Technical and Organizational and Legal Conditions Relating to the Power Supply of a Railway Vehicle Equipped with Automatic Train Control System

Abstract Railway transport is considered the most environmentally friendly. However, taking into account all factors, (including point pollution associated with the production of energy necessary for the movement of electric traction vehicles); this position is attractive, but a little less. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the amount of energy produced for railway transport is sufficient, but the lowest as possible. Creating new systems whose components for correct operation require a supply of electricity, they should be designed in such a way as to consume as little energy but meeting a series of standards. The aim of the article is to review selected requirements for the power supply of a railway vehicle equipped with automatic train control devices and identification of energy demand in the scope of supplying the rmCBTC on-board system, which is being developed by Rail-Mil Computers Company from Warsaw and the Faculty of Transport of the Warsaw University of Technology. The article presents an analysis of formal and legal requirements in the field of traction vehicles. Reference was made to the list of the Office of Rail Transport and the standards not included in it − PN-EN 50155, PN-EN 61000-6 and PN-EN 50125-2. Energy requirements in the field of traction vehicles equipped with an automatic train control system have been identified − e.g. voltage range of the onboard system, permissible decays, voltage dips, disturbances and environmental requirements. The energy requirements for the rmCBTC on-board system were also identified.