Prospects for automation of electrical methods of combating ice
Abstract
Prospects for automation of electrical methods of combating ice
Incoming article date: 19.04.2022Currently, Russian Railways (RZD) is characterized by an increase in the weight of trains, an expansion of the fleet of sections with high-speed movement of electric rolling stock. All this leads to the complication of the modes of operation of the power supply system, increased responsibility and possible damage from the downtime of trains. Of particular importance are the monitoring systems of the contact network, as an element of the power supply system that does not have a reserve. A significant number of Russian Railways sections are subject to the formation of ice and, as a result, possible serious operational risks and costs. One of the directions of minimizing the damage from the formation of ice and measures to eliminate it, according to the authors, is automation. The article provides an assessment of the possibility and directions of automating the fight against ice on the basis of ice detection systems at the early stages of education.
Keywords: power supply system, correct functioning, automation, ice detection system, contact network monitoring