Study on electric spark discharge between pantograph and catenary in electrified railway

Abstract The electric spark caused by pantograph‐catenary (PC) electrical contact failure happens frequently, it is a kind of arcing phenomenon which can severely affect the current collection of PC. The theoretical analysis and modelling of PC electric spark are tried. First, the contact spots betw...

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Main Authors: Hongyi Zhou, Fuchuan Duan, Zhigang Liu, Long Chen, Yang Song, Yexin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-IET 2022-06-01
Series:IET Electrical Systems in Transportation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/els2.12043