The Selection of Modern Tram’s Braking Mode

The modern tram has mezzo transport volume and less pollution, which could solve traffic congestion problems, cooperated with the subway and other vehicles in the large and medium-sized city. The modern tram has become the first solution to solve the traffic congestion problem. This paper based on the analysis of relevant information and combined with the present application of tramcar at home and abroad. Through analysed the tramer’s braking mode and its characteristics, this paper introduced the viewpoint that use super capacitors can not only store electrical energy which regenerative braking could not fed back to the Overhead Contact System but also can provide the power of tramcar. According to the situation of modern tramcar’s practical application, this paper presented the basic design principles of modern tramcar’s braking mode and then designed the two braking models of modern tramcar. From analysis of the two different braking models the conclusion which electro pneumatic brake system will be firstly adopted in the modern tramer’s breaking mode is arrived.