Evaluation of the compatibility of the power traction supply system with a use of a “virtual coupling” technology

Abstract

This article will propose the practical use of the interval control technology that will reduce the interval of passing trains and will increase the capacity of railway lines. Controlled approbation of the technology was carried out on railway sections for freight traffic: Shkotovo - Nakhodka, Novonezhino - Krasnoarmeysky of the Far Eastern railway and Koshurnikovo-Shchetinkino of the Krasnoyarsk railway in terms of “push locomotives” transferring to the opposite direction using the “virtual coupling” system; Mogocha - Urusha of the Trans-Baikal railway in terms of traffic organizing using the “virtual coupling” system for empty trains during long “Windows” on infrastructure; Slyudyanka - Bolshoy Lug of the East Siberian railway in terms of testing interval control technology to ensure the return of odd freight trains “push locomotives” using the “virtual coupling” system. The practical experience of the system use considered in the article allowed us to identify the main directions for its further development: protected radio channel stability improvement in obstacles of the rough terrain and the presence of tunnels; auto-driving algorithms operation.