VCU is a digital control system for control, regulation, HARDWARE
measuring, sequencing, protection, supervision and communication tasks for retrofitted (modernized) VCU cabinet consists of three 19” sub-racks with: locomotives. • electronic modules • power supplies It has been successfully used in applications such as mod- • motherboard (buses) ernization (thyristorization) of old diode locomotives where The core of the VCU is a multi-processor VMEbus based the following functions are supported: sub-system (placed in one of the sub-racks) with different • regulation system of the main electromotor drive I/O modules. • control of pantographs and vacuum circuit breaker The hardware is modular and adaptable to a wide range of • control of auxiliary services customer requirements. • control of change-over switches A complete range of the hardware modules consists of: • control of traction contactors • Supply sub-system which consists of • train circulation at ordered power supplies and its control circuits speed • Conditioning units • control of protection circuits • Conditioning and protection units • slip protection and control of • I/O signals extenders traction motor currents • Digital input units • display of locomotive status • Digital output units • indication of locomotive • Central processing unit(s) operating parameters • A/D and D/A conversion units • safety control and driver • Digital speed measurement unit vigilance (“dead man” • V/F measuring unit function) • Pulse triggering unit • man-machine interface • Synchronization unit • communication with TCN/ • Galvanic isolation units UIC556 gateway • Pulse amplifier unit KONTRAC Vehicle Control Unit type VCU/Locomotives KONTRAC Vehicle Control Unit type VCU/Locomotives SOFTWARE VCU allows easy designing of a particular traction application because of a wide range of hardware modules available and Consists of three main parts: flexible programming. • s ystem software (real time kernel and system programs) VCU has been successfully certified in exploitation and con- that are delivered together with central processing unit tinuously improved and extended by new features. • integrated development environment that gives the user the possibility to create desired application program • c ontrol program (the union of application and system software)