http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJARET 82 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET) Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2020, pp. 82-90, Article ID: IJARET_11_11_008 Available online at http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJARET?Volume=11&Issue=11 ISSN Print: 0976-6480 and ISSN Online: 0976-6499 DOI 10.34218/IJARET.11.11.2020.008 : © IAEME Publication Indexed Scopus PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR TRACTION DRIVE SYSTEM FOR SUB- URBAN SERVICES IN INDIA Dr. C. Nagamani Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anurag University, Hyderabad, India. Dr. T. Anil Kumar Professor and HOD, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anurag University, Hyderabad, India Dr. G. Venu Madhav Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anurag University, Hyderabad, India ABSTRACT The Sub-Urban Services are the Backbone of Transportation System in Metro Cities of India. The riders expect comfortable journey from their Home to Workplace and vice versa. The Sub-Urban services are made up of Electrical Multiple Units which are driven by Squirrel Cage Induction Motors of lower Wattage. The Squirrel Cage Induction Motors work on low Power Factor, are noisy, prone to Vibrations and more bulky as compared to a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor of the same Power ratings. Also Gate Turn-off Thyristors are currently used for the Converter System which is less efficient as compared to an Insulated Gate Bi-Polar Transistor Drive. The Drive System with Insulated Gate Bi-Polar Transistor as switches for Rectifier-Inverter System driving Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors as Traction Motors is proposed and simulated in this Paper Keywords: Efficiency, Electrical Multiple Units, Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor, Power factor, Squirrel Cage Induction Motor, Traction Motors Cite this Article: C. Nagamani, T. Anil Kumar and G. Venu Madhav, Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Traction Drive System for Sub-Urban Services in India, International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology, 11(11), 2020, pp. 82-90. http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJARET?Volume=11&Issue=11