Abstract
This chapter provides an electrical schematic diagram of the power circuits
of an auxiliary electric drive with a capacitive phase splitter and 3-phase induction
motors onboard of an AC electric locomotive and the statistics and root causes of
typical failures of the induction motors operating as part of such a circuit. A conclusion
is made about the expediency of simulating thermal processes in the auxiliary induction
motors.
Keywords: AC electrical locomotive, Auxiliary Electric Drive, Phase Splitter, 3- Phase Induction Motor.