The paper presents a proposal of a description of the operating conditions of diesel-electric locomotives. The proposal is a result of the operational experience and the analysis of the locomotive operation. It constitutes a significant simplification in relation to the descriptions currently used by domestic carriers. The paper also presents examples of analyses of the operating conditions of locomotives using the proposed method.

W pracy przedstawiono propozycję opisu warunków eksploatacji pojazdów w wybranej aglomeracji miejskiej z użyciem dyskretnej mapy warunków eksploatacji. Mapa taka umożliwia prognozowanie wybranych parametrów eksploatacyjnych pojazdów dla przyjętych dróg przejazdu oraz różnych jednostek napędowych. Głównymi parametrami wyznaczanymi z użyciem dyskretnej mapy warunków eksploatacji są: całkowita energia przeznaczana do napędu wybranego...

In electric vehicles, as in hybrids vehicles, a very important factor affecting the energy efficiency of the powertrain is the ability to use the regenerative braking energy. Depending on the settings available in electric vehicles, the driver can choose different modes of operation: switch off the regenerative braking mode altogether, select the intensity of regenerative braking, or leave the control system in automatic mode....

The paper contains the results from a tec hnical analysis of the conditions of the operation of hydrodynamic bearings supporting the drums of ore processing mills at KGHM Polska Mied ź S.A. A theoretical analysis was performed on the grounds of onsite examination and measurem ents of principal dimensions of the bearings of interest. The computer simulation covered the characteristics of the oil film in the bearings...