11,000Nm AC replacement for D77 DC traction motors
Motors
AC-77
Highlights
- Mechanically compatible with D77 motors
- Uses existing bull and pinion gearing
- Continuous and peak tractive effort improvement over D77 equipped locomotives
- Typical DC motor drawbacks such as armature commutator damage, “carbon tracking”, frequent brush replacement and commutator repair, are nonexistent with the AC induction motor