Traction power simulation software for railway electrification
The EN 50641-certified Sitras Sidytrac Designer, along with Sitras Sidytrac Live and Eye, are cutting-edge traction power simulation software products. These tools enable you to design railway electrification projects more efficiently and optimize operations while offering significant benefits in cost-efficiency and system performance.
Three solutions for your railway electrification challenges
We developed Sitras Sidytrac Designer, Live, and Eye as comprehensive traction power simulation software to offer designers and operators crucial solutions for railway electrification projects. These software solutions address various aspects of traction power systems:
- Efficient design of traction power supply systems
- Reliable and real-time predictions
- Transparent visualization of calculation results
Our advanced traction power simulation software enables precise planning, intuitive interpretation of complex data, and comprehensive optimization of your railway systems.
Sitras Sidytrac Designer – for flexible planning and design
Sitras Sidytrac Designer is a powerful traction power simulation software for planning railway electrification projects. This comprehensive tool combines precise simulations of train runs, network calculations, and short circuit analyses with extensive system expertise. It helps you design components, dimension, and optimize AC or DC traction systems in detail. With standardized and automated workflows, Sitras Sidytrac Designer enables efficient project design and implementation while reducing potential errors.
Sitras Sidytrac Live – always in the picture
Stay informed about your railway electrification system's current status with Sitras Sidytrac Live, an innovative traction power simulation software. Instead of relying on numerous sensors, this tool calculates key values directly. Sitras Sidytrac Live also offers future-oriented simulations based on real-time data, keeping you one step ahead. This feature saves time and provides enhanced flexibility, allowing you to easily modify network configurations and calculate various conditions.
Sitras Sidytrac Eye – the optimal interface
A major advantage of Sitras Sidytrac Eye is its ability to share calculations with individual users and other systems via an API. This functionality allows various applications to leverage Sitras Sidytrac Eye's traction power supply simulations for optimization purposes. The interface enables seamless collaboration and interactions between different applications, such as timetable or disposition planning programs. By integrating this traction power simulation software, you can boost efficiency and ensure improved system availability across your railway operations.
Groundbreaking new features in Sitras Sidytrac traction power simulation software
Comprehensive component modeling for traction power systems
To simplify the modeling of your electrical traction power supply, Sidytrac offers a variety of different components that you can easily adapt to your operating conditions. Our advanced simulation tool supports:
- DC traction systems: diode rectifiers, controlled rectifiers, inverters, energy storage systems, and voltage limiting devices
- AC traction systems: typical autotransformers, booster transformers, var compensators, rotary converters, and converters
We continually update our traction power simulation software to support new components and modifications, ensuring you have the most current modeling capabilities.
Intuitive graphical modeling interface
Enter your data effortlessly with our user-friendly traction power simulation software. The intuitive interface of Sitras Sidytrac Designer allows you to:
- Define individual parameters in tables while simultaneously viewing corresponding characteristics
- Enter train line and electrical single-line diagrams graphically
- Obtain a comprehensive overview of the entire traction power model
Standardized interfaces for partner programs
Sidytrac Eye provides standardized interfaces for load flow simulation and short circuit calculation that can be used by partner programs. Different approaches allow various datasets to be exchanged to meet individual needs.
Efficient traction power supply – Sitras Sidytrac simulation software in detail
Precision in traction power simulation: Sitras Sidytrac Designer
Imagine having a comprehensive traction power simulation software that offers detailed simulations of train runs, optimized power supply concepts, energy demand calculations, calculations of contingency operation, current load and impedance calculations along the entire line. As an advanced traction power simulation tool, Sitras Sidytrac Designer goes beyond basic features. It supports:
- Dimensioning of protection and monitoring equipment
- Evaluation of network reactions and power quality
- Analysis of magnetic fields and electromagnetic compatibility
Leverage increased efficiency and optimized functionality in your railway electrification projects with Sitras Sidytrac Designer – ensuring successful outcomes through powerful traction power supply modeling.
Real-time traction power analysis: Sitras Sidytrac Live
When you need an accurate snapshot of your railway electrification status under current conditions, Sitras Sidytrac Live is your go-to traction power simulation software. This versatile tool:
- Performs calculations based on your specified network configuration or current switching states
- Calculates real-time power requirements
- Reliably predicts anomalies or bottlenecks
- Enables proactive countermeasures
With Sitras Sidytrac Live, you'll have a dynamic traction power analysis system at your fingertips, ensuring optimal performance of your rail network.
Spotlight on your traction power supply: Sitras Sidytrac Eye
Sitras Sidytrac Eye enhances efficiency and seamlessly integrates with other applications for full optimization of railway electrification projects. This traction power simulation software offers:
- Improved energy optimization when used with Controlguide Falko and other timetable planning programs
- Simulation of traction power supply systems
- Analyses, results, and energy characteristics for energy-efficient timetables
- Calculations of short-circuit currents and complex impedances
The software also helps you to better design vehicle components through detailed dimensioning in terms of contact line currents and vehicle currents as well as the load flow between substations and vehicles for a specific operating sequence. Harness the power of our comprehensive traction power simulation suite to elevate your railway electrification projects to new heights of efficiency and reliability.
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