Review of perspectives on pantograph-catenary interaction research for high-speed railways operating at 400 km/h and above

Z Liu, Y Song, S Gao, H Wang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we comprehensively examine the ongoing research concerning the interaction
between pantographs and catenaries, a vital aspect in ensuring uninterrupted electricity …

Pantograph–catenary interaction: recent achievements and future research challenges

S Bruni, G Bucca, M Carnevale, A Collina… - … Journal of Rail …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to provide an overview of the present status of research in pantograph–
overhead line interaction and to outline future research challenges. A review of currently …

Automatic defect detection of fasteners on the catenary support device using deep convolutional neural network

J Chen, Z Liu, H Wang, A Núñez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The excitation and vibration triggered by the long-term operation of railway vehicles
inevitably result in defective states of catenary support devices. With the massive …

A spatial coupling model to study dynamic performance of pantograph-catenary with vehicle-track excitation

Y Song, Z Wang, Z Liu, R Wang - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the high-speed railway industry, the pantograph-catenary system is responsible to provide
continuous electric energy for the high-speed train. The pantograph-catenary system suffers …

Contact wire irregularity stochastics and effect on high-speed railway pantograph–catenary interactions

Y Song, Z Liu, A Rønnquist, P Nåvik… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In high-speed rail operations, contact wire irregularity (CWI) in a catenary is a common
disturbance to the pantograph-catenary interaction performance, which directly affects the …

Current collection quality of high-speed rail pantograph-catenary considering geometry deviation at 400 km/h and above

Y Song, Z Liu, S Gao - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficiency of current collection of high-speed trains relies on the interaction performance
of the pantograph-catenary. The geometry deviation is inevitable for the catenary even built …

Optimization of railway pantograph-catenary systems for over 350 km/h based on an experimentally validated model

Y Song, X Lu, Y Yin, Y Liu, Z Liu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The pantograph-catenary system is widely used in most electrified rail networks around the
world to transmit continuous electric current to the train. Most studies about the pantograph …

Development of surrogate models for evaluating energy transfer quality of high-speed railway pantograph-catenary system using physics-based model and machine …

G Huang, G Wu, Z Yang, X Chen, W Wei - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
High-speed railway pantograph-catenary system is the only energy transfer pathway to drive
a train operation. Energy transfer quality deteriorates with the increasing train speed and …

Active pantograph in high-speed railway: Review, challenges, and applications

Z Liu, H Wang, H Chen, X Wang, Y Song… - Control Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pantograph–catenary system (PCS) vibration causes the pantograph–catenary contact
force (PCCF) to fluctuate, deteriorating current collection quality and damaging the electrical …

Surrogate modeling of pantograph-catenary system interactions

Y Cheng, JK Yan, F Zhang, MD Li, N Zhou… - … Systems and Signal …, 2025 - Elsevier
The smooth interaction between the pantograph and the catenary is crucial for the
operational safety of railway vehicles. Coupled dynamic models of the pantograph–catenary …