Innovative lightweight traction system technologies employing power electronics on the Shinkansen high-speed EMUs

In 1964, the Tokaido Shinkansen marked the start of the world’s first commercial service high-speed railway that operates at over 200km/h. Since then, the Tokaido Shinkansen has demonstrated itself as a successful business and technological advancement. In the event of speed-up of the Shinkansen, wayside environmental matters such as noise...