EMCBS Panel for
Electrical Locomotive
Driver’s
Back-up Valve
Driver's Brake Controller
Auxiliary Panel
Electronic Control Unit
EMCBS is a modular braking system developed for its use in 3-Phase Electric Locomotive (EMCBS), suitable for application and release of train brake and locomotive brakes in accordance with a graduated release twin-pipe air brake system. Its LRU line replaceable intelligent modules are connected to the local network function together in conjunction with the locomotive control computer (VCU) to achieve the desired brake functionality. The system has the following major parts:
Salient Features
- • Electronic Control Unit (ECU) consisting of Brake Control Electronics and Vigilance Control device
- • Auxiliary Control Unit
- • Brake Control Unit with Header for pneumatic connections
- • Driver’s Brake Controller with diagnostics display
- • Driver Back-up valve
- • Compact, modular, and reliable design
- • Distributed control through 8 high performance micro controllers
- • Intelligent LRU modules with three level redundancy feature
- • Applies penalty brake in case driver becomes incapacitated
- • Back-up in case of electronic brake failure
- • Seamless interface with Loco propulsion system
- • User-friendly operation & Easy Maintenance
- • User-friendly graphical user interface-based software with advanced features and better diagnostics
Applications
- • Compatible with WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAP-9 Locomotives
- • Comparative with EP Assisted Brake System