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J. Santos¹, P. Antunes^1,2, J. Pombo^1,2,3, J.M. Rebelo¹, H. Magalhaes² and J. Ambrosio²

¹Institute of Railway Research, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
²IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
³ISEL, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

doi:10.4203/ccc.1.4.15

J. Santos, P. Antunes, J. Pombo, J.M. Rebelo, H. Magalhaes, J. Ambrosio, "A Virtual Laboratory for Pantograph Modelling Identification and Validation", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 4.15, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.4.15

Keywords: pantograph-OCL, current collection performance, multibody systems.

Abstract

Rail electrification make use of the interaction between pantograph and Overhead Contact Line (OCL) to provide power to railway vehicles. Advanced computational tools are used to help understanding the restrictions and limitations imposed on the OCL and pantograph systems for reliable operation. The numerical analyses can simplify and decrease the costs of electrification, by reducing the need for expensive on-track testing to ensure compatibility. In this work, a virtual laboratory is developed to validate Multibody (MB) models of pantograph by comparing their frequency response with the experimental results that are gathered in test benches, which are used to obtain the Lumped-Mass (LM) models. As the state-of-the-art solution for pantograph-OCL interaction studies includes the use of MB models, it is important to increase the confidence on these models. The MB methodology frequently requires fine tuning of the modelling parameters to tackle eventual uncertainties associated to the properties of the suspension elements or linking components. The virtual laboratory proposed here enables to do increase the accuracy and validate the MB models by ensuring that the experimental data is accurately represented. The pantograph MB approach allows to overcome the LM limitations, as the parts of the MB model represent the components of the real pantograph, is a fully 3D formulation and allows to consider aerodynamic drag and uplift forces on individual parts.

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Front Page Browse CCC CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Conferences ISSN 2753-3239 CCC: 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 4.15 A Virtual Laboratory for Pantograph Modelling Identification and Validation J. Santos¹, P. Antunes^1,2, J. Pombo^1,2,3, J.M. Rebelo¹, H. Magalhaes² and J. Ambrosio² ¹Institute of Railway Research, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom ²IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal ³ISEL, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal doi:10.4203/ccc.1.4.15 Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper J. Santos, P. Antunes, J. Pombo, J.M. Rebelo, H. Magalhaes, J. Ambrosio, "A Virtual Laboratory for Pantograph Modelling Identification and Validation", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 4.15, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.4.15 Keywords: pantograph-OCL, current collection performance, multibody systems. Abstract Rail electrification make use of the interaction between pantograph and Overhead Contact Line (OCL) to provide power to railway vehicles. Advanced computational tools are used to help understanding the restrictions and limitations imposed on the OCL and pantograph systems for reliable operation. The numerical analyses can simplify and decrease the costs of electrification, by reducing the need for expensive on-track testing to ensure compatibility. In this work, a virtual laboratory is developed to validate Multibody (MB) models of pantograph by comparing their frequency response with the experimental results that are gathered in test benches, which are used to obtain the Lumped-Mass (LM) models. As the state-of-the-art solution for pantograph-OCL interaction studies includes the use of MB models, it is important to increase the confidence on these models. The MB methodology frequently requires fine tuning of the modelling parameters to tackle eventual uncertainties associated to the properties of the suspension elements or linking components. The virtual laboratory proposed here enables to do increase the accuracy and validate the MB models by ensuring that the experimental data is accurately represented. The pantograph MB approach allows to overcome the LM limitations, as the parts of the MB model represent the components of the real pantograph, is a fully 3D formulation and allows to consider aerodynamic drag and uplift forces on individual parts. download the full-text of this paper (PDF, 6 pages, 298 Kb) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the volume description
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