Girard Avenue Rebuilt PCC Cars - SPECIFICATIONS
Based on data published by Vossloh Kiepe GmbH
| Design | Four-axle unidirectional streetcar |
| Type | PCC (Presidents Conference Committee) |
| Gauge | 5' 2-1/4" |
| Maximum speed | 40 mph |
| Acceleration (loaded) | 3 mph/sec. |
| Braking deceleration (loaded) | 3 mph/sec. |
| Emergency braking (loaded) | 6 mph/sec. |
| Line voltage | DC 600 V (+20 %, -30 %) |
| Axle arrangement | B’B’ |
| Carbody length | 46' 0" |
| Carbody width | 7' 11" (95") |
| Carbody height | 10' 1-1/2" |
| Distance between truck centers | 22' 9" |
| Axle spacing | 6' 0" |
| Vehicle weight | 45,084 lbs (22-1/2 tons) |
| Seating | 41 + 2 wheelchairs/6 + 1 |
| Standees | 70 |
| Wheel diameter, new/worn | 27"/25" |
| Gear ratio | 7.17 : 1 |
| Control | 2 traction control units with microprocessor technology with a traction control module (ASM) and an inverter control module (USM) |
| Type | ASM 321 and USM 300 |
| Construction | Electronic assembly and input/output assembly in compact housing |
| Cooling | Natural convection |
| Supply voltage | DC 24 V (+25 %, - 30%) |
| Design | Sequential vehicle control via microprocessor |
| Characteristics | Wheel slip/slide protection |
| Hill holder | |
| Line current limiting | |
| Recovery to the network with continuous monitoring of the network capacity | |
| Event/fault recorder | |
| Acquisition of operating data/diagnosis/fault analysis via PC | |
| Traction motors | 4 transverse three-phase asynchronous machines with self-ventilation |
| Type | MLU 3436 K/4 |
| Rated output | 50 kW (67 hp) |
| Rated voltage | 400 V |
| Rated current | 163 A |
| Rated frequency | 50 Hz |
| Rated speed | 1,968 rpm |
| Max. speed | 4,800 rpm |
| Underfloor container | 2 UTAs 200 |
| Dimensions | 1,760 mm x 1,300 mm x 500 mm (length x width x height) |
| Traction inverter | 2 IGBTdirect pulse inverters |
| Type | DPU 416 |
| Input voltage | DC 600 V (+20 %, -30 %) |
| Output | 2 x 100 kW (134 hp) (100 % continuous) |
| 2 x 250 kW (335 hp) max. | |
| Design | Pulse inverter operated directly at the network |
| Cooling | Forced ventilation by fan |
| Characteristics | Compact design due to IGBT technology |
| Triggering of the drive units via fibre optic cables | |
| Pulse pattern given by the inverter control module (USM) | |
| Jerkfree starting and braking | |
| Combined regenerative and rheostatic brake | |
| Contactless power/brake changeover and contactless changeover of direction of travel | |
| Redundant design | |
| On-board power supply 1 | 2 autarkic auxiliary converters in modular design with IGBT technology |
| Type | HBU 205 |
| Input | DC 600 V (+20 %, -30 %) |
| Outputs | 3 AC 208/120 V, 60 Hz Sinus, 30 kVA |
| On-board power supply 2 | Static on-board converter with IGBT technology |
| Type | GWL-B2 600-750/24-180Z/12-85 |
| Input | DC 600-750 V (+20 %, -30 %) |
| Outputs | DC 24 V, 180 A total current |
| DC 12 V, 85 A | |
| Battery charge | Constant voltage/constant current curve |
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