Transportation Systems
Overview
History
For close to seven decades, Mitsubishi Electric has provided groundbreaking new innovations in the transportation industry. We’re proud of our record of firsts in the technologies and systems that continue to keep society mobile.
1950
1960
First advance into overseas markets: Delivery of electrical components to Indian Railways
Advance into European market: Delivery of electrical components for the Spanish National Railway Network
Completion of traction motors for Shinkansen production cars
Marketing of Japan’s first* Automatic Train Control (ATC) and Automatic Train Operation (ATO) equipment
Traction motor for Shinkansen production cars
1970
World’s first* mass production and delivery of chopper control system
Chopper control system
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CFC evaporative cooling rectifier
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Regenerative inverter
1980
Japan's first delivery of Unattended Train Operation (UTO) system
Delivery of Japan’s first* VVVF inverter for 1500V catenary
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VVVF inverter for 1500V catenary
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Flywheel-type train line power storage equipment
1990
Delivery of converter-inverter applying IPM semiconductors (First for Shinkansen*)
Converter-inverter applying IPM semiconductors
2000
Delivery of Japan’s first* Train Integrated Management System (TIMS)
Delivery of Japan’s* first passenger information system (Train Vision)
Delivery of totally enclosed induction motor
Marketing of air conditioning using substitute refrigerant
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Train Vision
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Totally enclosed induction motor
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AU726A-G4 air conditioning
2010
Marketing of world’s first* VVVF inverter using SiC
Delivery of world’s first* auxiliary power supply using SiC
Marketing of Station Energy Saving Inverter (S-EIV)
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VVVF inverter using SiC
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Auxiliary power supply using SiC
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Station Energy Saving Inverter (S-EIV)
*According to in-house survey conducted in March 2017