EBICAB

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EBICAB is a family of safe train control systems manufactured by Bombardier .

development

In relation to ETCS , EBICAB systems are class B systems (Class B system). B. in Germany with EBICAB 500/600 may continue to be used alongside the European ETCS. EBICAB 500 is equipped with the PZB 90 operating program .

The system, which emerged from the Swedish SLR system from Ericsson , works on the track side with balises and signal coding devices or serial communication with electronic interlockings . Computers are used on the vehicle side. The data is transmitted between passive trackside balises (two to five pieces per signal ) and an antenna mounted under the vehicle, which simultaneously supplies the balise with power when it is crossed.

Thanks to identical software in Sweden and Norway , cross-border trains can continue to run without changing the locomotive , although different signaling systems and regulations apply in both countries. In addition, EBICAB u. a. Use in Germany, Portugal , Finland and Bulgaria , but with partly different software:

  • EBICAB 500/600: Germany
  • EBICAB 700 (data transmission to trains at 4.5 MHz at 50 kbit / s with a total of 32 bits with 12 useful bits each): Sweden, Norway, Portugal (as Convel ), Bulgaria
  • EBICAB 900 (data transmission to trains at 4.5 MHz at 50 kbit / s with a total of 255 bits with 180 useful bits each): Spain , Finland
  • EBICAB 2000: Netherlands
  • the KVB system used in France is technically similar to the EBICAB.

EBICAB 2000 is the newest version of the EBICAB family. The system is an ETCS on- board unit ( onboard unit ), which z. B. is used in the TRAXX locomotive F140 MS (2E) from Bombardier.

In the original version from 1997 and also in later EBICAB versions, however, the EBICAB was a pure LZB / PZB device.

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literature

  • B. Eschermann, K. Forsgran: European train protection system for cross-border railway operation , ABB Review, 1995, (8), 17-22.
  • Ade Ogunsola, Andrea Mariscotti: Electromagnetic Compatibility in Railways: Analysis and Management . Springer Science & Business Media , 2012, p. 125.
  • 2002/731 / EC : Commission decision of 30 May 2002 on the technical specification for the interoperability of the "control, train protection and signaling" subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system in accordance with Article 6 (1) of Directive 96/48 / EC, p. 84– 87.