
Railway Pantograph–Catenary System
Optimizing Dynamics, Materials, and Performance
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Zefeng Yang, Wenfu Wei, Guoqiang Gao, Guangning Wu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 7 6 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 7 6 4 - 9
Railway Pantograph–Catenary System unlocks the theoretical and practical complexities of this key element in high-speed railway electrification. This authoritative volume o… Read more
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Railway Pantograph–Catenary System unlocks the theoretical and practical complexities of this key element in high-speed railway electrification. This authoritative volume offers a focused exploration of optimization approaches for the electrical contact process, ensuring consistent, reliable, and efficient performance by addressing the system’s underlying dynamics, the materials of its components, as well as critical issues such as current-carrying frictional wear, arc phenomena, and environmental impacts.
Bridging multiple disciplines, the book presents recent research findings and introduces cutting-edge technologies, laying the foundation for future advancements. Its systematic analysis and inclusion of real-world case studies contribute to an in-depth understanding of how the system operates under varying conditions, equipping readers with guidance for effective implementation.
This comprehensive book proves to be an invaluable resource for both academic learners and industry experts and fosters closer collaboration to benefit railway transport all over the world.
- Provides relevant charts for operating parameters, arc parameters, and material parameters of the pantograph-catenary electrical system
- Deconstructs core issues of the pantograph-catenary system, proposing innovative solutions and insights from a multidisciplinary perspective
- Presents recent research findings and introduces advanced technologies, laying the groundwork for future advancements
- Includes, in the book's appendix, practical simulation methodologies
2. Dynamics of a Pantograph-Catenary System
3. Arc in a Pantograph Catenary System
4. Wear of Sliding Electric Contact in a PCS
5. Materials of Sliding Electric Contact in a PCS
Appendices:
- Method 1: Simulation for a PCS
- Method 2: Simulation for arc in a PCS
- Method 3: Wear simulation of electrical contact
- Method 4: Plasma treatment of carbon fiber
- Method 5: Preparation of carbon composite materials
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Zefeng Yang
Zefeng Yang’s research focus is on the dynamics, arc phenomena, electrical contact, and materials for railway pantograph-catenary systems. He currently holds 18 national invention patents. He won the Ministry of Education’s First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award in 2019 and the IEEE International Standards Outstanding Contribution Award. In 2021 He is a representative of IEEE international standards (IEEE P2752, P2753, P2771), a member of the Sichuan Rail Transit High Voltage Technology Engineering Center, and a member of the Sichuan Science and Technology Youth Federation. In recent years, he has been involved in the design, and research and development efforts for the pantograph-catenary system for the CR450 high-speed train.
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Wenfu Wei
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Guoqiang Gao
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