Contact force determination for OLE monitoring
Real-time monitoring of pantographs and overhead line equipment for electrified railways.
By intelligently combining data from a camera and accelerometers, this technology accurately estimates the contact force between a train’s pantograph and the overhead line equipment (OLE). This advanced approach not only improves the precision of height and force measurement but also enhances the system’s responsiveness, ensuring real-time insight for better performance and reliability in electrified railway operations.
Applications: Real-time monitoring of pantographs and overhead line equipment for electrified railways
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Real-time OLE monitoring using in-service trains provides continues data collection across the network without relying on specialist trains | This improves reliability, reduces delays, and boosts passenger throughout by enabling faster issue detection and resolution |
| Incorporating high frequency accelerometer data | Increases accuracy and the bandwidth of the contact force estimations, allowing the system to provide estimates up to 20 Hz, as required by the EN 50317:2012 standard |
| Tracking the movement of the pantograph through the accelerometer data | Allows the pantograph height to be measured even when the pantograph cannot be tracked in the images from the camera system |
| Using a system identification (machine learning approach) to model the dynamics of the pantograph head by simultaneous integration of both the vertical acceleration and the position of the pantograph head | Parameters of the model could be tracked and any changes due to damage or wear could be identified |
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