Frontiers in Mechanical EngineeringAs train operating speeds increase, the quality of pantograph-catenary current collection deteriorates, sometimes even resulting in contact loss. To ensure stable current collection during high-speed operation, it is crucial to optimize the design ...
Zongfang Zhang, Maoyou Zhang
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Composite materials for rail transit systems [PDF]
The potential is explored for using composite materials in urban mass transit systems. The emphasis was to identify specific advantages of composite materials in order to determine their actual and potential usage for carbody and guideway structure ...
Griffin, O. Hayden, Jr. +2 more
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ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELS FOR THE AERODYNAMIC NOISE PREDICTION OF AN HIGH-SPEED TRAIN PANTOGRAPH [PDF]
, 2014 The present work deals with the aeroacoustic analysis of a three-dimensional pantograph model, through the employment of an innovative analytical approach and a 3D numerical modeling.
D. SIANO +2 more
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Influence of Rail Line Gradient and Curve on Pantograph-Catenary Dynamic Performance
机车电传动, 2020 In the study of the key mechanics problems in high-speed train, the pantograph-catenary dynamic performance under rail line gradient and curve is one of the most important research contents.
Huan ZOU +3 more
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Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bench for Simulation of Catenary-Pantograph Interaction (CPI) with Linear Camera Measurement. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Correcher A +7 more
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The New British Railways Structure A Transaction Cost Economics Analysis [PDF]
The 1993 reform of rail transport in Great Britain led to an outright break-up of the British Rail vertically integrated monopoly. All railway activities have been isolated and divided among private operators whose relationships are determined by ...
Anne Yvrande
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Study on Model Reference Adaptive Control for Subway Pantographs
Kongzhi Yu Xinxi JishuThe coupling performance of subway pantographs with catenaries affects the quality of current collection and the safety of trains. The rigidity of these catenaries exhibits periodicity and fluctuations due to factors such as geographical locations ...
YANG Gang, SHEN Xin, KONG Guowei
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A Non-Intrusive Monitoring System on Train Pantographs for the Maintenance of Overhead Contact Lines. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Rodríguez-Arana B +3 more
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Modelling and Analysis of Expansion Joints' Effect on Dynamic Performance of Railway Rigid Overhead System. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Feng X +5 more
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Damage Caused by Material Defects of Carbon Composites Used on Various Types of Railway Pantographs. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Kuźnar M.
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