailpipe, not from the entire hall, there is less air volume to draw out and the fans and pipes can be smaller, thus reducing energy consumption and noise levels.

GERMAN MANUFACTURER BLASCHKE UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH

headquartered in Meitingen, near Augsburg and Munich, Bavaria, was founded in 1976. Today, the mid- sized, family-run company is still managed by its founder, Hans-J. Blaschke

24 Meeting requirements Long term with SNCF There is no international standard governing Blaschke has been working with SNCF since the levels of dangerous particle components 2006, equipping its maintenance depots OVER in fumes emitted in rail maintenance facilities. across France at Toulouse, Rennes, Countries generally tend to adopt their own 40 YEARS Noisy-le-Sec, Mulhouse, Granville, Marseille, approach to this health issue, with differing Dijon, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Sibelin, Sotteville-Les-Rouen, Landy, and more rules and regulations. In France, for example, Blaschke’s roster of clients span- besides. The extraction equipment is tailored depots are obliged by law to check once a ning the globe include Hitachi Rail to meet the specific needs of each installation, year by measuring the levels of components, Europe in the U.K., French Railways e.g. the structure of the building in question, (SNCF), Belgian Railways (SNCB), albeit the specific components and their the types of trains serviced. levels, except for carbon monoxide (CO2), Austrian Railways (ÖBB), and “We installed our first system for SNCF are not clearly defined. The German TRGS Deutsche Bahn (DB), as well as all 12 years ago, at its Midi-Pyrénées Tech- 554 regulation, which requires controlled the regional railway operators in Germany such as DB Regio Erfurt nicentre in Toulouse, and it’s still going exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions strong!” said Ms Schuller. “Then in 2015 we (DEEEs) in the workplace, recommends in Münster, BRB in Augsburg, and KVG Schöllkrippen – which gene- introduced another system here, developed using a local extraction system as one rally tend to be small private com- specifically for SNCF, for servicing a new, action to help reduce emissions. panies running diesel trains dual mode vehicle type – the Regiolis. This The extraction systems by Blaschke meet new generation multiple unit by manufacturer all existing requirements covering exhaust Alstom has two different drive versions – fumes, both in Europe and the rest of the electric and diesel-electric. world. At the Midi-Pyrénées Technicentre, the gantry is designed for carrying out main-

25 tenance on the rooftops of the Regiolis servicing dual mode trains for them is unique. trains. Blaschke fitted its innovative system In response, Blaschke fits its mobile swivel In comparison, a market like the U.K. where with mobile swivel arms onto this existing system so the arms run along the top of the the trains, regardless of the operator, gantry. “So today, this maintenance depot gantry without creating any obstructions tend to have the same type of engine, has has our oldest system, which is simple yet for maintenance workers. Not only does simpler needs: here RailPoint is the most still effective, functioning in parallel to one this save space, but thanks to the rotating popular choice for most Blaschke clients. of our latest, which is more complex and action of the equipment it can extract “Over 40 years, Blaschke has developed even more flexible,” said Ms Schuller. exhaust fumes from two sides. plenty of new solutions, like telescopic arms The new, mobile swivel arm system has With regards safety, since the Regiolis and rotatable exhaust bridges,” said Ms also been installed for dual mode trains at engines are dual mode (diesel and electric), Schuller. “Of course, we can propose simple SNCF’s depots in Granville and Mulhouse. the extraction system must function in solutions. We can also combine solutions to And a third such unit is currently being proximity to overhead wires most of the make our systems quite unique.” fitted at a workshop (dating back to the time. This is not a problem, says Blaschke, Blaschke stands out from the crowd thanks end of the C19th/early C20th) in Rennes, because most of the wires are retractable in to its combination of experience and the Brittany. “SNCF only wanted equipment by those workshops. personal touch. Simple or complex, the Blaschke for this depot because they know company is confident it can serve any type from experience that the swivel arm system of locomotive since every extraction system requires next-to-no maintenance and func- Standing out from the crowd is manufactured according to the specific tions well,” pointed out Ms Schuller. “For SNCF it’s very much about supplying bespoke solutions such as the swivel arm,” requirements of each client. The specifications issued by SNCF for this says Ms Schuller. “We developed our new “We’re not the only supplier on the rail market, special system stipulated the following re- gantry-based system following their request but what makes us stand out is our experience quirements: for a system designed to suit small depots. and ability to tailor the systems,” said Ms • easy to operate and no major architectural The company operates five different types Schuller. Long service lives and maintenance changes required of train engine in service, which means -to-a-minimum are further benefits: for • guaranteed high safety standards for pretty much every fume extraction project most clients, Blaschke needs to provide a

26 10- to 20-year life cycle for its installations. of the railways, isn’t there a risk exhaust “This is not a problem since we have some extraction will be phased out of maintenance systems that are 30 years old still in use,” depots? “While all the major lines in countries Ms Schuller told BtoB Rail. “Sometimes will or are being electrified, there are plenty CATCH UP customers do not maintain the system. After eight years they might call because of secondary, smaller branch lines that will IN BERLIN SEPTEMBER 2018! “maybe it’s time to do a check-up” and then continue operating either diesel or diesel we usually just have to adjust some belts, -electric hybrid trains,” said Ms Schuller. tighten screws, clean the system, and its In the coming years Blaschke is keen to ready to go again.” “InnoTrans is simply a must for our extend its reach into Africa, where it is confi- company. The fair trade has been Business building dent appetite for its products will grow – very important for us for many “because a lot of rail investment is happening years,” says founder and CEO Systems by Blaschke are up and running there right now,” pointed out Ms Schuller, Hans-J. Blaschke. “For a company across the globe from Germany – Krefeld, like ours, which offers a niche pro- “plus much of the infrastructure and rolling Dresden, Hannover, Halle, Münster, Cologne, duct, this fair is a unique opportu- Niebüll, and Augsburg – and the U.K – North stock work is being carried out by French nity to get to know many interna- Pole, Stoke Gifford, and Doncaster – to the firms like Alstom, Eiffage and SNCF.” tional business people, draw their Netherlands (Rotterdam), Belgium (Aarlon), So does having a proven track record with attention to the pollution problems Austria (Graz, Knitterfeld), and Turkey in railway maintenance depots a major rail player stand Blaschke in good (Ankara, Balikesir). caused by diesel-powered railway stead when seeking business elsewhere? Projects are ongoing in Liège, Belgium for vehicles, and present our solu- operator SNCB; in Norwich, England, together “Yes, when looking to join a project it helps tions.” with partner Mechan for clients Taylor Woo- to have contacts and experience with an Hall 23a, Booth 530 drow and Greater Anglia; and in New York. internationally recognised group like SNCF,” Looking to the future, with electrification Ms Schuller told BtoBRail.

27 MEASURE WHAT MATTERS: CHALLENGES IN AXLE SPEED MEASUREMENT BAUMER

SENSORS WERE ALREADY USED many years are reaching their limits today and no high resolution and is ideal for any speed-related longer meet the requirements of complex control application at the vehicle bogie. The tough AT THE TIME OF THE STEAM circuits. One of such a requirement is the reliable, encoder, robust both in terms of design and LOCOMOTIVE: EACH STEAM accurate and fast torsional vibration detection: sensing technology, is particularly designed for the BOILER WAS EQUIPPED WITH This is key to increase traction performance, wheel adverse impacts prevailing at the wheel axle and set lifetime and safety as well as complying with supplies extremely low-jitter signals at up to 1200 MECHANICAL PRESSURE regulations. ppr. The low-noise signals ensure very accurate MEASURING SENSORS (PRESSURE Train Control Systems: A vehicle receives various and high-dynamic feedback of the wheel speed GAUGES), BOILER WATER LEVELS information from different systems. Be it via an- enabling the sensor to reliably detect any torsion HAD TO BE MONITORED AND tennas underneath the vehicle to read wayside vibration early on. This ensures minimum wear at balises or other signal transmitters, or via radio maximum traction control and capacity even at MECHANICAL SPEEDOMETERS systems, etc. For the processing of all informa- low speed and under difficult track conditions. WERE COUPLED TO THE WHEEL tion, however, the exact position recognition of the Up to two independent sensing blocks with SETS TO DETERMINE THE SPEED. vehicle is of the utmost importance. Axle encoders, galvanic insulation, where required each with for example, or path pulse generators, which another pulse number, supply the signals for The invention of the pneumatic brake by George typically represent the rotational movement of the further wheel speed processing by master control Westinghouse 1869 enabled for the first time a wheel in a number of pulses per revolution, are systems. The encoder in its standard variant centrally operated continuous braking of railway used for this purpose. comes with any customer-specific pulse numbers vehicles. To meet all the mentioned and growing demands, defined as factory default without the need for any And technical progress took its course. Today, Baumer has developed a new generation of axis further adjustment at the magnet rotor. powerful computers and systems enable the pro- encoders, which combines the advantages of Baumer stands out by high industry compe- cessing and linking of innumerable sensor signals, the Hall sensors (bearingless design, optimized tence and diversified technology expertise. The whether these sensors are mounted on the track LCC Life Cycle Cost) and the possibilities of broad product portfolio provides the optimal or in the vehicle. modern electronics: The world-first bearingless axle solution for any task of speed feedback at bogie The requirements for the control of a rail vehicle encoder type BPIK. The bearingless axle encoder systems in compliance to all relevant railway are enormous and extend to the possibility of with magnet rotor acquires the wheel speed at standards such as EN50128 and EN50129. autonomous driving. The friction and mass ratios are fundamentally different from road vehicles, also the possibility of choice of route, as the Application highlight - torsional vibration detection system rail is track bound. Accordingly important is the monitoring of the speed and the behavior of Intervention Reliable, accurate and fast torsional vibra- the axles and wheels: tion detection is key to increase traction Brakes: To prevent the wheels from sliding, each performance, wheel set lifetime and safety. axle (or each wheel on idler gears) is monitored by BPIK signals enable torsional vibration a speed sensor. Traditionally, this is done with a Hall detection with ultimate dynamics and Sensor by means of non-contact sampling of gear t precision, by unsurpassed signal quality flanks of measuring gears, which are mounted on and robustness, high resolution and zero the axle end. As soon as an «unwanted» state or backlash. This enables reduced wear, in-

a deviation between individual sensors occurs, the torque Tortional creased traction and improved passenger anti-skid computer regulates the braking force via comfort. the anti-skid valve. Traction: In order to be able to bring the maximum traction performance onto the rail, the wheel-rail contact is put upon the physical limit. Conversely, this means that a drive wheel is operated until just Typical setup ( installation) of high before slipping. Accordingly, the traction control- performance, bearingless Axle encoder ler requires a high-resolution feedback from the BPIK. Magnet rotor mounted onto axle driven axle: If the wheel runs the risk of slipping, end, Sensor into Axle cover. the acting force immediately must be reduced. So- lutions that have been successful in operation for

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GERMAN SOFTWARE SPECIALIST ZEDAS IS AN INNOVATIVE PROVI- DER OF BRANCH SPECIFIC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR THE ASSET MANAGEMENT OF ROLLING STOCK AND RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS FOR THE LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT OF LONG-HAUL AND SHUNTING TRAFFIC. WITH MORE THAN 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND A SPECIALISED, POWERFUL NETWORK, ZEDAS SUPPORTS PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE.

Efficient asset Know tomorrow’s management for rolling failures today stock and railway In the field of advanced analytics zedas®asset enables with integrated diagnosis and infrastructure prognosis predictive maintenance. Solutions The analysis, documentation and predictive like the Track Analyser for railway maintenance are particular performance infrastructure show deviations and trends. characteristics of the asset management Significant conditions changes can be detec- ted with positional accuracy by automatically software solution zedas®asset. The condition evaluation. Prognosis functions for the data derived in operation is used to status and remaining useful life support determine critical conditions. This makes the detailed budget planning and strategic it possible to derive maintenance data. Via investments. the complete recording of all maintenance In the field of rolling stock zedas®asset measures, what used up time and materials, e.g. allows the prognosis of wheelset wear as well as condition information from based on operating and historic data (e.g infrastructure objects or vehicles, a determination of reprofiling time). Or the comprehensive asset history is created. solution forecasts the failure rates of the History and current data when combined relay systems in train doors. The relays res- allow the future condition to be derived, and ponsible for the “green loop” system provide information on whether all of the doors on enable a condition-oriented maintenance. the train have been closed. In the event of a Via mobile application all processes are door fault, the train will come to a standstill, assisted device-independent. The solution which also stops the following trains. To supports your continuous improvement reduce the delays and the resulting costs to process, increases availability and reduces a minimum, the trains run with diagnostic operating costs. equipment and a direct link to zedas®asset.

30 Software and support optimization tasks. The result for the Slot management in ports customer will be a tremendous time relief in for shunting traffic Increasing transshipment volumes and the resource planning as well as significant cost The cost and efficiency pressures that exist many parties involved in the process call advantages. The integrated optimization for a high degree of coordination between in rail freight services are greater now than module enables an immediate reaction to ever. Customers, dispatchers and shunters the port authority, railways and terminals to short-term changes and unplanned events require access to the current process data enable the effective use of track capacities. related to the planning (such as additional at the same time to ensure optimum ope- Based on the many years of expertise as orders, failure of locomotives, illnesses, rating procedures. The branch software an industry partner, ZEDAS has developed etc.) and quickly delivers a new optimal zedas®cargo is a tried-and-tested solution a software solution which digitalises, to design operating procedures in such solution for the changed conditions. The new synchronises and documents all the railway a way that all processes are optimally features are an enormous relief for the staff processes in the harbour. As a result, the interwoven. There will always be an over- planners and offer additional contracting track capacities will be optimized. The traffic view of arriving and departing trains, potential for the railway undertaking, since flow in the port is improved and unnecessary shunting movements, loading point ope- they can deal with customer inquiries much waiting times are minimised. At the same rations, change-over processes, track faster and more flexibly. Moreover, experience time, the efficient solution integrates all occupancy, and this enables the optimal shows that resources are used more evenly. the partners involved in the process and control of the procedures. zedas®cargo, Another top functionality makes it possible ensures transparency and an accurate allows to plan, monitor and document the for employees to enter requests for a basis for billing. shunting traffic more quickly, transparently change directly via app and to put them into and efficiently. an exchange. The solution independently determines appropriate solutions based on Cost advantages the stored rules and presents them to the and employee satisfaction planner for approval, where feedback can be made immediately. Employee satisfaction through optimization is greatly enhanced by this new and very The latest developments focus on zedas® easy way of influencing personal service cargo modules that solve quantitative scheduling.

31 ADVANTECH DATA-DRIVEN SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INTEGRATED APPLICATION FRAMEWORK ENABLES AI AND IOT IN TAIWANESE FACTORIES ADVANTECH

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF AI HAS BROUGHT A NEW REVOLUTION TO IOT. APPLYING DEEP LEARNING OR AI ALGORITHMS TO IOT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE TO MAKE IOT DEVICE SMART HAS BECOME THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TREND. IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIOT, DR. ALLAN YANG, ADVANTECH’S CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, STATED THAT THE COMPANY HAS REINTERPRETED THE SOLUTION READY PACKAGE (SRP) APPLICATION FRAMEWORK. “BASED ON THE WISE-PAAS INDUSTRIAL IOT CLOUD PLATFORM,” HE STATED, “WE HAVE LAUNCHED A DIVERSE RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL IOT APPLICATIONS AND SOLUTIONS THAT INTEGRATE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE AND CAN BE QUICKLY REPLICATED.»

Advantech SRP Evolves Advantech proposed the SRP concept as a With the current shifts in industrial trends new operating model in 2013. At that time, and the coming of the data-driven era, from Function-Oriented the traditional client–server architecture Advantech’s SRP model presents a brand toward Data-Driven was still maintained despite industrial new concept and framework. To meet The SRPs mentioned by Dr. Yang are an applications and cloud services being a demand for data collection and market indication of the industrial IoT solutions that point of emphasis. With the SRP concept, the analysis capability, the architecture of the have been developed for vertical industries. server was simply moved to the cloud and second generation of SRPs has evolved These SRPs meet 70%~80% of application solutions with specific functions were from a function-oriented approach to a needs, with the remaining gap filled by designed to meet specific customer needs. data-driven one. All IoT data are centralized system integrators for final installation, This function-oriented architecture created on the cloud platform, providing a basis to adjustment, and customization. Current- a deep connection between IoT data and develop applications such as AI analysis and ly, Advantech is targeting Industry 4.0 system functions but rendered system data visualization. applications including machine-to-intelligence development difficult. This was because for Dr. Yang explained that the main purpose (M2I), intelligent retail, intelligent healthcare, every new application scenario, Advantech of the existing SRP is to provide users and energy and environment management, had to redesign and develop suitable with data and to collect related solutions. all of which fall under the development of solutions, making it difficult to realize mass The overall framework comprises sensing smart cities. replication and rapid implementation. devices and gateways at the edge, a

Dr. Allan Yang, Advantech’s Chief Technology Officer

cloud platform, and AI analysis with data them to be launched on any private or public from different industries to migrate their visualization functionality. Completing this cloud. As such, relevant applications solutions to the WISE-PaaS platform or framework is the company’s extensive can be launched via the WISE-PaaS plat- to redevelop their specialized industrial industry expertise. Now at the foundation form regardless of whether Microsoft Azure, applications on the platform. At the recent of Advantech’s second generation of SRPs Amazon Web Services (AWS), Alibaba Cloud, WISE-PaaS Worldwide Partner Engagement is the WISE-PaaS platform, and this has or some other cloud platform is used. Meeting, Advantech published nine sets proven to be key to the flexible and rapid Another common occurrence—particularly of co-created SRP solutions. At the IoT deployment of SRPs. at industrial sites—is the deployment of Co-Creation Summit, which will be held devices of different brands and types, on November 1 and 2 in Suzhou, China, WISE-PaaS-Based each of which may support a proprietary Advantech will announce thirty co-created IoT solutions (AIoT.SRPs), with fifty partners Solutions Enable communication protocol. The implication of this is that various communication showcasing the most cutting-edge applica- Cross-Platform Utilization standards must be consolidated before data tions in key domains. of Manufacturer Data can be collected. Because of Advantech’s Dr. Yang emphasized that during the first WISE-PaaS is a cloud service software decades of experience in developing indus- phase of IoT development, Advantech platform jointly proposed by Advantech and trial applications that support for a variety focused on hardware and conducted the Taiwan Institute for Information Indus- of industrial protocols, the connectivity product-oriented mergers and acquisitions. try. It provides multiple database services, between WISE-PaaS platform and edge In the second phase, the WISE-PaaS IoT hubs, computing resource management devices is outstanding in meeting the needs platform and SRP industrial application services, multitenancy management of a wide range of industrial applications. solutions will be the central focus, the services, flexible expansion, AI model According to Dr. Yang, it is difficult to carry objective of which is to accelerate the training and framework deployment out cross-industry applications with a implementation of IoT applications. As services, dashboard visualization, and function-based approach to development. for the third phase, the strategy will be to multi-level data security/management However, by adopting the WISE-PaaS collaborate with new software partners services. The biggest difference between platform, the underlying data acquisition and domain-focused system integrators to Advantech SRP and general PaaS platforms architecture can be flexibly adjusted and implement industrial cloud services through is that data migration and industrial built to meet specific application needs the co-creation model. Ultimately, this will environments are considered. to achieve the goal of mass replication and establish an industrial IoT supply chain in Taiwan, and this is expected to become a Data is arguably the most valuable asset in rapid import and to drive the development of future IoT applications. major driver of economic growth, similar to modern times, and it is inevitably subject the country’s electronics industry. to government regulations or the policy requirements of individual enterprises. For Crating IoT Growth example, data typically cannot be taken from Opportunities with Partners a work site, which limits options for data storage. However, the cross-cloud setting through the Co-Creation Model feature of the WISE-PaaS platform frees IoT In the past two years, Advantech has actively applications from this limitation by allowing invited many cloud service solution providers 35 LOOKING TO THE SKIES DRONES

DRONES ARE IN THE NEWS AS BIG GROUPS AND START-UPS ALIKE COMPETE AND/OR JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH FLYING TAXIS FOR CITIES. WHETHER AND WHEN THEY WILL TAKE OFF IS ANYONE’S GUESS. LESS «THE FIFTH ELEMENT», MORE HERE AND NOW, THE RAILWAYS ARE ALREADY USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) FOR MAINTENANCE AND SURVEILLANCE PURPOSES.

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In a 2016 white paper, Uber presented uberAIR, development hub outside of North America, its vision of a flying cab system – ‘to the Advanced Technologies Center in Paris, create efficient cities with less congestion France: ‘Over the next five years, we’ll be and cleaner air’. Its Elevate programme, investing €20 million into developing new launched the same year, has been working technologies and capabilities to move our over the past 24 months to build a network [Elevate] vision forward. This begins with of all-electric, vertical take-off and landing building artificial intelligence and airspace (VTOL) aircraft powered by distributed elec- management systems to support uberAIR tric propulsion. at scale, which will be key to achieving our Most recently, the ride hailing giant unveiled goal of demonstration flights in Dallas, Los is design models (May 2018) and announced Angeles, and a third, international city by the creation of its first research and 2020.’

36 ©Volocopter

Airbus in the picture In the skies of Dubai Fly rail Also two years ago, Airbus launched Vahana, In Dubai, flying taxis form part of the Roads For the railways, UAVs are a tool for improving a programme led by the group’s A³ innovation and Transport Authority’s (RTA) drive to their efficiency and operations, for saving lab in California. Since then, its team has develop self-driving transport. The city time and money. Using these flying eyes been working to develop a taxi-drone conducted its first test of a drone taxi overcomes the issue of track possession capable of carrying passengers over cities (interrupting passenger services to inspect service in February 2017. The two-seater, to avoid traffic jams. This has led to the the infrastructure), enables valuable data 18-rotor unpiloted craft, designed by Vahana, a single-passenger, self-piloted collection, and avoids putting workers at electric VTOL vehicle, which completed its German firm Volocopter, completed a five- potential risk. minute flight. maiden test flight in Oregon, US, in January Since its official launch in January 2017, Altame- 2018. Volocopter co-founder Alex Zosel ‘expects tris, the dedicated drone subsidiary of SNCF In 2017/2018 came Pop.Up, a modular and its first full air taxi systems with dozens Réseau (French rail network manager) has autonomous car/drone concept for several of Volo-Hubs [stations] and Volo-Ports been steadily scaling up. Given the 30,000km passengers, developed by the group with [landing/take-off pads] to be in place reach of France’s network, the lion’s share of Italian design firm Italdesign. Premiered within the next 10 years, capable of flying its work is dedicated to its mother company – at the Geneva International Motor Show in 100,000 passengers an hour to their essentially carrying out surveillance (bridges, March 2018, the futuristic prototype system desired destination.’ tracks, vegetation), and security (degradation) – boldly billed as ‘an electric vehicle that missions. Yet the team is also offering its can travel on land and in the air to relieve In July 2018, at the Farnborough International services for clients, both at home and abroad, congestion in tomorrow’s megacities’ – Airshow, Rolls Royce unveiled its plans for such as other infrastructure managers (elec- stole the show later in June, at Transports an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing tricity) and coming from other industries, e.g. Publics 2018 in Paris. (eVTOL) plane concept aeronautics.

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37 TIMES ARE CHANGING FOR WOMEN IN RAIL JENNIFER BÄCHLI

ONLY 16% OF THE RAIL INDUSTRY IS MADE What does your job involve? I am currently responsible for marketing, human resources and quality management. UP OF WOMEN AND AN EVEN SMALLER Together with my father and the board of directors, I manage the business develop- NUMBER ARE IN SENIOR, DECISION-MAKING ment of Bächli. Since I have insight into many different processes, it is increasingly POSTS. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A my task to control all the departments and ensure all the processes are clear. LOT OF INITIATIVES IN THE INDUSTRY, BUT What do you think WE ARE SURE THAT WORKING TOGETHER should be done to attract more women into rail? WILL BRING GREATER SUCCESS ! SPECIAL The rail industry is an extremely male dominated industry, even more the industry MEETING WITH A WOMAN WHO WILL INSPIRE itself. In addition, it is very traditional, technical, and is changing less quickly than other OTHER WOMEN : JENNIFER BÂCHLI, HEAD OF industries. Often the focus is on big projects, which involve long timeframes and many MARKETING AT BÄCHLI AG contact people, and negotiating big budgets. The proportion of women in the technical professions is rather small. But good people are also needed in administrative project management and for other, less technical tasks, I think it is important to strengthen the proportion of women there. Further- more, it is the task of the education system to make technical / mathematical subjects more attractive, so that girls even at a young age become more interested in them. Perhaps there should be greater support for the part-time working model; women are often responsible for taking care of the family. This complicates matters for jobs with a lot of responsibilities and long office hours. However, it has been scientifically proven that the productivity of part-time workers is high. Now it is important to develop an optimal part-time model for project work. This certainly calls for a degree of openness in the industry, but also interest, assertiveness, female courage and confidence. As a woman, I see no reason not to be able to work in this industry.

38 Do you think men I don’t feel obliged to be capable of doing everything or consider myself in a compe- and women handle titive struggle with my colleagues, which leadership roles differently? certainly makes me, as a woman, different Yes, I think men and women experience from a man. Men are driven more by their leadership roles differently, or make competitive thinking and often want to have decisions differently. But it’s OK, because all the decision-making powers that’s what makes work exciting and can Yet this does allow me to nurture teamwork, lead to perfect additions or symbioses. which I see as a strength with regards the However, we shouldn’t focus too much on future of our company. Due to present the gender difference here. In my opinion, day work patterns and the rapid pace of personal background plays a much bigger communications, I cannot handle all the role in leadership style than gender. channels and tasks all by myself, so I need But if you want to bring it back to the gender capable employees. difference, I can only speak for myself as a woman. I grew up in an entrepreneurial What are the day-to-day family and learned early on to take responsi- challenges of being bility and understand what it means to run a business. This has shaped me throughout a senior female leader? my professional career and helped me to be Even though it sounds like a cliche, unfor- where I am today. tunately it’s true. Being a female leader in I believe leadership means looking beyond a male-dominated industry is not always the big picture, thinking about decisions easy. Furthermore, being the daughter early on, thinking about things in a network of the company owner hardly helps the context, taking social influences into account, situation! assuming but also giving responsibilities, From the start everyone, the employees, but empowering employees to perform their all external contact people too, had high ex- tasks in the best possible way, analysing pectations of me and my skills. I had to as- and improving processes and procedures... sert myself and prove myself every day. In

Men are driven more by competitive thinking “and often want to have all the decision-making powers.”

39 addition to my normal duties, I’m challenged path, I may lack technical knowledge but am sometimes you must stay confident and be to show that I do not have this position able to pick it up in house. Often you forget patient. And this confidence I feel is growing, because I’m Jennifer Bächli, but because that we are working in a technical industry, day by day. I’m fully capable of doing the job. Besides, but the company does not work without my parents would not have taken me into business processes. And I’m responsible What factors are important the company if they weren’t convinced of for these processes, not the technical ones. for a company entering my abilities, because there’s too much at I have big shoes to fill – my parents have stake. I’m sure many other young women successfully run the company and they are the rail business? share my situation. highly respected by our staff, rail clients, and What was Bächli’s experience? In my first job I was a primary school teacher. the industry at large. Consequently, I have a Compliance with all the prescribed standards Then I did a part-time Master’s degree in lot to learn. But it’s important to accept that and legislation in force is vital. Since we are business administration. Due to this career it’s impossible to be perfect in a day and that an SME and cannot afford to hire a specialist for every task, it took us a little time to familiarise ourselves with these requirements. However, we have been more than successful in meeting the railway industry standards and regulations governing the engineering and production of our products. It was also important for us to properly design the contractual provisions of the project contracts, for which we sought external help. For an SME, large project assignments are always a huge challenge and we wanted to do justice to them. Another significant aspect was engineering. Given the new challenges that come up daily, it was important for us to strengthen our engineering team. We have succeeded in doing so and both ourselves and customers greatly appreciate this improvement. Thanks to the wealth of experience of our two engineers, as well as exchanging information with each other as a team, including with external consultants, we can now develop and produce the best possible solutions for customers.

What has been your biggest success to date and what contributed to it? Please ask me this question again in ten years’ time. Right now, I’m too young to give This is why it is important you a good answer! to seek out this comple- What advice would you give to women working in rail? “mentarity and further build Stay authentic. Be yourself. Believe in yourself. Even if you are always in the minority, even on it. Additionally, sure that if you are often underestimated, even if you are often not listened to from the start. It is crucial to form a sound and competent all men in the rail industry opinion, and to make it known. would be delighted There are reasons why both sexes exist and why they are different. I strongly believe that they work perfectly by complementing each to see a few more women! other. This is why it is important to seek out ” this complementarity and further build on 40 it. Additionally, I’m sure that all men in the rail industry would be delighted to see a few more women! However, time does not stand still

How did you get into until everyone finds themselves the rail industry? again in their new roles; but on My father decided to move into this sector “ a few years ago. Through cooperation with the contrary, the time is running. a well-known Swiss train manufacturer, we subsequently became active in the industry. Since then, we have built up a lot of expe- ” rience through a wide range of challenges and customers. This is how I came into contact with the industry. Of course, I use trains almost every day for travelling to work. I am responsible for marketing and quality management, as well as strategic development. A big part of my job involves dealing with the railway industry. I think it’s a very exciting space with lots of potential, also for our company. Because with our compe- tencies I see ourselves as the ideal partner for winding goods. Due to our size and corporate structure, we are able to meet all demands for short / direct communication channels, rapidly develop solution approaches, ensure compliance with standards and regulations, the production of high quality products, energy efficiency, and so forth. Even if we are a Swiss company, we are absolutely marketable, especially considering the whole product life cycle. From this perspective, customers can expect an energy-efficient product after a few years with payback.

In your career, what is the biggest challenge you have had to overcome so far? I have already taken some steps, but there team spirit. Self-responsibility makes you will be many more to come for both myself feel more involved in a situation or task and So far, it has been to turn myself from the and my brother. We are looking forward to keen to do a good job. employee’s marketing manager into the this and are supporting each other. company’s CEO. Planning longer-term partnerships, agreeing on goals, and involving staff in developing As I mentioned earlier, we are a family the company are also key to creating a business. I am sure every family has their In your opinion, what is the recipe for success for a team? team. Achieving ambitious goals is possible, roles and ways of doing things. But if you but only if everyone plays a part in the process. are now not just a family, but also working Knowing your company, its needs and together as a team in a company, these resources is vital. And on the other hand, roles and approaches change. To make to know the abilities of your employees. So this new and meaningful is a big, but nice you can create a profile of what the company challenge. needs in order to function optimally today, I must meet the expectations of the company, and tomorrow. its employees, my parents, and my brother I think it is important to support employees as far as possible. However, time does not in their personal development and also help stand still until everyone finds themselves them shoulder their responsibilities. Encou- again in their new roles; but on the contrary, raging everyone to develop their strengths the time is running. and in their day-to-day work creates a certain

41 BÄCHLI TICKS ALL THE BOXES BÄCHLI

WITH ITS PROVEN PRODUCTS, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND FORWARD THINKING, SWISS FIRM BÄCHLI IS A LEADING SUPPLIER OF CHOKES AND TRANSFORMERS TO THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY.

Its portfolio includes DC line chokes, line In today’s increasingly competitive and “Our wide range of knowledge in other filters, common mode and battery charging demanding rail market, to stand them in technical areas, such as drive technology, filters, auxiliary and control transformers, good stead when bidding for tenders, train power electronics and power plant power socket care with residual current manufacturers must propose extremely technology, helps us develop precise solutions,” he adds. protection, DC power supplies and charging compact and lightweight designs that Bächli develops and manufactures all rectifiers. incorporate the latest materials and are its components, which are user-specific highly energy efficient. “We are one of the most innovative and tailored to customer requirements, manufacturers of energy-efficient inductive Aware of this imperative, the strengths of in-house in Switzerland. Custom-made and winding products,” Jennifer Bächli, Bächli’s product design, according to head one-of-a kind equipment for niche areas are marketing manager, told BtoB Rail. “The of engineering Frank Hanisch, lie in: the order of the day. As are retrofitting and company is active in industrial sectors repairing third-party systems. 1) the company’s ongoing pursuit of ener- such as mechanical engineering, medicine, “Since we are an SME (small to gy-efficient solutions to create long-term, chemistry, nuclear power plants, medium-sized enterprise), you as the user ecological added value, supported by renewable energy, and the complex energy always have the complete engineering, 2) considerable experience in developing construction and organisation of the supply chain. Also, over recent years it even unconventional solutions. product from a single source,” points out has established itself in the rail business Mr Hanisch. “There are no long delays or “For the perfect solution, a good engineer with impressive new developments like hierarchy to deal with, just fast, flexible, and large power transformers without external thinks outside the box and considers what competent transactions to maturity.” cooling. In addition to route supply, i.e. should be included in the product,” says Mr “Futhermore, from this single source, infrastructure, our main focus in the rail Hanisch. “He or she only calculates according customers also receive in time all relevant elec- field is energy conversion in passenger to the given specifications, but technically trical data, interfaces, and design documents, trains and locomotives.” tries to go one step further.” together with the necessary tests and cer-

42 tificates,” he adds. “We enable the develop- customers fully understand the cost-efficient related industries, the company is able ment and launch of new products, inclu- capabilities of inductive components, as to reap the benefits of technical training, ding first article inspection [FAI], even for well as the added value of timely planning, expertise, and subject-specific exchanges. time-critical products / projects.” by providing targeted training for their developers and designers. Keeping tabs Less additional costs, e.g. cooling, more monitoring and sources of error, lead to on maintenance and energy greater safety and reduced energy losses; To help customers save energy and reduce ultimately resulting in huge energy cost operating and maintenance costs, Bächli savings. An analysis carried out by Bächli, creates synergies with directly coupled at end-2012 for a well-known Swiss railway assemblies and accessories such as housings, company, resulted in ROI within just five fans, fuse elements, contactors, braking, years, which represents a significant gain in and precharging resistors.” RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability, In addition to the purchase price of rolling safety) and cost management (life cycle stock, a significant cost factor is maintenance. costing, LLC). Large companies often calculate two to “Today, rolling stock manufacturers and three times the purchase price of a vehicle train operators appreciate this (solution) for upkeep and maintenance over the next approach to better collaboration through 20 years. concept training,” says Mr Hanisch. “Stadler “Thanks to our know-how, we can Rail, Deutsche Bahn [DB], SBB [Swiss develop transformers and chokes in the Railways], Rhätische Railway (RhB), Berner large output range that are completely Oberland-Bahnen (BOB), Talgo, and rolling maintenance-free, both for roof or underfloor stock owners operating globally are all part installations, and which require no external of our growing customer base.” CATCH UP cooling,” explains Ms Bächli. “Energy IN BERLIN! savings in the higher kilowatt range are Developing and training possible, which means more attractive, i.e. to stay ahead This September 2018, Bächli will be lower operating costs over the years. Every year Bächli invests a substantial part exhibiting at InnoTrans, the international Although it is important that the manu- of its engineering potential (staff engineering rail fair held every two years in facturer of a vehicle involves the supplier power, performance, and time) in basic deve- Berlin. “It’s a great good opportunity right at the beginning of the development lopment. Right now, in addition to exploring for us to showcase our products and phase, this is often not the case with new materials, the focus is on improving expertise,” says Ms Bächli. transformers and chokes, Bächli told BtoB its mechanical and electrical calculation “I am confident in our ability to Rail. Why not? Because one tries to avoid methods, plus investigating the difficulties of develop optimal solutions, both with these components or underestimates their certain frequency-related faults, with filter existing and new customers, and size and weight. «If such a component is topologies being specifically developed. to supply them with high quality needed later, it must adapt to the environ- A good side effect of the above R&D efforts products.” ment,» says Mr Hanisch. «There are often for Bächli is that these solutions are also Bächli at InnoTrans 2018 too many compromises and concessions to interesting for industrial customers outside Hall 2.2 / Stand 207 efficiency and quality.” the rail sector. Furthermore, thanks to its To overcome this issue, Bächli helps extensive network of contacts in rail and

43 INTELLIGENT SENSOR CONCEPTS: FOR TOMORROW’S RAILWAY INDUSTRY FRAUSCHER

DIGITALISATION OPENS UP NEW POSSIBILITIES TO GENERATE A WIDE RANGE OF HIGHLY VALUABLE INFORMATION. THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT SYSTEMS RELATED TO TRAFFIC OR INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT. THEIR EFFICIENCY CAN BE INCREASED BY CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENTS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, ENABLING THEM TO KEEP UP WITH LATEST REQUIREMENTS. HARNESSING THIS POTENTIAL IS A TASK FOR THE WHOLE RAILWAY INDUSTRY, IN ORDER FOR IT TO REMAIN A COMPETITIVE MOBILITY PROVIDER.

Against that backdrop, Frauscher presents its latest products at this year’s InnoTrans under the motto: “Discover intelligent sensors: Innovations to simplify railway operations”. A new smart wayside sensor, which combines proven best-in-class technology with digital concepts takes track vacancy detection to the next level. Also, the technology behind the company’s DAS-based distributed sensing system, Frauscher Tracking Impact Sound Solutions FTS, has been developed further. Thereby, the system now allows for optimised real-time train tracking and supports maintenance strategies with continuous Optical Fibre Scatter Site infrastructure monitoring.

Intelligent sensor for more efficient track vacancy detection Based on proven knowhow and the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), Frauscher has created a new wheel sensor. The evaluation of the signal has been integrated directly into the sensor, which now works as an intelligent Light Pulse device on track. By integrating additional sensing modules, it generates even more Backscatter Altered Backscatter information than established models, enabling Integrated evaluation, additional functionalities: digital output and proven additional and more efficient railway capabilities characterise the new Frauscher wheel sensor applications to be implemented. The sensor’s

44 The Frauscher Tracking Solutions FTS are collecting real-time data by transforming a fibre optic cable into a distributed sensor digital output and the ring architecture – sensor that runs along the track. This sensor Train tracking: based on a specifically developed bus system is capable of detecting sound waves and Localisation in real time – hugely reduce the cabling requirements. vibrations. Solutions based on this technology With this innovation, Frauscher will again are able to continuously track the position of According to the requirements of train tracking as a main application, the focus was set a new benchmark in track vacancy a train and monitor the condition of complete on enhancing the accuracy and reliability detection. railway networks. of four key data sets: front end of a train, rear Intensive research and development activities FTS: Continuous train tracking end of a train, speed and direction. Continuous as well as close collaboration with operators calculation of an estimated time of arrival using Distributed Acoustic have increased the capabilities of the DAS- (ETA) at a specific point can optimise Sensing based Frauscher Tracking Solutions FTS. In applications such as passenger information Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) offers various field installations, a range of applica- or platform announcements. Exact train a huge potential - requiring nothing more tions have been realised. These installations position and train specific speed profiles than a single glass-fibre, pulsed by a laser. have allowed improvements to be made, enable more efficient train movement and By evaluating the changes in the reflection enabling Frauscher to optimise DAS for the traffic management. of these pulses, the fibre is converted into a railway industry. Therefore, the measuring method was

Impact Sound

Optical Fibre Scatter Site

Light Pulse

Backscatter Altered Backscatter

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) allows for the detection of vibrations and sound waves caused by trains, component defect, people or other sources.

45 TRAIN INFORMATION

TRAIN 1677 POSITION 35 102 m 48° 21'58.78" N 13° 34‘51.15“ E

SPEED 15 km/h ETA 09:15 A.M. TRAIN STATION STATUS O.K.

TRAIN CONTROL CENTRE

OPTICAL FIBRE FTS ETHERNET

Using FTS for train tracking provides the operator with a range of highly valuable real-time information

developed further to optimise the output of the safety to protection against vandalism. By company’s philosophy has been to develop FTS. By increasing the number of interfaces detecting footsteps of people as well as acti- market-oriented solutions, using modern with other sensing systems, additional data vities, such as sawing or digging, the system technologies to meet the industry’s latest can now be evaluated allowing even more supports security staff in their daily tasks. requirements. The experts from Frauscher valuable information to be generated. are in close contact with operators and Explore a new world system integrators all over the world. Continuous monitoring Become a part of the railway industry’s Frauscher Sensor Technology makes it future and meet Frauscher at InnoTrans of assets simpler for system integrators and railway 2018, Hall 25, Stand 232 to discuss the FTS constantly monitors the acoustic operators to obtain the information they need possibilities of how to create intelligent signature of the wheel-rail-interaction. to run, monitor and protect their operational sensing systems for tomorrow’s railway Using optimised algorithms, this provides network. Ever since its foundation, the industry with their experts on-site. insight into the change of the condition of various assets when trains are passing. Degradations and damages of fixed infrastructure components, such as the rail, fastenings, sleepers or the track bed are monitored. Based on ongoing trend analysis using defined indicators, warning or alarming messages are sent to the infrastructure manager. The operator is then able to identify maintenance tasks at a very early stage. This enables a much more efficient planning, controlling and execution of maintenance activities. Thereby, FTS supports a complete shift from regular and time based maintenance cycles to condition based maintenance.

Safety and security applications Railway operations depend on a high level of safety. To that end, FTS provide a By continuously monitoring the acoustic signature of the wheel-rail contact, comprehensive solution ranging from worker FTS support condition based maintenance strategies

46 Discover intelligent sensors INNOVATIONS TO SIMPLIFY RAILWAY OPERATIONS.

EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE Digitalisation opens up new OF TRAIN TRACKING: possibilities in generating a wide range of highly valuable information.

Frauscher combines proven InnoTrans in Berlin best-in-class technologies with new digital ideas and creates intelligent 18 – 21 September 2018 wayside sensors that deliver accurate data. Consistent developments using Hall 25 | Stand 232 the latest technology, has taken track vacancy detection and condition www.frauscher.com/innotrans based maintenance to the next level.

47 THE RHAETIAN RAILWAY RELIES ON THE LATEST GENERATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PIXY AG PROVIDES THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PIXY

THE RHAETIAN RAILWAY (RHB) IS GETTING 14 NEW CONTROL CARS AND WILL INSTALL HIGHLY EFFICIENT PIXY DISPLAYS IN THE DRIVER’S CAB OF EACH. SIP-100 IS THE LATEST GENERATION OF HMIS (HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE) TO BE ROLLED OUT. IN ADDITION, THE RHB HAS ALSO DECIDED TO HAVE THE COMPLETE APPLICATION DEVELOPED BY PIXY. THIS COULD BE REALIZED QUICKLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY WITH THE PIXY APPLICATION DESIGNER (PAD). IN THE FUTURE, THE RHB WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS ARRANGEMENT IN TERMS OF OBSOLESCENCE AND THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPLICATION.

The Rhaetian Railway is a high-performance display as well as far greater clarity, all the Pixy AG has received a lot of praise from RhB leisure, commuter, and freight transport important information can be read quickly for this project, with its professional and company. With its unique mountain railway and easily. This is very well received by train fast support receiving special recognition. lines, UNESCO World Heritage listing, the drivers. Basically, the implementation of an Pixy is one of the leading manufacturers Glacier Express and Bernina Express, it application can be as customized as needed. of visualization solutions for the railway has been providing fascinating railway With this combination of hardware and industry. Today, more than 40,000 Pixy displays experiences across Graubünden since 1889. software, RhB has successfully modernized are in service globally around the clock What began in 1889 with the opening of its train control and monitoring system wherever the need for mobile visualization the line between Landquart and Klosters is and can look toward the future with confi- and rugged industrial conditions meet. today a 384km long rail network in the dence. PAD also ensures self-sufficiency middle of Switzerland’s high mountains. in terms of programming the applications: As Switzerland’s largest Alpine railway Over time, changes to optimize the system with around 1,500 employees, it transports can be implemented very easily, as needed. around 10 million passengers and over In addition, obsolescence is a thing of the 500,000 tonnes of goods every year. past: Hardware generation changes are The RhB has now installed Pixy’s SIP-100 in replaced by software updates and the its 14 control cars. These are used on the RhB no longer has to deal with the time- UNESCO Albula line, among others. consuming process of adapting the application RhB uses the programming tool PAD (Pixy to new hardware configurations. Application Designer). Although Pixy created Flexibility was a key factor for the RhB in the application, the RhB will develop it order to be able to react quickly to changing further in the future. requirements. Another retrofit project of Compared to the previous version, a visually RhB envisages that 6 shunters will also very similar application was created to meet be equipped with PAD and the 10.4-inch the wishes of train drivers and retain the SIP-100, including an auxiliary status familiar layout; it also has crucial advan- display and color backlit keyboard. RhB will tages: There is more space available on the create its own application in this case.

48 49 MEDCOM’S SIC TECHNOLOGY ENTERING THE TRACKS MEDCOM

SILICON CARBIDE (SIC) IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AREA OF POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICES, AND A CHANCE FOR NEW IMPETUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN ROLLING STOCK AND ELECTRIC BUSES. THANKS TO MEDCOM, THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION FORECAST FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW IS FINALLY BECOMING REALITY – THIS POLISH MANUFACTURER IS NOT ONLY INTRODUCING MORE FULL SIC PRODUCTS TO ITS RANGE BUT HAS ALREADY BEGUN THEIR SERIAL PRODUCTION.

Medcom’s converters manufactured using SiC technology will be used, among others, by Japanese company Toyo Electric Sili- con carbide will also be used converters for 50 new Modertrans trams for Poznań. To date, this has been Medcom’s largest order for the supply of devices using this technology, but it is not the only one on the Polish market. The company has also delivered the first SiC converters for a new locomotive model called Dragon 2 manufactured by Newag – the tests of the first Dragon 2 began in June this year. Silicon carbide is also being successfully used by Medcom in chargers for electric buses – products of this type are already in use in several Polish cities, as well as in Italy, Germany, and Belgium. “Silicon carbide is replacing silicon in electric component because it has unique properties thanks to which power electronics devices become considerably smaller and lighter. Power electronics systems based on SiC transistors increase converter efficiency up to 99% and limit energy losses by as much as 50%. This translates into lower vehicle operating costs. Moreover, SiC allows us to use much higher switching frequencies

50 and higher operating temperatures, unat- ly continue to develop and introduce new buses. Our range for e-buses is a natural, tainable in silicon semiconductors,” says devices based on silicon, but in the coming next step in the company’s development Paweł Choduń of MEDCOM. years, their share in the market will keep and a response to market trends. We focus decreasing. Modern electric vehicles re- on offering power electronics for all types of Modern vehicles need efficient quire the use of ever smaller and lighter electric vehicles in public transport, certain- power electronics devices with even higher ly including rail vehicles – metro, trains, and and compact power electronics energy efficiency. SiC makes it possible,” trams” stresses Paweł Choduń, Medcom. Considering the benefits resulting from says Paweł Choduń of MEDCOM. In the rail vehicle market, Medcom is cur- lowering device weight and energy rently executing contracts for the supply consumption, SiC constitutes an attractive Factory expansion, increased of devices to countries such as Mexico, the offer for manufacturers of electric vehicles. USA, Japan, Tunisia, Turkey, Norway, the Medcom developed the PSM-35 SiC auxiliary production, and new jobs United Kingdom, and several others. In this converter for trams as early as in 2014, ad- Medcom cooperates with customers from area, the company cooperates with global ding the PSM-75 SiC tram converter a year the rail industry from Europe, Asia, and both players such as CAF, Hyundai Rotem, Mitsu- later. In 2015, the company’s range was ex- Americas, and the company’s products are bishi Electric, and Siemens, as well as local panded with a propulsion system for elec- distributed to more than 40 countries on six and regional rolling stock manufacturers. tric buses, and in 2017 – with electric bus continents. Just a few years ago, the com- At the beginning of the year, MEDCOM chargers. By 2020, Medcom wants to deve- pany competed in the international market launched production in its newly built ma- lop the world’s first SiC multi-system pro- mainly with its range for rail vehicles. Today, nufacturing space, which gives the company pulsion and power supply system for EMUs. it is also one of the largest manufacturers the opportunity to double its production ca- “We have broad range of SiC products in of propulsion systems for electric buses pacity and adapt it to current demand. The our portfolio, and we are already able to in Europe. Solaris Bus & Coach e-buses investment extended production facility and use power electronics devices based on si- equipped with Medcom’s solutions trans- also enabled for an expansion of the re- licon carbide in any rail vehicle or electric port passengers in Poland, Germany, Italy, search and development center. This year bus. And I mean products manufactured Romania, Belgium, Spain, France, and Scan- alone, Medcom wants to create at least se- using full SiC technology, in which both the dinavia, among others. veral dozen new jobs, and within the next transistors and diodes in the converter are “By the end of 2018, we will have manufac- three years, the number of employees may made with silicon carbide. We will certain- tured a total of about 300 drives for electric increase by up to 50%.

51 INTEGRALHARDNESS XY TESTER

Integral XY is a special hardness tester suitable for tests on railways wheels and other pieces, designed with a manual or motorized XY table for easy moving and placing of the pieces. This machine performs Brinell tests up to 3000 kg and can be equipped with an automatic and fully programmable milling system.

FEATURES

Max load: 3000 kg Repeatability: 0.1 HBW High resolution camera

REVOLVER model: head up to 7 tools

FATSTRESS - SHOCK ABSORBER MACHINE FAT - Shock Absorber is a electromechanical machine for fatigue tests with brushless motor and ball screws, designed to measure forces in extension and compression and that is suitable for tests on shock absorbers. The machine can work at different degrees of inclination, thanks to a rotating chassis, from a vertical position to an horizontal one with automatic regulation of the working stroke, from 200 to 900 mm.

FEATURES

Load: 25kN Min. division: 0.25 N Speed: up to 300 mm/s Displacements: ±50 mm Resolution: 0.001 mm INTEGRALHARDNESS XY TESTER

FEATURES

Max load: 3000 kg Repeatability: 0.1 HBW High resolution camera

REVOLVER model: head up to 7 tools

FEATURES

Load: 25kN Min. division: 0.25 N Speed: up to 300 mm/s Displacements: ±50 mm Resolution: 0.001 mm SADEL SMART TRAIN PIS SOLUTION SADEL

WORD IS CHANGING. WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF A DIGITAL REVOLUTION THAT PERMITS THE ACCESS TO THE ICT BENEFITS.THIS REVOLUTION FINDS ITS ULTIMATE EXPRESSION IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, PARTICULARLY ON BOARD OF SADEL & ALMAVIVA SMART TRAIN. WE ARE AT A TURNING POINT IN HOW WE TRAVEL, AND WE CONSIDER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO PROVIDE PASSENGERS BOTH USER-FRIENDLY TOOLS AND SERVICES FOR AN EASY, INTERMODAL AND FULLY SATISFACTORY MOBILITY EXPERIENCE.

Integrated, comprehensive and flexible module diagnostics to the Ground end-to-end solutions allow transport System and provides direct access operators, infrastructure managers to hosts on the train LAN with configurable and mobility stakeholders to satisfy forwarding, thus allowing a fully flexible the smart traveller’s needs. solution for fleet management. That is why, we have conceived our Thanks to the advance GPS receiver, intelligent “Smart Train” solution that it checks train position and provi- allows all these things. des passengers and on-board staff Our solution is a mainly Ethernet with real-time geo-localized relevant -based architecture, made up of state- travel information like train route, ex- of-the-art Passenger Information sys- pected arrival time to the next station, tems such as on-board multimedia possible delay to the next station and display, analogue and digital public information about connections, inclu- audio solutions, video surveillance, ding its track, route, destination and people counting and Wi-Fi. departure times, acting as a complete OBoE is the core of our solution. This data and content concentrator for the On Board Equipment is a passenger train Passenger Information System. information, localization and communication These information contents alternate unit for trains, subways, trams and with commercial offers, breaking buses. news, weather forecast, etc, and are OBoE, working as a train-to-ground distributed both on video and multi- mobile gateway, is able to download media peripherals such as internal multimedia and tracking information DOVE6 LCD monitors, internal and from a Ground System, receive commands external LED panels, automatical- and play audio/video contents from ly announced using the available Operating Rooms. It also sends P.I.S. analogue or digital/VoIP SAX3n PA

54 system and displayed on personal video surveillance live view and thanks devices thanks to our Wi-Fi Car3n AP to our access control systems, in case that allows the connection to the Web of need, judicial authority can access at Portal, hosted in our MEDIA3n Server. any moment to the off-line video recor- SADEL AND ALMAVIVA These audio and video contents can dings stored on the NVR Server. ARE EXHIBITING AT INNOTRANS 2018, be distributed by default or custo- Our Smart Train Solution is fully com- BERLIN 18TH- 21ST SEPTEMBER mized upon levels of service. plete and composed of completely OBoE offers optional additional modules, independent systems that can easily e.g. people counting concentrator be integrated with existing on-board to present its Transportation 4.0 that allow to collect, process and solutions. solutions. send to the Ground System all rele- Integrated, comprehensive vant data from various door sensors. and flexible end-to-end NB3n Full 10G is a Redundant Railway solutions which allow Ethernet Switch allowing the design transport operators, infrastructure of a switched LAN over trains. Its managers and mobility stakeholders structure offers a large number of to satisfy the smart traveller’s advantages in the realization of an IP needs and expectations network, meeting the most demanding needs in bandwidth, reliability and thanks to both the user-friendly tools security for train services and operations. and services for an easy, intermodal and fully satisfactory mobility experience. Thanks to our global live video surveillance system, passengers travel safely Come and meet us at the stand watching directly on our DOVE6 display No.313, Hall 4.1 to discover our what happens inside the coach they are. innovative technological solutions for a unique travel experience. Only authorized operators have the access to both on-board and remote

55 CONNECTING DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ECOSYSTEMS INTO A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCED FRAMEWORK PAY A VISIT TO ALMAVIVA INNOTRANS BOOTH TO DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW MOOVA PLATFORM

AlmavivA SpA is Italy’s leading company historical and new different players, as well digital access to the whole world of urban in the field of ICT applied to the Trans- as evolving business models. and inter-urban mobility through its Control portation & Logistics sectors. Combining Sharing economy, cloud computing, on de- Room. exclusive expertise in the mobility sector mand mobility, awareness of the role of public The Heart of Moova: Control Room with a comprehensive package of solutions transport, are paving the way for a new para- and services also for the Local Public digm of mobility: Mobility as a Service (MaaS) or The MOOVA Platform Control Room inte- Transport and Logistics sectors, AlmavivA integrated mobility platforms combining diffe- grates processes, systems and transpor- designs and manages enterprise mission rent modes of transport and different systems tation modes, implements e2e multimodal critical business solutions for the movement of payment, as simply as possible. services monitoring for governance and transport operators, enables traffic anoma- of people and goods. The exponential growth of data in mobility is lies detection and recovering actions mana- Standing beside organisations that tackle a unique opportunity to reshape segments gement, with the ultimate aim of increasing digital change each day with technological of mobility business, from maintenance to service quality for all customers. solutions that improve systems, operating customer relationship management, from processes and service levels traffic planning and management to ticketing, The control room is enabled by an Informa- Internet of Things, blockchains, machine from smart mobility to intermodal logistic in tion Hub connecting all the mobility players learning & artificial intelligence, cyber security. a customer centric view. (Agencies, City Councils, Customers), impro- By merging complex systems and emerging Thanks to digitization and IoT technology, we ving cooperation and integrating present, technologies, AlmavivA offers premium can guide and control devices and sensors past and future in an informative unicum. services ensuring continuity of service, deployed on routes, stations and means of Informations about service, developing ser- privacy and data security. transport, gather data supporting decision vice procedures, people or goods using it, making in process management and redis- are exploited for complex algorithms calcu- Current scenario and the near tribute informations aimed at every single lations (analytics) to obtain prediction data customer on different touch points. and performance indicators, and to detect future: new mobility paradigm alerts or new relevant events. unlocked by digitization Next move? Moova Platform Furthermore, the Information Hub enables Cities are the heart of our global economy since Emerging trends and the use of new data acquisition from external sources (ho- 80% of population lives in cities, what does make technologies have been generating the tels, restaurants, travel agents, etc.) in order cities liveable? The difference is due to effective background for MOOVA new platform deve- to build a catalogue of the “ancillary ser- transportation, one capable of reducing traffic lopment. vices” complementing the travel experience. congestion, improving people’s movement and Real time data, shared and personalised boosting the economy. information supporting new business models Moova Lines The mobility pattern is changing: moving and and new services, putting customer experience MOOVA Platform is designed to guarantee travelling ways are changing by adopting first, increasing effectiveness, simplicity, conve- continuity and high level of service for cus- the citizens’ point of view and exploiting the nience and gratification; these are the main tomers. It’s composed by five autonomous potential of digitization. characteristics of MOOVA Platform. and conjoining lines cooperating in a unique Transport and mobility are shifting from a Being aimed at mobility players, Agencies solution looking ahead with innovative tech- physical infrastructure layer to a digital one, and City Councils, MOOVA is contributing nologies such as Fast Data Processing, the mobility ecosystem is more and more to breakthrough and transform mobility Blockchain, Augmented Reality, Machine complex and combines a wider range of and logistic businesses and offers a central learning.

STEVO ELECTRIC TESTING YOU CAN COUNT ON STEVO ELECTRIC

DC-HIGH SPEED CIRCUIT BREAKERS (DC-HSCB) HAVE BEEN USED ON THE RAILWAYS SINCE THEIR ELECTRIFICATION AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY. TO ENSURE THESE VITAL DEVICES PERFORM EFFECTIVELY, THE BALTO LINE OF TESTING EQUIPMENT BY STEVO ELECTRIC IS AT YOUR SERVICE.

Why is it so important to test DC-HSCBs? of breakers are human error, which can “To protect passengers in trains, rail staff never be totally ruled out, and location/ and assets,” said Wim D’Hooghe, Head of environmental influences like electro- Global Sales, STEVO Electric. “There have magnetic currents (EMC), temperature, been cases where the current on lines has humidity, and dirt. “Dirt is often a nasty one,” increased, due to faulty circuit breakers, leading said Mr D’Hooghe. “We recently tested an to metal melting in the trains operating Alstom breaker that proved to be completely along them. Also, it’s important to protect out of range. After cleaning the parts, it was the switch gear in traction sub-stations – within spec.” again, there have been accidents in the past here too.” Proven track record When DC-HSCBs cut off the power, they also With a decade of experience under its belt, handle arcing internally to reduce the risk of STEVO Electric has every confidence in its electrocution for maintenance workers. BALTO range of DC circuit testing equipment. Another factor to consider, DC-HSCBs “Back in 2003, the infrastructure division of are robust devices with impressively long the Belgian railways, now Infrabel, asked us service lives – “up to 40 years and even to build portable equipment for on-site tes- longer,” pointed out Mr D’Hooghe. “During ting of DC-HSCBs used on its infrastructure,” this time, their springs and other components explained Mr D’Hooghe. “Prior to this, are simply replaced in the workshop then while some railway companies (operators, returned into service, typically without prior infrastructure managers, or operator + testing to check whether they are functioning infrastructure managers) had built test correctly.” equipment themselves, there generally Manufacturers of DC-HSCBs of course take wasn’t any around.” every measure to ensure their products In response, STEVO Electric developed its are as safe as possible. Nevertheless, factors first portable testing device for this specific such as ageing, i.e. wear and tear, need to be use. Since then, for the transport sector Demonstrating the BALTO taken into account. Circuit breakers have (trains, subways, trams and trolleys, both Compact (3.000/4.000A) many mechanical parts that deteriorate traction substations and rolling stock), during use so customers should replace the company has developed the following various items on a frequent basis (as stipulated BALTO product range: by the manufacturer). Also, a breaker that • BALTO Modular 3,000-30,000A, which gene- hasn’t operated for a while suffers from rates up to 15,000A on a single trolley, and mechanical stiffness and won’t open/close up to 30,000A with two trolleys in a master- as it should. slave configuration Other factors that may impact the performance • BALTO Modular 4,000A-40,000A, producing

58 The fully equipped BALTO Modular (15.000/20.000A)

up to 20,000A on a single trolley, and up to “In the past, a few transport companies 40,000A with two trolleys in Europe used to do primary injection tests • BALTO Compact, a compact version of the in a central location,” said Mr D’Hooghe. BALTO Modular, this device has a single “The DC-HSCB’s were disconnected from power unit and can generate currents up the traction substation and brought to the to 3,000A or 4,000A central workshop for testing, often using The power units contain sophisticated electronics and act as current sources, equipment designed by the transport drawing energy from batteries and ultra- company themselves. Needless to say, the capacitors and injecting a high current into process was time-consuming, ineffective, the DC-HSCB. These types of system are and often inaccurate,” he adds. also known as primary injection test equipment. BALTO units are in use today on rail networks in North and South America, Europe, China, Southeast-Asia (Singapore and Hong Kong), and Africa. Clients include rail infrastructure managers, operators ALL BALTO and companies such as Infrabel (Belgium), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), NedTrain (the PRODUCTS Netherlands), Docklands Light Railway (DLR-U.K.), Metrovias (Argentina), RATP meet all the relevant specifications (France), and Washington Metropolitan Area issued by standardisation bodies; Transit Authority (WMATA-US), as well as namely the EN 50123-2 and IEC manufacturers such as Sécheron, Hawker 61992-2 standards Siddeley, and Alstom. (slope of 200 A/second Given the niche market for this product and for measurement the presence of other suppliers, why are all of Ids trip current) these clients working with STEVO Electric? “If you want to do this right you need experience,” reckons Mr D’Hooghe. “Also, we believe our system is superior to others in terms of performance and reliability, plus it’s portable.” Lion’s share Yes, being able to bring the equipment on site to STEVO Electric has around 70% of the global perform accurate testing is a big draw, enabling market share for rail-specific, DC-HSCB test valuable savings in terms of time and money. equipment.

59 While business in China is booming – “the Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands are Mr D’Hooghe. “None of the manufacturers country is building new lines and systems based on DC electrification systems, others specify primary injection, a simple test so fast… they want the equipment to test the in countries like Germany, Sweden, China or which demonstrates the behaviour of the circuit breakers they are installing,” said Mr India are powered by AC. breaker prior to going in service.” D’Hooghe – North America is “promising This technical characteristic explains Primary injection testing of DC-HSCBs but will take time,” he reckons. “We started STEVO’s focus on the world’s largest metro in rail is not standard today; yet for High introducing BALTO there in 2016 and have systems and the light rail/tramways. since sold equipment to Washington Metro Voltage (HV) AC installations, e.g. power and New York’s Long Island Railroad. utilities, it is compulsory. Why this discrepancy? “Uptake is slower in the US because Grey area Of course, following the manufacturers’ public transport and passenger rail aren’t as In their user manuals, DC-HSCB manufacturers recommendations and observing stringent advanced or such a vital part of the transport include information on how and when test and maintenance procedures signifi- network as elsewhere in the world.” the breakers should be tested and main- cantly reduces the risks associated with Since STEVO’s equipment is designed for tained. Although the procedures and timing short circuiting and overcurrents. But why the DC market, it covers all metro and indicated may differ, the general philosophy not provide maintenance engineers and light rail/tram systems worldwide, but not is identical: regular visual and mechanical commissioning staff with the right tools to necessarily all the national rail networks: checks to measure the important components guarantee their work is on track? The proof while those in countries like France, Spain, for wear and tear, but that’s basically it,” said should be delivered by the test unit.

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STEVO Electric’s BALTO system for testing DC-high speed circuit breakers (DC-HSCB)

The BALTO Modular equipped with three power modules (9.000/12.000A)

NEXT-GEN’ TRAIN CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEMS (TCMS) LEROY AUTOMATION

IN TODAY’S WORLD, MOBILITY IS THE KEY FACTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SOCIETY. EVERY SINGLE DAY, HOUR AND MINUTE, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COMMUTE IN THOUSANDS OF CITIES USING CARS, BUSES, COACHES, OR TRAVEL BY USING TRAINS AND PLANES ALL OVER THE WORLD…

Concerned about the major spiral of traffic through mobile phone communications, sier. However, have we ever thought about congestion, air contamination, and global WiFi access, and also advanced RFiD the limitations of such behavior of all of us warming, international politicians attempt technologies to connect with a number as consumer? Cloud and Internet of Things to implement stringent measures to limit of dedicated services tuned to each (IoT) is an ideal combination to tailor the the Human carbon footprint. With the individual passenger’s data profile and most comfortable and optimized passenger impulsion of G7 leaders, several thousands personal preferences. Thanks to the latest experience, what is the impact on our latest of capital cities, worldwide governments, innovations in internet technologies of transportation means, which all are connec- public and private authorities and companies things (IoT), there is no longer any limit to ted through the best-in-class Ethernet promote green mobility via the development connected services; the cloud is currently networks? The increased activities of of bicycles, electric cars and busses, and by the new arena for start-ups to contend for hacking software groups, internet viruses, re-implementing rail transportation within most innovative web-based applications. trojans and malwares, combined with cities with light rail vehicles, metro For instance, passenger information permanent security threats make all high-tech infrastructures, intercity and regional trains systems will be able to broadcast local technologies vulnerable, both aspects being as well as high and very high-speed trains. and personalized contents (localization closely tied. Ethics and emerging privacy map, real-time route information, car park regulations also play a key role to define The increase of the public transportation assistance, shopping preferences, etc.) the limitations of personal data usage, pri- offer is the answer to the mobility of millions based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) for vate information being stored permanently of passengers daily all across the globe. As a each traveler using smart phone’s apps. (or temporarily) in massive data and com- result of the large diversity of transportation Assistance to impaired people will also puting Clouds. In order to assess train means, a global multimodal transportation be improved using smart phone’s appli- security issues, international electro-tech- strategy is being developed to network all cations and Bluetooth low energy (BLE) nical committee (IEC) standardization work available local cities, countries, and soon radio communications, in complement to groups are actively engaged in assessing we can expect transportation to provide the actual NF S 32-002 (868.3MHz) receivers, cyber security risks and to provide efficient a fully linked integrated intercontinental to help them to localize train door access security guidelines and countermeasures. experience with a possible Beijing to London from the platform, and to guide them The demand for efficient, reliable, environment very high-speed route allying both passenger discreetly to their reserved seat. Such -friendly, safer and more secure means and freight transits. applications are jointly developed by of transportation is increasing steadily Given the boom of real-time connectivity, LEROY AUTOMATION and its partner throughout the world, thus driving the with fast-growing mobile communication PHITECH, specialized in embedded development and modernization of infrastructures such as 3G/GSM-R, 4G/ electronics to improve the comfort of the railway infrastructures and vehicles, LTE-R and forthcoming 5G which are being visually impaired passengers with its from light rail, mass transit to high-speed standardized for the transportation mar- “ARP” solutions. trains. Modern railway vehicles require an ket; all passengers expect a much smar- Ethernet and optimized web software tech- integrated communication system in ter door-to-door journey experience with nologies make the lives of millions of passen- order to allow efficient management and a craving for unlimited data exchange gers much smarter, faster, better and ea- operations. This vital network is known as

62 the Train Control and Management System generation of TCMS architectures includes CSR and strategic eco-design considera- (TCMS). a wireless local area network (LAN) to tions with the engineering of 100% recy- A performant TCMS must allow a strongly broadcast data logs in real-time to track- clable mechatronic products ; reliable, highly secure and fail-safe operation side infrastructure. The aim is to provide • Active involvement in major standardiza- of the vehicle while monitoring and maintenance data for off-line processing in tion committees: European CENELEC and diagnosing vital and non-vital sub-system order to engage provisional maintenance international IEC groups, including TC9X operations. It encompasses advanced activities to reduce the overall operational WG26 for the Railway applications – Cy- network and communication services, cost of rolling stock fleet management bersecurity project. (LCC and TCO). Moreover, each TCMS enables optimized vehicle availability and Our COTS products such as RIOM, BRIO hardware component such as vehicle reliability through real-time provisional or SLG ranges are deployed worldwide diagnosis of train systems, faster operation control units (VCU), remote I/O modules (RIOM), and field bus communication for use in railway applications in the most due to the automation of key operations, extreme operating conditions. The main and reduces the overall maintenance and gateways embeds specific cyber-security features, i.e. physical crypto-memory applications are compact vehicle control units ownership costs thanks to an increased (VCU), modular remote I/Os (RIO) and field status visibility. devices with advanced encryption tech- niques such as TRNG, AES-256, SHA-256, communication gateways (GW). All are LEROY AUTOMATION is a leading manufac- SHA-512, ECC, RSA, etc… Communication compatible with any communication turer and integrator in TCMS development, channels are enabled through secured network and protocols, such as TCP and implementation, and deployment with over HTTPS protocol for management and UDP sockets, EtherNet/IP – CIP, IPTCOM, 100,000 systems operating worldwide daily remote configuration or user-predefined MODBUS, PROFIBUS, PROFINET and IEC and transiting billions of passengers and level rights for re-programming; intrinsic 61375-2-3 Train Real-time Data Protocol freight merchandises. For 35+ years, the data is exchanged using UIC 559-compliant (TRDP). company has been developing innovating web-services for high-level maintenance All our PLC products can be programmed and state-of-the-art TCMS components, and high-end supervision purposes. Passenger using the IEC 61131-3 STRATON workbench automation modules and control & security and safety, and train system (PLC open-compliant), or using the C/C++ monitoring architectural solutions, designed availability is also increased with a dedi- board support package for real-time Li- to offer optimal performances in severe cated range of SIL2-certified vital cores. nux operating system (OS) to provide the environment operations withstanding On the strategic side, LEROY’s corporate necessary flexibility to train automation and extreme temperatures from -40°C up to social responsibility (CSR) and continuous embedded software engineers. +50°C, and even -50°C with its winterized improvement policies aim to serve and Featuring extremely powerful processing modules. support our rolling stock manufacturing capabilities in compact and easy-to- LEROY AUTOMATION provides fully integrated partners and integrators, leading to: integrate form-factors, our products are the TCMS solutions including hardware and • World-class EN 50155-compliant hardware cornerstone of a timely and reliable moni- software development, engineering, technical products; toring of train sub-system management, and a assistance and training, as well as sesame for the successful implementation • Top-ranking EN 50129 and EN 50128 com- on-site train commissioning services. LEROY of TCMS systems. Features such as automatic pliancy for safety SIL2 hardware/software AUTOMATION is one of those unmatched status checking and accessible visual developments, and system integration for suppliers with dedicated technical support controls enable faster commissioning on-board rolling stock applications ; teams during all the phases of deployment, and maintenance. Our experience in train from early design stages to servicing and • ISO 9001:2008 and IRIS / ISO-TS 22163 network design and implementation is beyond; until the end of the product life- certifications for business management highly valued by train operators and vehicle cycle where solutions are recycled for a system (BMS) for quality management and manufacturing partners who rely on our ex- new technological go. assessment ; pertise to continually improve their systems In this context, LEROY AUTOMATION’s next • Railsponsible® ECOVADIS evaluation for and implement innovating technologies for

63 better performance; while saving energy About LEROY AUTOMATION project and product developments along with railway and mass transit authorities, and rationalizing expenditures. LEROY AUTOMATION is a family-owned industrial and military customers, system The flexibility and adaptability of our system company headquartered in Toulouse integrators and OEMs worldwide. allows the implantation of TCMS solutions in (France) with a North American subsidia- All trade mark and registered marks are the newest generations of train-sets as well ry located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). acknowledged. as it enables the refurbishing and moder- For almost 35 years, LEROY AUTOMA- nization of existing train fleets. All railways TION has been designing, manufacturing related devices can be connected and and marketing automation products and embedded electronic equipment for supervised by our products; and integrated on-board rolling stock vehicles, automation into our optimized TCMS architectures solutions for electrification networks, and based on highly standardized and proven railway, industrial & military control systems. train communication networks (TCN). Especially designed for harsh conditions, In addition, custom developments for hard- the company’s products are suited for ware and software can be implemented by demanding electromagnetic and extreme our dedicated team of design engineering thermal and high vibration operating envi- experts, in order to meet any needs ronments. From feasibility studies, detailed expressed by our partners. engineering and design, to maintenance and repair services, LEROY AUTOMATION Be advised and ready to implement your next supports its worldwide customers generation of Train Control and Management throughout the complete life cycle of their System (TCMS) architectures using the products and systems. For several decades, most reliable, proven and advanced LEROY AUTOMATION has partnered with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platforms ALSTOM, BOMBARDIER, CRRC, SIEMENS, from LEROY AUTOMATION. THALES, and others in international

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64 65 INNOVATION IN SWITCH POINT CONSTRUCTION DECREASE YOUR MAINTENANCE COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR TRACK AVAILABILITY AUSTROROLL®

‘ROLL INSTEAD OF LUBRICATE’ IS AUSTROROLL®’S MOTTO, THE LEADING MAINTENANCE- FREE ROLLER DEVICE FOR RAILWAY SWITCH POINTS. IT IS THE ONLY PERMANENT FLEXIBLE SWITCH POINT ROLLER WORLDWIDE AND GUARANTEES IMPRESSIVE ROBUSTNESS, SIMPLE ASSEMBLY AND HIGH OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

The maintenance-free switch point roller or in the snow of the Austrian alps. In Austroroll sets itself apart due to its special addition, private and industrial railway design, simple installation without any slide operators also depend on it’s reliability and chair change and a 5 years warranty. Its significant advantages are that the necessary the fact that it requires no maintenance, operating force is drastically reduced and a especially under difficult ambient conditions lubrication of the slide plates is no longer such as excessive heat, cold, ice and dirt. required. This minimises operating costs as well as switch point malfunctions. The AUSTROROLL® is a product of the buntmetall environmental friendly Austroroll roller amstetten GmbH, plant Enzesfeld-Caro, a lea- reduce the throwing force up to 60% and its ding supplier of high-quality niche products amortisation time is below 2 years. made from copper and copper alloys in Since 1992 Austroroll is successfully Europe. The company employs around used by a lot of international railway 640 members of staff and the export rate companies. Up to now, more than 220,000 AUSTROROLL® units are in operation as exceeds over 90% and is a member of the well in the heat of the Australian outback German Wieland-Group.

66 AUSTROROLL® HSR FOR MOVEABLE FROGS AUSTROROLL® HSR

AUSTROROLL® HSR for moveable frogs The new solution for railway points to make them completely lubrication free, with highest quality from Austria. Using different mounting solutions, new turnouts or already installed turnouts can be easily equipped. The patented Austroroll frog roller (HSR) is a rolling device for frogs with spring-action point for high-speed points. Up to now the slide plates of these frogs had to be greased regularly to ensure that the movement from one end position to another was as low- friction as possible.

Austroroll HSR frog roller, the solution for spring-action frogs As is so often the case, it is the supposedly simple solutions that work and can therefore convince our customers. The principle of functioning is similar to that of the proven Austroroll rolling device in the switch device area. However, in the frog area, the very cramped space conditions do not enable any direct installation of rollers at or under the moving frog point. The functioning of the lifting of the frog during the travelling motion is assumed by a deflecting bracket, which can be directed over two rollers mounted to the side of the wing rails – installed under the frog point. At the start of the travelling motion it lifts the frog point, transports it into the other end position and replaces it there again. Greasing of the «slide plates» is no longer required. This Austroroll idea was registered for patent in 2010. Numerous points have already been fitted with Austroroll frog rollers in the Netherlands. Till 2018, a number of relevant points in Germany were also equipped with them for test purposes. In all cases, the operators are very satisfied with the results. They thereby save tedious and time-intensive greasing of moving frog points. The combination of Austroroll switch rollers and Austroroll frog rollers leads to completely grease-free points.

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The great strength of AEP are the COMPLETE SYSTEMS, not only those that manage millions and millions of daily transactions, but also those for medium and small companies which can access, at reasonable cost, a wealth of knowledge and of deep and consolidated experience, where software and equipment, all coming from the same supplier, merge and integrate to constitute the ideal solution for every need in electronic ticketing.

www.aep-italia.it KEEPING TRAINS MOVING; MEETING NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMANDS LEM

A KEY ELEMENT OF THE PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR LOW SPEED URBAN TRANSPORTATION TO HIGH SPEED INTERCITY TRAINS IS THE TRACTION CONVERTER THAT TRANSFORMS THE POWER FROM THE POWER SOURCE, WHETHER A CATENARY OR DIESEL ENGINE, TO DRIVE THE ELECTRIC MOTORS.

The traction converter consists of a rectifier if connected to an AC power source, or a filter in case of a direct connection to a DC grid, as well as an inverter to drive the motor. The DC link is the connection between the rectifier or the DC grid and the inverter. In order to guarantee a sustainable performance, a constant DC link voltage is needed, regardless of the load. To perform the regulation, it is crucial to have a reliable measurement of the voltage level. A key component to perform this task is the voltage transducer.

Fig. 1: The traction drive system Trains are required to run in areas with severe environmental conditions, including extremes of temperature, dryness and humidity which means that the traction converters and their components are highly stressed . In addition, the evolution of the technology in power electronics, while bringing significant benefits, also implies that additional constraints are impacting the behaviour of the components. The main benefit of this evolution for the traction converters stems from the semiconductor industry which, with higher switching frequencies, helps to significantly reduce losses and enables a more compact design. The drawbacks are higher magnetic fields and higher common mode perturbations and voltage transducers are highly impacted by these perturbations. The old technologies used for these devices are no longer suitable for the new, more demanding, environmental conditions and this is why the new DVM transducer, using the proven patented technology from LEM, is the right solution. It has an extremely high immunity to external magnetic fields and a partial discharge level higher than the maximum DC link voltage. With a compact design, a good accuracy, a very low drift in temperature and the ability to withstand high common mode dv/dt perturbations, the DVM is the perfect choice for DC-link voltage measurement.

70 LEM new voltage transducer (DVM) LEM has designed a new range of voltage transducers based on DVL technology (successfully With a primary voltage higher than zero, the transducer consumes a maximum of 30 mA launched in 2012). The result is the DVM series voltage transducers that cover nominal (maximum internal consumption), plus the voltage measurements from 600 up to 4200 V (covered with 6 references – Figure 2) and RMS output current (typically 50mA at nominal are a way to extend the voltage measurement above 2000 VRMS which is the highest nominal value), when set-up with current output. voltage measured with the DVL series. To operate, they only need to be connected to the measuring DVM features a combination of all the a voltage, without inserting additional resistors on the primary side, and a standard DC power dvantages of previous LEM products and supply range of ±13.5 V to ±26.4 V. fulfilment to all new EMC requirements. This product series has been designed according to IRIS and ISO 9001 standards and differentiates from previous generation with the 4 following performances: • Low consumption of about 30 mA • Frequency bandwidth 12kHz • Safety insulation 12 kV • Very good accuracy in temperature

Figure 2: DVM voltage transducers series

from 600 up to 4200 VRMS

How does it work? Starting from the left of the diagram in Figure 3 at the primary side, where input voltage might a current (±75 mA full scale) using a current typically be ±4.2 kV, the first stage is a voltage divider that reduces the supply down to a few generator protected against short-circuits. volts, and is able to withstand high dv/dt while having low thermal drift. Then a sigma delta The microcontroller also regulates a DC/DC modulator converts the signal from analogue to digital as a 16-bit output. converter that creates internal secondary This is followed by a digital encoder producing a single serial signal enabling data to be transmitted regulated supply voltages. The DVM user via one single, isolated channel. Thereafter, an amplifier feeds the signal to the primary side typically supplies ±24 V or ±15 V DC voltage, transformer required to provide the desired galvanic isolation. while the DC/DC converter allows supply At the end, the product insulation test voltage is max 12 kV. to the sigma delta converter and the digital The transformer therefore needs to withstand such a high test voltage, while at the same time encoder at primary side with +/- 5 V and +/- the lifetime of the insulation can be guaranteed. 3.3 V. The additional circuitry is shown as This assurance is only possible if a partial discharge of less than 10 Pico coulombs is ensured a group at the top of the circuit schematic, when a 5 kV voltage is applied between the primary and secondary. The DVM has been specifically designed to achieve that performance. with the frequency of the DC to DC converter given by the microcontroller. On the secondary side, the bit-stream is decoded and filtered by a digital filter. Because the primary signal square wave is distorted by the transformer, a Schmitt trigger is used on the se- The last block to the right of the micro- condary side of the transformer to restore it to square wave. This is then fed into a decoder and controller is a voltage to current converter digital filter; The function of which is to decode the data bit stream into a standard digital value for customers who prefer current output, ty- that can be used in digital to analogue converter within the microcontroller. The recovered pically 50 mA at nominal voltage, in order to output signal is completely insulated against the primary (high voltage) and is an exact comply with electromagnetic compatibility representation of the primary voltage. (EMC) regulations. The lower impedance The transducer can be easily adapted for different ranges by modifying the gain programmed by the microcontroller. This does not require changes in the design of the transformer, or in current output is less prone to interferences the design of the assembly of the circuit boards in the housing. The microcontroller cancels from external electromagnetic fields. A voltage offsets and adjusts the gain by software and then converts the signal from digital to analogue output version of 10 V at nominal voltage is output. The microcontroller transfers data from the digital filter to a 12-bit D/A converter with also available, as well as a 4 to 20 mA output a transfer time of around 6 μs. The analogue output voltage is then filtered and converted into for unipolar measurements

71 Main characteristics

With a typical accuracy of ±0.5% of VPN at

ambient temperature, DVM shows a quite low temperature drift resulting in a typical ac-

curacy of only ±1 % of VPN over its operating temperature range from -40°C to 85°C. Ini- tial offset at 25°C is 50µA max with a maximum possible drift of ±100µA (typical) over the operating temperature range. Linearity is only ±0.1%. Fig. 3: DVM technology: Working principle of the insulating digital technology The DVM transducer’s typical response time

(defined at 90% of VPN) against a voltage

step at VPN is of 48µs (Max 60µs). As a result of the fast response time, a large bandwidth has been verified at 12 kHz at -3 dB.

Mechanical and standards LEM has designed its new products to be compatible and to out perform the previous generations of LEM voltage transducers (LV 100 families). Important features and functions include 100% compatible in terms of functions and performance, and improved levels of accuracy and temperature stability, thus greatly simplifying retrofits. The DVM series is 100% compatible for the base mounting footprint, but with slight difference in the outline dimensions such as the primary and secondary connection locations. Thanks to a new design, the DVM is smaller in height (30% less) and occupies 25% less overall volume and is 56% lighter! (Figure 4) Fig. 4: Outline DVM vs LV 100-VOLTAGE

The reduction in size does not compromise the DVM’s high immunity against the external surrounding perturbations or against the high voltage variations, thanks to a highly focused internal electronic design applied on the printed circuit as well as for the mechanic design (Figure 5). Fig. 5: DVM 4000 typical common mode behaviour against dv/dt of 6 kV/us (4200 V applied): Only 0.5%

of VPN as error generated with a recovery time of less than 50µs. The error resulting in common mode condition, with 6

kV/us and 4200 V applied, is limited to 0.5% of VPN with a DVM 4000 and with a short recovery time of less than 50µs, when this can go up to 18% of inaccuracy and 500µs of recovery time with an equivalent LV 100-VOLTAGE in the same conditions of test. Due to the DVM’s low parasitic capacitance, the effect of dynamic common mode is nearly cancelled out

72 (included in accuracy) (Figure 5), this is an solar applications, IEC 61010 for safety. high voltage applications up to 5kV peak. important characteristic as new technolo- As previously mentioned, special attention Mainly designed for medium and high gies like IGBT and MOSFETs SIC provide has been paid to the mechanical design of voltages, DVM transducers are also suitable higher dv/dt between primary and secondary. the DVM in order to ensure a low level of for any kind of rugged environments, The secondary is generally connected to partial discharges at a high voltage rate. requiring good performance in terms of ac- the ground for safety reasons. The primary The higher the extinction partial discharges curacy, gain, linearity, low initial offset, low is the measurement of differential voltage, voltage (> 5kV) is, the better it is, as no thermal drift, etc. Featuring high immunity but voltage can float. The potential change discharge happens during the normal de- to external interferences generated by on the primary can cause a perturbation at fined function. The partial discharges level adjacent currents or external perturbations the secondary and this cannot be filtered is defined at 10 pC. for example and high immunity against high otherwise it would reduce the response As the voltage rises, some partial disruptive voltage variations, DVM transducers offer time, so the parasitic capacitance between discharges start between 2 points, usually excellent reliability. primary and secondary has to be reduced at the opposite potentials in any product. to the lowest possible within the transducer Maintaining the discharge levels will reduce design. the product insulation over the time and The previous generation of voltage trans- then eventually impede the quality of the ducers LV 100-VOLTAGE models are based product until it fails. These discharges hap- on the Hall effect technology in closed loop pen at a level called the ignition voltage and mode and use a magnetic circuit, making are defined as disappearing usually when them more sensitive to external magnetic they reach a level of 10 Pico coulombs when fields where DVM does not use a magnetic decreasing the applied voltage (extinction circuit. voltage). Usually the extinction voltage is The DVM allows easy adaptation to input always lower than the ignition voltage. isolator size depending on input voltage, and To ensure long life products, the goal is any kind of connection for the secondary of course to have the extinction voltage side such as connectors, shielded cables, ter- at a higher level than the normal working minals (threaded studs, M4, M5, inserts, UNC voltage rate. etc.) according to customer specifications. Use of the DVM ensures this, thanks to The DVM models have been designed extinction voltage at 5 kV when the pro- and tested according to latest recognised duct has been defined to measure nominal worldwide standards for traction and voltage from 600 to 4200 V . Industry applications. The EN 50155 stan- RMS Accelerated tests have been performed to dard “Electronic Equipment used on Rolling estimate failure rate, including temperature stock” in railway applications is the standard cycles as well as complete characterisation of reference for electrical, environmental of the product according to the standards. and mechanical parameters. It guarantees Thanks to an innovative design using the the overall performances of products in insulation transformer linked to digital railway environments. For Industry, IEC technology, the DVM models guarantee 61800 for drive applications, IEC 62109 for insulation and partial discharges levels for

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