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A MODULAR DESIGN OF ASYNCHRONOUS TRACTION DRIVE G Crawshaw, C J Yarrow, B J Cardwell BRUSH ELECTRICAL MACHINES LTD U.K. INTRODUCTION It has been generally acknowledged that microprocessor and Gate Turn Off thyristor (GTO) technology has made a major contribution to the advancement of Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) inverter drives. Particular benefits include supply harmonic control and the avoidance of chopper supply stabili- zation for DC supply systems. This paper describes one approach to the design of such a system which is intentionally equally applicable to Locomotives, Electric Multiple Units (EMU), and Light Rail Vehicles (LRV).In order to achieve this, a modular approach was taken. The design was structured so that any specific system design could be constructed from a standard set of parts. These are then assembled into a single unit as required for the application. The design is basically separated into the control electronics and the power electronics and is illustrated by its application to an EMU operating on Network Rail’s 750V DC third rail system. CONTROL ELECTRONICS The control electronics is based on a microprocessor system designed specifically for traction systems and has been proven in previous applications. This is a 16-bit rack system comprised of several standard modules: Control Microcomputer board Analogue Input/Output interface Digital Input/Output interface. These are interconnected via the main interface bus, and perform the overall system supervisory functions, interfacing to the vehicle control and transducer systems, as well as providing the in-built diagnostic facilities. The system is structured to provide computing capabilities at levels subordinate to the main system. In this application two such levels are provided within a single drive controller module to provide the torque control and pulse width modulation (PWM) functions. Each of these functions uses a 16-bit microprocessor. The interfaces between functions and