Abstract

Today, electric rail systems that use clean energy and are a fast and reliable means of transportation are used more because of their efficiency. The main purpose of new studies investigating pantograph catenary interaction in Electric Rail Systems is to detect malfunctions. With the spread of high-speed trains in electric rail systems, malfunctions occur in pantograph and catenary systems operating under high current and high voltage. The contact force of the pantograph-catenary system erodes the pantograph surface and arcs occur. For this reason, periodic control is mandatory in pantograph-catenary systems. In this study, new, effective, sensitive, stable, real-time applicable and contactless condition monitoring, analysis, control, and diagnostic methods were investigated for pantograph-catenary systems that provide energy transmission from the electric line to the locomotive in electric trains. A literature search and study application has been carried out for modeling a pantograph-catenary system and analysis of system parameters, instantaneous control of the contact force between the pantograph and catenary to diagnose malfunctions in the pantograph-catenary system. It has been observed that pantograph-catenary interaction is negatively affected and the quality of energy transmission decreases if the system parameters change for any reason. In pantograph-catenary systems, the importance of periodic pantograph control, which will ensure the stable and efficient operation of the system, is understood if the parameters change.

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