Research on the Characteristics of the Pantograph Arc and Analyzing its Influence on the ILS

Authors

  • Yingchun Xiao 1)Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China 2)Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Feng Zhu Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
  • Nan Lu Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
  • Zixuan Wang Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
  • Shengxan Zhuang Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370514

Keywords:

Pantograph arc, electromagnetic emission, electromagnetic interference, improved least-square method, airport instrument landing system

Abstract

In this article, a radiation model is proposed to estimate the emission of the pantograph arc. An improved least-square regression analysis method is given for studying the pantograph arc characteristics at various sites on electrified railways and at various train speeds. The radiation model and the improved least-square method were both validated using the test data. The impact of arc on the airport instrument landing system (ILS) was investigated using electromagnetic wave propagation theory and the signal-to-noise ratio requirement of the ILS. We deduced the position limit of the articulated neutral section (ANS) and verified it through experiments. This research provides a theoretical foundation and technological methodology for civil aviation and high-speed railway electromagnetic compatibility studies as well as helps for airport site selection and high-speed railway route planning.

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Author Biographies

Yingchun Xiao, 1)Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China 2)Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Yingchun Xiao was born in Gansu Province, China, in 1990. She received the B.S. degree in electronic information science and technology from the Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China, in 2012, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. At the same time, she is a Lecturer with Lanzhou City College.

Her research interests include electromagnetic environment test and evaluation, electromagnetic compatibility analysis and design, and identification and location of electromagnetic interference sources.

Feng Zhu, Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China

Feng Zhu received the Ph.D. degree in railway traction electrification and automation from the Southwest Jiaotong University, Sichuan, China, in 1997.

He is currently a Full Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University. His current research interests include locomotive over-voltage and grounding technology, electromagnetic theory and numerical analysis of electromagnetic field, and electromagnetic compatibility analysis and design.

Nan Lu, Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China

Nan Lu was born in Anhui Province, China, on June 3, 1990. He received the master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Anhui University of Science & Technology, Anhui, China, in 2016, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.

His research interests include electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic environment test and evaluation, and transmission-line analysis.

Zixuan Wang, Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China

Zixuan Wang was born in Shanxi Province, China, in 1998. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and automation from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 2020.

He is currently working as a Research Assistant with the EMC Laboratory of Southwest Jiaotong University. His research interests include electromagnetic compatibility analysis and electromagnetic signal processing.

Shengxan Zhuang, Department of Electrical Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China

Shengxian Zhuang is currently working with the School of Electrical Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University as a professor. He got his M.S and Ph.D degrees, respectively, at Southwest Jiaotong University and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 1991 and 1999. From 1999 to 2003, he did postdoctoral research at Zhejiang University and Linkoing University of Sweden. He was a visiting professor at Paderborn University in Germany in 2005 and at the University of Leeds, UK in 2017.

His research interests include power conversion for sustainable energy, motor control and drive systems, power electronics and systems integration, modeling, diagnosis, and suppression of electromagnetic interference of power electronic converters.

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2022-11-14

How to Cite

[1]
Y. . Xiao, F. Zhu, N. Lu, Z. Wang, and S. . Zhuang, “Research on the Characteristics of the Pantograph Arc and Analyzing its Influence on the ILS”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 05, pp. 639–647, Nov. 2022.