2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electric Railway
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kazuyoshi Nezu / Kazuki Nakamura / Yuki Ota / Yoshiaki Taguchi
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - unknown
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- EEE.P381
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- May 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course deals with general topics of electric railway systems, including vehicles, power supplies, train controls, signals, telecommunications, which are representative applications of the electric and electronic engineering. In recent years, further efforts toward energy conservation, decarbonization, the declining birthrate and aging population, have become social issues. Electric railways have a major role in addressing these issues. In the future, technological approaches to further improve energy efficiency and safety, and to enhance sustainability by reducing the labor required, will also be important. Including above mentioned viewpoints, objects and technical features of electric railway systems are to be grasped.
Course description and aims
The aim of this course is to learn the following abilities:
1. To explain the roles and functions of electric railways.
2. To explain the roles and features of components consisting electric railway systems.
3. To explain the status and future developability of electrical and telecommunication technologies applied to electric railways.
Keywords
Electric railways, Railway vehicles, Power supply systems, Signalling and safety systems, Railway telecommunication systems.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- ・Applied specialist skills on EEE
Class flow
This course presents the roles, configuration, technical features of electric railway systems.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview | Understanding of feature points and components of railway system |
| Class 2 | Railway vehicles 1 | Understanding of classification, structure, performance of vehicles |
| Class 3 | Railway vehicles 2 | Understanding of circuits and control methods of vehicles |
| Class 4 | Power supply systems 1 | Understanding of electric power feeding systems |
| Class 5 | Power supply systems 2 | Understanding of current collection systems |
| Class 6 | Train control and signalling systems | Understanding of train operation safety and stability |
| Class 7 | Railway telecommunication systems | Understanding of telecommunication systems specified for railway |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to reference books and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Masayuki Matsumoto, "Denki Tetsudou (2nd edition)," Morikita Publishing Co., Ltd., ISBN: 4627741829
Evaluation methods and criteria
Grading is based on reports (100%). The reports will include the railway vehicles, power supply systems, signalling and telecommunication systems. From the reports, the understanding of technical points will be evaluated in roles, design, operation, and maintenance of electric railway systems.
Related courses
- EEE.C201 ： Electric Circuits I
- EEE.C202 ： Electric Circuits II
- EEE.P301 ： Electric Machinery and apparatus
- EEE.P321 ： Electric Power Engineering I
Prerequisites
None