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23412341Brake system charging time depends on the train length as it should, but
23422342at the moment there is no modeling of main reservoirs and compressors.
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2344+ For EP brakes, two variants are available:
2345+
2346+ - If ``Wagon(ORTSEPBrakeControlsBrakePipe `` is set to 0 (default situation),
2347+ an electrical wire (application wire) provides simultaneous fast brake application
2348+ along the train. Release time will be fast if standard air brake haven't been applied,
2349+ otherwise air brakes will determine release time. Typically this system is present
2350+ with Train Brake Controllers having an EP-only application section, followed by an
2351+ air application portion which serves as a fallback system.
2352+ - If ``Wagon(ORTSEPBrakeControlsBrakePipe `` is set to 1, brake pipe is charged and discharged
2353+ simultaneously at each car in the train, providing fast and uniform brake application and release.
2354+ The locomotive instructs the cars to "charge" or "discharge" the brake pipe to reach
2355+ a reference pressure. Standard triple valves or distributors will follow brake pipe variations
2356+ actuating the cylinders. This system is sometimes called "UIC EP brake". It is typically the system
2357+ used in high speed trains.
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23442359.. _physics-brake-controller :
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23462361Train Brake Controller Positions
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