ACCEPTANCE AND SAFETY TESTING OF IPS SYSTEMS FOR

INDIAN RAILWAYS AT CGL, INDORE

A Major Project (Phase-I ) Report submitted to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki

Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P.)
towards the partial fulfilment of the Degree of

Master of Engineering
In
Electrical Engineering
With specialization in
Power Electronics

Guided By:
Dr. R. K. Saxena

Submitted by:
RISHABH PURIA

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SHRI G.S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, INDORE
[An Autonomous Institute]
DECEMBER 2014
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SHRI G.S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE,

INDORE
[An Autonomous Institute]

RECOMMENDATION

The major project (Phase-I) entitled "ACCEPTANCE AND SAFETY TESTING OF IPS
SYSTEMS FOR INDIAN RAILWAYS AT CGL, INDORE " submitted by Mr. Rishabh
Puria, towards the partial fulfilment of degree of Master of Engineering
(Electrical) specialization in Power Electronics, of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki
Vishwavidyalya , Bhopal is satisfactory account of the progress made by him in
dissertation work.

Supervisor

Prof. & Head

Dr. R.K.Saxena

Dept. of Electrical Engg.

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SHRI S.G.S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE,

INDORE
(An Autonomous Institute)

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Major Project (Phase -I) entitled ACCEPTANCE AND
SAFETY TESTING OF IPS SYSTEMS FOR INDIAN RAILWAYS AT CGL, INDORE,
submitted by Rishabh Puria, towards the partial fulfilment of the degree of
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Power
Electronics, of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal is satisfactory
account of the progress made by his dissertation work.

Internal Examiner:

External Examiner:

DATE:

DATE:

SHRI S.G.S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE,

INDORE
(An Autonomous Institute)

DECLARATION

I Rishabh Puria student of M.E. (POWER ELECTRONICS) 3rd semester

hereby declare that, I am working on this project under the guidance of

Prof. Dr. R.K.Saxena,(EED). The work done is original and all the
material used in this thesis / report is properly referenced and all
references are taken into account to the best of my beief.

Rishabh Puria

ABSTRACT
Railway Transport for many years has been one of INDIAs
fastest growing, environment friendly and the safest mode of
transport.
It is safest mode today because of the efforts of the railway
authorities of INDIA, one of which includes properly
organised advanced signalling systems.
Uninterrupted Power Supply plays a significant role in the
efficient working of Railway Signalling System. For this
purpose, Integrated Power Supply (IPS) is being progressively
installed on Indian Railways, due to its compact design and
reliability. Failure of IPS may affect the punctuality and
safety of trains.
Via this project I will be performing quality testing (hardware
and logical) of IPS systems used by Indian Railways at CGL,
Indore.

CONTENTS

S.NO
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.

CHAPTERS
Introduction
Literature Overview
Proposed Scheme
Proposed Methodology &
Analysis
Completed
till
Now
Bibliography

PAGE
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-16

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LIST OF FIGURES
S.NO
1.

FIGURE
BLOCK DIAG. OF IPS

PAGE
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CHAPTER - 1
INTRODUCTION
Power supply system is the heart of signaling system. For
a reliable signaling system installation, reliable power
supply system is most important.
RE Area (Railway Electrified):
In AC electrified area, the main power is derived from
the traction supply.
In RE area the source of power supply to signaling system
is through auxiliary transformer connected to OHE. This
supply is very reliable but its occasional interruption/ low
voltage cannot be ruled out leading to blank signals.
Non RE Area:
In non-electrified area, the main supply is obtained from
commercial power supply.
The source of power supply is through a rural feeder,
which is quite unreliable in respect of its availability and
voltage. The battery backup is provided in all the DC
circuit, which requires more maintenance. Due to
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frequent interruptions of supply, the signals are

becoming blank till the starting of Diesel Generators.
To overcome these problems a comprehensive power
supply scheme known as Integrated Power Supply system
has been developed by RDSO.
The function of Integrated Power Supply system is to
provide a stable and reliable AC and DC power supply to
the Railway signalling installations against all AC mains
variations or even interruptions. This is very essential for
proper movement of trains. As the name indicates, it is
designed and developed with a view to provide complete
power solutions from single system to all signalling
circuits. The IPS for Railway Signalling circuits shall be
manufactured
as
per
RDSO
specification
No.
RDSO/SPN/165/2004, Amndt. 5.
RDSO approved Firms:
At present following are the RDSO approved firms for
supply and installation of IPS system on Indian Railways:
1. M/s Amara Raja Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.,
Tirupati.(A.P.)
2. M/s Statcon Power Controls Ltd., Noida (U.P.)
3. M/s HBL Nife Power System Ltd., Hyderabad (A.P.)
4. Crompton Greaves Ltd., Indore(M.P.)

CHAPTER - 2
LITERATURE

OVERVIEW

This whole project is going to be performed under strict

guidelines provided by Indian Railway Authorities and certain
norms established by International Authorities. Some brief
information about them are as follows :

1. SIGNAL

DIRECTORATE

RESEARCH,

DESIGNS

&

STANDARDS ORGANISATION,LUCKNOW:
In India , For railway signaling systems there are
certain standards which are to be kept in mind which
are proposed and managed by above authority and is
all

provided

in

SPECIFICATION

NO.-

RDSO/SPN/165/2012.
2. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL
STANDARDIZATION (CENELEC):
European standard EN-50129 was drafted and
approved by CENELEC in 2002 (which superseded
ENV-50129) which generally included norms for the
communication, signaling & processing systems.
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Now, standards given by above mentioned committees are

basically used as guidelines for the manufacturing &
testing of Signaling Systems, employed presently in
Indian Railways.

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CHAPTER - 3
PROPOSED

SCHEME

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The IPS system basically consists of three major parts :

1. Float Rectifier Cum Boost Charger(FRBC) Panel:
Shown in Red colour. This panel consists of
FRBC or SMR module
Distribution/Supervisory control/Alarm (DSA) unit.
2. A.C. Distribution Panel(ACDP):
Shown in Blue colour. This panel consists of
Inverter.
Ferro resonant based Automatic Voltage Regulator
(AVR) or Bypass CVT.
Transformers.
3. D.C. Distribution Panel(DCDP):
Shown in Purple Colour. This panel consists of
DC-DC Converters
Common Digital Voltmeters for measurements.

The Scheme proposed for testing of IPS systems

falls under the norms given by RDSO under
SPECIFICATION NO.- RDSO/SPN/165/2012.

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CHAPTER - 4
PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
&
ANALYSIS COMPLETED TILL NOW
Following will be the steps taken into account to cover the
whole project efficiently and properly within specified time
frame:

1. Collecting & Organizing the detailed information about the

system which is to be tested:
(a)Which further involves keeping track of recent
edification about the IPS.
2. Visiting the site (CGL, Indore) to physically acknowledge:
(a) the various parts of hardware of IPS (which are to be
tested).
(b) the various parameters which are to be tested.
(c) the various instruments required to perform testing
safely.
(d) the on-site availability of those instruments.
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3. Completing a thorough report on the whole project.

WORK DONE TILL NOW:

Following is a table briefly describing the various parameters
(which are to be tested), device required for testing, and onsite availability of those devices:
1). DCDP:
(a) DC-DC converters

PARAMETERS

I/P Current
I/P Voltage
Ripple
Psopho noise
O/P Current
O/P Voltage

DEVICE REQ.

AVAILABILITY

Multimeter
"
C.R.O
Psophometer
Multimeter
"

A
A
A
A
A
A

2). ACDP:
(a) Inverters
Parameters
I/P Current
I/P Voltage

Device
Multimeter
"

Availability
A
A
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 O/P Current
O/P Voltage

T.H.D
Frequency

Power Analyzer
"
"
Counter/C.R.O

A
A
A
A

(b) Transformer(S.D.):
Parameters
I/P Voltage
O/P Current
O/P Voltage

Devices
Power Analyzer
"
"

Availability
A
A
A

(c)AVR:

Parameters
I/P Voltage
I/P Current
I/P Power
O/P Voltage
O/P Current
O/P Power
Distortion
Efficiency
Regulation

Devices
Power Analyzer
"
Manually
Power Analyzer
"
Manually
Distortion level meter
Manually
"

Availability
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

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3). FRBC Panel:

(a) S.M.R

Parameters
I/P Voltage
I/P Current
I/P Power
P.F
V T.H.D
I T.H.D
O/P Voltage
O/P Current
O/P Power
Ripple
Psopho noise
Efficiency

Devices
Power Analyzer
"
Manually
Power Analyzer
"
"
Power Analyzer
"
Manually
C.R.O
Psophometer
Manually

Availability
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

The above mentioned tables are just to give the vague

knowledge about the whole testing procedures.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

i.

Railway applications-Communication, signaling and

processing systems-Safety related electronic systems
for signaling.

ii.

Draft Specification For SMPS Based IPS (Version 3)

specification no.-IPS RDSO-SPN 165-2012.

iii.

Maintenance handbook on IPS (version3).

iv.

Performa for Acceptance Test (by RDSO).

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