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Siemens Taurus locomotive engines have some musicality hidden in the power switching section: https://youtu.be/-SDYdHzT7Qw https://youtu.be/-SDYdHzT7Qw
by rzzzt 4y ago
Siemens Taurus locomotive engines have some musicality hidden in the power switching section: https://youtu.be/-SDYdHzT7Qw https://youtu.be/-SDYdHzT7Qw
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoI wonder what's actually making the noise. PWM on the transformer windings, or PWM on the motor windings themselves, or did they just use speakers? I have so many questions.
- rzzzt 4y agoOverhead power lines are 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz AC in Austria; the drivetrain is of the variable voltage-variable frequency (VVVF) kind, and conversion to three-phase power is done using solid state components. Comments say these switching elements (IGBT or GTO thyristors) apply lower frequency to the motor at start, then gradually increase once it is in motion. So I'd say the "glorified coil whine" comes mainly from the motor windings. More singing: - https://youtu.be/llBI_L21d3g https://youtu.be/llBI_L21d3g - https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/ilxxt7/these_trains_in_japan_nicknamed_singing_trains/g3wr668/ https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/ilxxt7/these_trains...
- speed_spread 4y agoMontreal's Metro old cars had a similar three-note signature sound. The notes have preserved as the "door closing" chime in the new cars: https://youtu.be/Hu_1JM_UiuA https://youtu.be/Hu_1JM_UiuA