The Future of Railway Electrification Control...Devices Operational Systems New Electrification...

The Future of Railway

Electrification ControlDr Paul Hodgson

3rd May 2018

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

UK Electrified Railways

Canterbury

Paddock Wood

Eastleigh

Romford

Rugby

Raynes ParkLewisham

Selhurst

Brighton

Sandhills

Crewe

York

Cathcart

The 13 Existing Electrical

Control Locations

AC Control Location

DC Control Location

Operational Integration

Planning Facilities

Safety & Security

Factors leading to Improvement

and Optimisation

Factors leading to Avoidance of

Service Degradation

Factors leading to Incremental

Baseline Improvement

Traction Power Control System Hierarchy

Instrumentation

Control

SCADA

Decision

Support

ERM

Plant

Interface

Data

Gathering

Command

& Control

Electrical Model – Planning

& Operational Response

Energy Resource Management,

Remote Securing / Remote EarthC

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Safety & Security(Supply/Access)

Digital Railway

Integration

TPCMSTraction Power Centralised

Management System

National Traction Power Control

Network Rail &

Public Telephony

Data Centres

Secure Connection

TPCMS: The Solution

Manchester

ROC

Three Bridges

ROC

Core Network

New RTUs &

PMUs

Data Centres

Electrical Control Operations

Configuration Management

TPCMS: The Solution

Manchester

ROC

Three Bridges

ROC

Existing RTUs

Training

New RTUs &

PMUs

TPCMS: The Solution

Manchester

ROC

Three Bridges

ROC

MK: Energy

Management &

Reporting

Existing RTUs

Operations (ECRs)Operations

(ROCs)

Controlled Device Operates

Feedback Indication Generated

Security: At the Heart of the System

Traction Power Location

Electrical Control

Operator

The Future

Wireless

Devices

Lineside /

Traction

Power

Devices

Operational Systems

New Electrification

Schemes

• TPCMS is one System

TPCMS is Live

Thanks for listening – are there any questions?

It is the single platform for an integrated traction power control management system

• TPCMS is Live

The Data Centres are in service: secure, reliable, managed and supported

Control of Anglia from Romford ECR since 12-February

• TPCMS is the Future

It is flexible, scalable and configurable

Romford ECR

Thank you

for your attention3rd May 2018