Main electromagnetic jammer sources with impact on the railroad automation systems

Abstract

The article presents some results of research to improve the stability of rail circuits and automatic cab signaling on the Railways. Signals of automatic locomotive signaling under the influence of stationary harmonic and random impulse noise are considered, the sources of which can be power lines, power devices, radio frequency electromagnetic fields, electrostatic discharges, lightning discharges, traction power supply and rail networks, as well as adjacent rail circuits. Particular attention is paid to the negative effects of reverse traction current and the uneven magnetization of the rails. It is shown that the practical implementation and application of the developed methods to increase the reliability of automatic locomotive signaling systems should suppress powerful interference from reverse traction currents that occur on locomotive receiving coils during heavy train traffic. Also, this should provide suppression of interference from the uneven magnetic field of the rails laid in the path or in the rut and at the ends of the sleepers. This will lead to a decrease in the intensity of failures in the operation of automatic locomotive signaling and to an increase in the level of safety and uninterrupted movement of trains. The results are successfully used on the railways of Russia and abroad.