[Trains4Ever]

Hi,

I am spitting through the OpenRails source and found this:

float maxForceN = MaxForceN * t;
float maxPowerW = MaxPowerW * t * t;

MSTSLocomotive.cs, at line 1422.
And my question is, why is maxPowerW multiplied twice by the throttle value?(where maxForceN is only multiplied once)
Can someone explain that?


Thanks

[dajones]

That is correct for a typical diesel electric. Here is a quote from page 255 of the Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics edited by Simon Iwnicki: "It will also be noticed that because the control is a current reference, the power curve is proportional to the square of the throttle notch."

Doug

[Trains4Ever]

dajones, on 02 March 2018 - 11:09 AM, said:

That is correct for a typical diesel electric. Here is a quote from page 255 of the Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics edited by Simon Iwnicki: "It will also be noticed that because the control is a current reference, the power curve is proportional to the square of the throttle notch."

Doug

Thanks!
That explains it.