Development of hydraulic friction brake for railway rolling stock - (Part 1: Static behavior of poppet-type brake pressure control valve)

In this study, a novel hydraulic brake system is proposed in order to increase the reliability of railway brake systems. The reason hydraulic brake systems have not been taken up as a practical railway brake system until now is that the brake pressure control valve inherently has internal leakage and this causes insufficient fail-safe function. Accordingly, We focus on the development of a hydraulic brake pressure control valve (BPC valve) in this study. By virtue of adopting poppet elements in the valve, the braking force is maintained without internal leakage even when the electric power supply fails. The developed BPC valve includes a built-in pressure feedback. mechanism and it enables the pressure control function to be maintained when the pressure transducer is broken. The operating principle and wear compensation methods for poppet elements are also examined in this study. The experimental results verify the linearity of static behavior, the stability, and the performance of the valve in maintaining output pressure.