Current Collection Quality Solutions in Electric Trains
A special issue of Vehicles (ISSN 2624-8921).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 575
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pantograph-catenary interaction; railway; vehicle dynamics; current collection quality
Interests: pantograph-catenary interaction; structural monitoring; computer vision; deep learning; current collection quality; catenary; railway
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In electric rail transportation, the equipment used for transmitting the electric energy to the train is called the current collection system. The traditional method involves the use of the pantograph–catenary system, in which the pantograph, mounted onto the train roof, collects the current from the catenary erected along the track. The third shoe rail and rigid catenary–pantograph systems are the widely used replacements for urban rail transit. All of these approaches rely on sliding contact to realise electric transmission to the electric train from the power supply, raising both mechanical and electrical issues. With the expansion of rail transit around the world, the study of the current collection quality of electric trains has attracted ever-increasing attention from both the academic and industrial communities. Indeed, it is essential that we enable the faster and more reliable operation of electric trains, contribute to minimising incidents that cause traffic disruptions and reduce the maintenance costs of the rolling stock and infrastructure. In this context, we are pleased to announce this Special, entitled “Current Collection Quality Solution in Electric Trains”. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- pantograph–catenary interaction;
- vehicle–grid system;
- current collection quality;
- maintenance of current collection system;
- design and optimisation of the current collection system;
- third shoe rail system;
- contactless power supply in rail transit.
Dr. Yang Song
Dr. Tengjiao Jiang
Dr. Yongming Yao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electric railway
- catenary
- pantograph
- third rail system
- vehicle–grid system
- current collection quality
- electric train
- power supply in rail transit
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