Bret Dwayne Worden

TL;DR: In this article, a controlled stop system for an AC electric locomotive includes a braking effort control circuit responsive to a braking command regulating braking effort produced by AC traction motors coupled in driving relationship to wheels of the locomotive.

TL;DR: In this paper, a contactless power transfer system for a mobile asset is presented, which includes a primary loop disposed adjacent to a location that is coupled to a power source, and a secondary receiving coil is disposed on the mobile asset and coupled to the traction motor.

TL;DR: In this article, a traction control system for controlling an electric traction motor drivingly coupled to a wheel of a tractive vehicle is described, which includes a means for determining speed of the wheel, a control circuitry for controlling drive signals to the motor based upon the wheel speed and tractive effort.

TL;DR: In this article, an adhesion control system for a locomotive is provided for achieving and maintaining a maximum adhesion value, which includes a means for determining from an appropriate adhesion-creep curve an ideal creep rate that must be achieved and maintained in order to achieve and maintain a maximum Adhesion value.

TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-mode control system for a locomotive includes a throttle control device having notch settings corresponding to, for a first, long haul mode, control signals for providing respective tractive effort or power from the locomotive.