ETAP eTraX

Railways

Solution for Analysis & Operation of Rail Traction Systems

ETAP Train Power Simulation – eTraX™ software includes validated, user-friendly and flexible software tools for designing, analyzing and managing AC and DC railway infrastructure.

Traction Modeling & Visualization

Visualize & analyze traction power systems using synchronized geospatial & schematic views.

Equipment & Libraries

Built-in components and engineering libraries that are used to model traction power specific devices.

Traction Power Analysis & Simulation

Simulate & analyze operation of combined DC and AC power supply networks.

Traction SCADA & Power Management System

Connect electrical design model with real-time analytics.

Key Benefits

Data Centralization
Geospatial, Schematics, Planning, Protection and SCADA Operations
Integrated Design Solution
Model and solve transmission & traction power systems together - Simultaneous solution of AC & DC power networks
Comprehensive Design & Analysis
- Train Performance Calculation - Power Flow / Voltage Drop - Fault Analysis - Harmonics, etc.
Verified & Validated (V&V)
Benchmarked against system measurements & global standards - Designed and developed under ETAP nuclear quality assurance program
Integrated Traction eSCADA
- Real-Time Predictive Simulation eliminates guesswork - Sequence of Events playback for root cause & effect analysis - Load Forecasting based on proposed timetables - Switch Order Management with power flow based switch plan validation

Capabilities

eTraX is utilized by designers, planners and owner/operators to design and operate DC metros, AC suburban, high-speed rail, freight/mining, inter-city, light rail (LRT), automated people movers (APM), etc.

eTraX is utilized by consulting firms, design institutes, rolling stock manufacturers, project developers and owner/operators to:

Conceptually design and study system behavior and operation
Perform multi-physics simulation of train mechanical energy and corresponding electrical demand in a single unified solution
Determine power and energy consumption of train services to design & analyze capacity of traction power supply
Safely optimize number of trains using minimum headways and running time calculations
Simulating contingencies (infrastructure failures, delays) and evaluating appropriate mitigation methods
Rolling stock evaluation and comparison
Effect of energy storage and regenerative braking