23rd IMEKO TC 4 International Symposium and the 5th Chinese Conference on Electromagnetic Metrology Technical (IMEKO TC4 2019)

161 / 2019-03-15 06:56:57

Electrical Characteristics of Pantograph Arcs in DC Railways: Infrastructure Influence

Arc discharge,electric arc,power quality,Rail transportation

Plenary track > Measurement and Instrumentation for Industrial Applications

Electric arcs are an unavoidable by-product of current collection by sliding contact in electrified transportation systems. Electric arcs are transient phenomena with implications for PQ measurements and wearing estimation and prevention of the sliding contact and catenary. Besides being heavily influenced by mechanical characteristics and material properties, their electrical characterization encompasses spectral properties and the influence of train and traction line circuits and relative position of infrastructure elements. This paper identifies the influence of such electrical and system characteristics onto the spectral signature of electric arcs for DC railways.