| Abstract |
The Tramway 2000 is a bi-directional, articulated, 100% low-floor tramway, ordered from ACEC TRANSPORT by the Société des Transports lntercommunaux de Bruxelles. It consists of 2 large body sections resting on articulated bogies and one small central body section fixed to a rigid bogie. Motorization is provided by 8 water-cooled induction wheel motors powered in pairs by 4 independent drive units. These have a common power supply (network nominal voltage 650V) and include a braking cell and a direct voltage inverter with GTO. Low-voltage power supply is provided by a 20 kW static converter which supplies 380/220 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz for the various auxiliary motors and 24 V-DC for battery charging. All the major equipment is roof-mounted, the power semi-conductors being cooled by insulated radiators and naturel cooling. |
