IEEE Electrification Magazine - September 2016 - 1

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VOL. 4, NO. 3

SEPTEMBER 2016

ISSN 2325-5987

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MAGAZINE

F E AT U R E S

Future of
Electric Railways

Advanced
electrification systems
with static converters
for ac railways.

Low-Frequency Coupling
Phenomena in electric
transportation systems.

Managing the Italian
High-Speed Railway
Network
Provisions for reducing
interference between
electric traction systems.

J. Bongiorno, G. Boschetti,
and A. Mariscotti

Energy storage and other
alternatives in modern
light railways.

Pablo Arboleya, Peru Bidaguren,
and Urtzi Armendariz

Ivan Krastev, Pietro Tricoli,
Stuart Hillmansen, and Minwu Chen

Energy Is On Board

Fabrizio Caracciolo,
Alvaro Fumi, and Enrico Cinieri

What the IEC Tells Us
About Stray Currents
Guidance for a
practical approach.

Cassiano Lobo Pires

D E PA R T M E N T S & C O L U M N S
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