SYNOPSIS OF WORKSHOP AND SEMINAR

The railway industry is growing rapidly in Malaysia. The continued investment by the government on the railway would mean that the industry must be prepared to transform itself in facing future challenges in terms of safety, development, train operations, maintenance and future planning. There is also a need to have a better control on the quality and types of products to be introduced in Malaysia. As more and more new products from abroad are being introduced to the industry, we must not ignore the legacy systems that had already been in place in the railway for many years in Malaysia. These pose interesting challenges to the regulator and operators. To transform the industry, we must also look into enhancing safety awareness and technical knowhow within the industry. Simultaneously, we must look into enhancing the capability of the local manufacturers to enable them to support the railway industry. Several new strategies and initiatives are being introduced for this purpose. This includes the establishment of the Railway Safety Committee, development of railway technical standards and human capital technology transfer programme.

To expose participants to fundamental of train propulsion system, AC and DC traction power system design, simulation and sizing of equipment. To expose participants to comprehensive introduction on the requirements of utility bulk power supply scheme for rail transportation system which will also include supply reliability, adequacy, and power quality phenomena and harmonic mitigation using harmonic filters. To expose participants to railway system reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS), electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic interference. We strongly encourage engineering students, engineers and industry players who are currently working in or planning to work in the railway industry or impacted by the evolving technology in the railway industry to attend this workshop