RTRI REPORT August 1999

Development of Track Circuit Using Cyclic Transmission of Digital Codes in Low Frequency Range

Hideki ARAI, Ikuo WATANABE, Tetsuo TAKASHIGE
Jun SAIKAWA, Tamio OKUTANI


  We have developed a track circuit using cyclic transmission of digital codes in a low frequency range. Each digital codes indicating allowable speeds for trains, i.e. ATC signal, is composed of 10 bits. By using the low frequency range as a carrier frequency for digital code transmission, we can control track circuits longer than 1.5km. Furthermore, we have selected the carrier frequency to avoid harmonics of 50/60Hz power source. Thus, we will be able to reduce construction costs by introducing ATC and a cab signalling system to the projected Shinkansen lines and the high speed sections where trains run at 160km/h or over on the conventional narrow-gauge lines in the near future. In this paper, we explain the feature of this system, and report model simulation and field test results.



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