EKE-Electronics - Eke-Trainnet Train Management Systems (TMS) and Event Recorders

EKE-Electronics designs and manufactures highly intelligent EKE-Trainnet® Train Management Systems (TMS) for controlling, monitoring and recording train operation.

The EKE TMS is a train communication system that helps you measure, forecast and minimise your train’s downtime, maintenance costs and energy consumption. We help you keep a recording of all your crucial data in the smallest, safest and most rugged train blackbox in the market - the EKE-Trainnet® Event Recorder.

MODULAR TRAINNET TRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The components of the on-board Trainnet include:

• Coach computer in each car
• Event Recorder, i.e. train blackbox
• Network of your choice inside the car and throughout the train (CAN, LON, WTB, MVB, RS232/422/485)
• Digital and analogue I/O modules controlling your subsystems
• Online connection to the depot, i.e. train-to-wayside communication (Ethernet, GPS, GPRS, WIFI)
• User interfaces for train driver and crew - displays, touchscreens, panels
• Surveillance cameras (CCTV)
• Infotainment screens for passengers (video and audio)
• Public announcement systems (PIS)

From these components EKE-Electronics will tailor-make the kind of train management system you want. There are now more than 10,000 EKE-Trainnet systems operating in metros, trams and trains around the world.

TRAIN CONTROL AND DIAGNOSTICS AS REFURBISHMENT OR FOR NEW TRAINS

The EKE TMS saves costs and improves operation, whether fitted in new or existing trains. The Trainnet can control the train doors, heating, ventilation, braking, lighting, tilting and speed, as well as keeping track of emissions, energy and fuel consumption.

Other benefits include:

• Easy application with ISaGRAF®
• Linux operating system
• Fault detection
• Data storage
• Train-to-wayside communication

The operation of EKE-Electronics complies with ISO 9001:2001. The EKE TMS fully complies with the IEC, EN and UIC standards (e,g. IEC 61375-1, EN 50155, UIC 556).

PREVENTIVE TRAIN MAINTENANCE

The EKE-Trainnet helps you decrease the trains’ downtime and optimise stock mobilisation. When anything in a running train is malfunctioning, the depot is automatically informed and technicians prepared as the train arrives, allowing for quicker repairs.

As the train ages and sub-systems like brakes begin to wear out, the Trainnet helps you assess your maintenance needs. You get excellent tools for fault finding and analysis, both in the train and at the depot, and event / fault logs for preventive maintenance. The EKE-Trainnet means less work, less costs and a longer train lifetime.

ENERGY SAVING AND EMISSION CONTROL FOR ROLLING STOCK

The EKE TMS helps you measure, estimate and control the energy consumption and emissions of your train. The Trainnet gives you accurate real-time data required by various governmental and environmental bodies on your train’s ecological performance, e.g. compliance with ISO 14001.

EKE-TRAINNET EVENT RECORDER - BLACKBOX FOR TRAINS

The EKE-Trainnet Event Recorder is the smallest and safest train blackbox in the market. It complies with all the principal rolling stock standards (e.g. EEIG 97E461, IEEE 1482, GM/RT2472) and fits in a standard 19in rack.

With a fire-proof and crash-proof Rugged Memory Module, the Trainnet blackbox records signals like video in any circumstance. The EKE Train Inspection Program (TIP) provides various options for examining this data.

EKE TMS PROJECTS AROUND THE GLOBE

• New Hunter rail cars
• X60 commuter trains
• New Jersey diesel electric locomotive
• Wuhan Z&Y SS3 locomotives
• Regional trains for French regions
• Meridian trains for Midland Mainline
• VR Finland coaches, trains, locomotives
• ZELRI high-speed train, tilting train, TCN technology transfer
• Korean G7 high-speed train
• Cairns tilt train
• Double-deck Israel
• Virgin cross-country
• England-France Channel Tunnel
• London Underground Central Line