Pantograph–catenary interaction: recent achievements and future research challenges

S Bruni, G Bucca, M Carnevale, A Collina… - … Journal of Rail …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to provide an overview of the present status of research in pantograph–
overhead line interaction and to outline future research challenges. A review of currently …

Active pantograph in high-speed railway: Review, challenges, and applications

Z Liu, H Wang, H Chen, X Wang, Y Song… - Control Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pantograph–catenary system (PCS) vibration causes the pantograph–catenary contact
force (PCCF) to fluctuate, deteriorating current collection quality and damaging the electrical …

Adaptive backstepping control for active suspension systems with hard constraints

W Sun, H Gao, O Kaynak - IEEE/ASME transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an adaptive backstepping control strategy for vehicle active
suspensions with hard constraints. An adaptive backstepping controller is designed to …

Optimization of railway pantograph-catenary systems for over 350 km/h based on an experimentally validated model

Y Song, X Lu, Y Yin, Y Liu, Z Liu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The pantograph-catenary system is widely used in most electrified rail networks around the
world to transmit continuous electric current to the train. Most studies about the pantograph …

A new experimental approach using image processing-based tracking for an efficient fault diagnosis in pantograph–catenary systems

E Karakose, MT Gencoglu, M Karakose… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The periodical maintenance of railway systems is very important in terms of maintaining safe
and comfortable transportation. In particular, the monitoring and diagnosis of faults in the …

Analysis of critical speed for high-speed railway pantograph-catenary system

Y Song, F Duan, Z Liu - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The pantograph-catenary system is used in modern electrified railways to power electric
trains. Common sense is that the increase of train speed leads to a deterioration of the …

Dynamic performance of high-speed railway overhead contact line interacting with pantograph considering local dropper defect

Y Song, Z Liu, X Lu - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The local dropper defect is the most common fault in the early service stage of the overhead
contact line (OCL) system. The plastic deformation and loose of a dropper may cause the …

Introduction of variability into pantograph–catenary dynamic simulations

O Vo Van, JP Massat, C Laurent… - Vehicle system …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, pantograph–catenary dynamic simulations are mainly based on deterministic
approaches. However, the contact force between catenary and pantograph depends on …

A response spectrum analysis of wind deflection in railway overhead contact lines using pseudo-excitation method

Y Song, M Zhang, H Wang - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The wind deflection of overhead contact lines (OCLs) challenges the stable and safe
operation of electrified railways. The steady wind causes the static deflection of the contact …

Nonlinear robust composite levitation control for high-speed EMS trains with input saturation and track irregularities

J Shihui, S Dong, Z Tianbo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unavoidable track irregularities continuously excite a traveling high-speed electromagnetic
suspension (EMS) train. This issue deteriorates the levitation performances such as stability …