Roberto Tione, Faiveley Transport - Unife

EPAC: the pneumatic architectureRoberto TioneEPAC system: the solution for EMU/DMUTrain Control NetworkEPAC Network• EPAC System is the competitive solution on EMU’s and DMU’s where– Jacob Bogie train architecture → N cars → N+1 Bogies → N+1 EPAC– Each Bogie is independently weighted → independent Brake Control per bogie function isrequested– Distributed Traction architecture → Simple (per bogie) or complex (per train) blendingphilosophy must be implemented– UIC compliance must be implemented for interoperability with existing fleets → external UIC orsimplified distributor valve supplies the UIC interoperabilityRoberto Tione