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Prototype Electric Bogie with Dynamic Braking

Rather than having an electric motor outside the bogie, this design packs a medium electric motor inside the bogie itself, much like the bogies of real diesel-electric locomotives. Each bogie would therefore can be independently controlled giving it greater flexibility and redundancy.

And like its real-life counterpart, it comes with dynamic braking. In essence, rather than wasting the kinetic energy of the locomotive when braking, a dynamic brake converts that kinetic energy into useful electrical energy which then can be used to charge your batteries (aka. regenerative) or dissipate heat via resistors (aka. rheostatic). Utilizing a dynamic brake on steep hills or slowing down means less wear on conventional brakes. (Important to note, this is not a replacement for a conventional brake as it cannot bring a locomotive to a standstill).

In addition to that, this bogie has a micro-controller that manages your brakes and throttle. In addition, it has a built-in anti-slip controller that measures the speed of the bogie; converts that into a target RPS; and then measures the discrepancy between that and the actual RPS so it won't exceed the target. Much like PIDs but with functions. All this means that wheel-slippage are a thing of the past, so you can concentrate on other tasks rather than continuously managing the throttle to prevent wheel-slippage.

This modular design means you can simply weld it into any electric locomotive, plug in the components, and you have a fully functional, self-controlling bogie. Perfect for any locomotives that might have issues with wheel slippage or space.