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Railway Technology
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ZIEHL-ABEGG is the world's leading supplier of fans, drive technology, and optimally coordinated control technology. We have decades of product experience in railroad technology, and develop and produce the most efficient fans for the future - and for the ventilation, air conditioning, and cooling of trains.
We develop and produce fans for the air conditioning of passenger compartments and drivers' cabins , and offer innovative solutions in many areas where cooling is required:
- electronics and choke cooling
- brake resistor cooling
- transformer cooling and oil coolers
- compressor cooling
- traction motor cooling
- ventilation for machine rooms
- and other applications
Trains are considered the safest and most reliable means of transport, and one which also offers exceptional travel comfort. ZIEHL-ABEGG contributes significantly to this - after all, our fans for railroad technology function with exceptional efficiency. In summer they ensure that the ambient air in high-capacity railcars and compartments, in dining cars, and in corridors is constantly renewed and cooled to pleasant temperatures for passengers at the same time. In winter they distribute warmed air quickly and reliably throughout the train.
In addition to cooling and air conditioning passenger and driver compartments, technical components must also be reliably cooled. ZIEHL-ABEGG possesses extensive expert knowledge in this domain as well. We develop and produce solutions for efficient cooling of traction motors, electronics, chokes, and brake resistors that keep these components at optimal operating temperature during continuous operation, thereby minimizing wear and extending lifespan and use cycles.
We also offer efficiently operating, sophisticated solutions in the field of transformer cooling, as well as oil coolers with internal or external rotor motors and backward curved, free running high-performance impellers. Based on application requirements we can supply these as single or dual flow motor impellers with or without housing casing.
Our portfolio also includes ideal solutions for the ventilation of machine rooms to keep motors, other units, and critical system components optimally cooled, thereby extending their service life. These are set apart by their exceptional reliability and are built by us in accordance with customer-specific specifications, with the result that they are perfectly adapted to the ventilation and air conditioning challenges in question.
In the field of railroad engineering especially, fans, drive, and control technology must be optimally coordinated in order to provide reliable and sustained high performance over many years. Our railroad engineering products are distinguished by clear advantages that only the Royal League in ventilation, control, and drive technology offers:
An exceptionally compact design enables space-saving installation, thereby unlocking other design freedoms - for example, configuring passenger compartments to be even more attractive. Our fans also generate exceptionally low tonal noise, even when operating at full capacity. After all, passengers don't want to see or hear ventilation technology - they just want to enjoy fresh air at a pleasant temperature during their train journey .
Our fans offer high efficiency and reliability in combination with minimal weight and long service life. Furthermore, our ventilation technology is also designed to withstand high vibration and shock loads problem-free, with no faults or failures. For the same reason, we equip our materials with high-efficiency corrosion protection that significantly boosts its resistance to both moisture and condensation.
These optimizations in materials technology go hand-in-hand with technical improvements, such as motor and impeller configurations optimized to the operating point and customer-specific adaptation.
We develop plug-in solutions in close coordination with our customers both at home and abroad. Naturally, these also comply with the following railroad engineering-specific requirements:
- DIN EN 50155 - Railway applications - Rolling stock - Electronic equipment
- DIN EN 61373 - Railway applications - Rolling stock equipment - Shock and vibration tests
- DIN EN 45545 - Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 2: Requirements for fire behavior of materials and components
- DIN EN 60349-2 - Electric traction - Rotating electrical machines for rail and road vehicles - Part 2: Electronic converter-fed alternating current motors
- DIN EN 50121-3-2: Railway applications - Electromagnetic compatibility - Part 3-2: Rolling stock - Apparatus
- DIN EN 50124-1: Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 1: Basic requirements - Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment
- DIN EN 60721-3-5: Classification of Environmental Conditions Part 3: Classification of Groups of Environmental Parameters and Their Severities; Section 5: Ground vehicle installations
Moreover, ZIEHL-ABEGG is classified in accordance with EN 15085 "Welding of railway vehicles and components" with classification level CL1.
Our system solutions for air conditioning and ventilation technology bring together our expertise in the areas of flow technology, motor development, and acoustics. A team specialized in the specific requirements of railroad engineering with many years of experience in the field develops and optimizes applications and solutions that are precisely attuned to the individual application areas. This makes ZIEHL-ABEGG a strong partner to leading transport companies in Germany, Europe, and worldwide.
Climb aboard the Royal League in ventilation, control, and drive technology, and let ZIEHL-ABEGG transport you into the future.
* These ZIEHL-ABEGG products, which are suggested as possible solutions for these applications, are purely informative and serve as a rough guide. Consequently, individual contact with our technical sales experts is necessary and advisable with regard to a specific application so that the individual use can be checked and approved with regard to the explicit conditions.