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Brake system charging time depends on the train length as it should, but
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at the moment there is no modeling of main reservoirs and compressors.
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+ For EP brakes, two variants are available:
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+ - If ``Wagon(ORTSEPBrakeControlsBrakePipe `` is set to 0 (default situation),
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+ an electrical wire (application wire) provides simultaneous fast brake application
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+ along the train. Release time will be fast if standard air brake haven't been applied,
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+ otherwise air brakes will determine release time. Typically this system is present
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+ with Train Brake Controllers having an EP-only application section, followed by an
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+ air application portion which serves as a fallback system.
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+ - If ``Wagon(ORTSEPBrakeControlsBrakePipe `` is set to 1, brake pipe is charged and discharged
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+ simultaneously at each car in the train, providing fast and uniform brake application and release.
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+ The locomotive instructs the cars to "charge" or "discharge" the brake pipe to reach
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+ a reference pressure. Standard triple valves or distributors will follow brake pipe variations
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+ actuating the cylinders. This system is sometimes called "UIC EP brake". It is typically the system
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+ used in high speed trains.
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.. _physics-brake-controller :
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Train Brake Controller Positions
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