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Keywords: pantograph-catenary system, mechanical multibody system, parametric identification, controller, adaptive pantograph.

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Contacts between pantograph and catenary are the most critical parts in the transmission of electrical energy for modern high-speed trains. Contact wire oscillations change the combined force between pantograph and catenary, and the contact may even get lost. Therefore special pantographs and catenaries have been developed and further constructive changes are under development. Design criterion includes the permanent contact of pantograph head and contact wire at high speed and the reduction of both aero-acoustic noise and wear. Because of the complicated dynamic behaviour and very high costs for prototypes, all modifications and new design concepts for the pantograph-catenary system are essentially based on dynamic simulation. Traditional approaches focus on the catenary, which is modelled as set of coupled strings and, or beams, whereas simplified lumped mass models are used to describe the pantograph. Nowadays increased computer power allows applications to be considered with more refined pantograph modes (e.g. the elasticity of the pantograph) and active control components in innovative pantograph concepts.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 98 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 188 Optimal Control of Pantograph-Catenary Systems using MatLab An. Matvejevs¹ and Al. Matvejevs² ¹Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics Department, ²Engineering Mathematics Department, Riga Technical University, Latvia doi:10.4203/ccp.98.188 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper An. Matvejevs, Al. Matvejevs, "Optimal Control of Pantograph-Catenary Systems using MatLab", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 188, 2012. doi:10.4203/ccp.98.188 Keywords: pantograph-catenary system, mechanical multibody system, parametric identification, controller, adaptive pantograph. Summary Contacts between pantograph and catenary are the most critical parts in the transmission of electrical energy for modern high-speed trains. Contact wire oscillations change the combined force between pantograph and catenary, and the contact may even get lost. Therefore special pantographs and catenaries have been developed and further constructive changes are under development. Design criterion includes the permanent contact of pantograph head and contact wire at high speed and the reduction of both aero-acoustic noise and wear. Because of the complicated dynamic behaviour and very high costs for prototypes, all modifications and new design concepts for the pantograph-catenary system are essentially based on dynamic simulation. Traditional approaches focus on the catenary, which is modelled as set of coupled strings and, or beams, whereas simplified lumped mass models are used to describe the pantograph. Nowadays increased computer power allows applications to be considered with more refined pantograph modes (e.g. the elasticity of the pantograph) and active control components in innovative pantograph concepts. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £110 +P&P)
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