Question

how is a electrical locomotive work dont spam nd copy nd if u dont know so please don't answer

Answer 1

Electric locomotives have forward, reverse and neutral. Neutral simply means that the accelerator is disconnected and that there is no power. If the electric engine was to idle like an internal combustion engine (that is, running without a load), the current would get too high and the engine would be damaged. The engine has protections against this as it automatically cuts the power if the current is too high.

Answer 2

Most electrics are operated on ac single phase . A panto collects current from the 1 phase OHE. It is sent into a transformer and voltage is reduced. This ac is rectified and sent to a regulator, that controls the auxiliaries in the loco. Power to the traction motors is sent via a control circuit. In older locos , dc motor is used and in newer models, an ARNO converter converts 1 phase ac to 3 phase ac to run the induction motors used as traction motors.