Smart Traction Power Supply Systems for High-speed Railways

• Discusses what is meant by the term smart traction power supply systems and technology trends
• Reviews the new concept of the traction substation
• Describes how to develop smart traction power supply systems

Professor Shibin Gao is based at the School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), and the director of the National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Center (NEEC); he has presided over more than 50 national/ministerial and provincial-level scientific research projects, including 2 national science and technology support programs, 1 national high-tech R&D program (863 Program), 6 programs supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, and 25 science and technology development programs (key programs) supported by China Railway Corporation.

Professor Zhengqing Han is based at the School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU). He has been engaged in research on traction power supply automation and smart traction power supply system for many years; he has presided over more than 20 key programs, including youth programs and general programs supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, national advanced rail transit key programs, key scientific and technological development programs of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway Corporation, Ministry of Railways), and science and technology support programs of Sichuan Province.