KSU5424 Railway Transport Traction SystemsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5424 Railway Transport Traction Systems Fall 3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Objective of the course is giving detailed information about railway vehicle mechanics, railway vehicle CER engines and operators, selecting engine and operator for railway transport vehicles.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Giving the ability, information and experience about:

1. Railway transport systems mechanics
2. Selecting the engine and operator of railway vehicles
3. Alternative and direct current CER engines, operators and control systems
4. CER engines and operators for subway and tramway
5. Braking technologies

Course Content

Railway transport mechanics, CER engines and operator definition for railway vehicles. DA Cer engines and operators, DA Cer engine control systems, AA Cer engines and operators, synchro Cer control systems, asynchronous Cer engines, asynchronous Cer engine control systems, AA grid feeding railway vehicles, braking technologies, other types of railway vehicles.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Railway transport mechanics
2) CER engine and operator selection for railway vehicles
3) DA CER engines and operators
4) DA CER engine control systems
5) AA CER engines and operator systems
6) Synchronous CER engines and control systems
7) Asynchronous CER engines
8) Asynchronous CER engine control systems
9) Railway vehicles that feeding by AA grids
10) Diesel-Electrical Drive Vehicles Control Systems
11) CER engine and drivers that using in urban and light railway system vehicles
12) CER engine and operators that using in subway vehicles and low lying vehicles
13) Braking technologies
14) Other types of railway systems

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: "Electric Traction-Motive Power and Energy Supply”, A Steimel, 2008, ISBN:978-3-8356-3132-8

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 10 6 60
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments.
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering.
3) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
4) Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas
5) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
6) New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs.
7) Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2.
8) Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations.
9) Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities.
10) Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information
11) Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions.
12) Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process