Tests ferroviaires

Solutions d'acquisition de données à grande vitesse et à grand nombre de voies pour les applications ferroviaires, telles que les essais sur pantographe et rail conducteur, l'analyse de court-circuit et du système d'alimentation.

Pantograph and Conductor Rail Testing

Train and railways are operated either with either DC or AC power. They are operated at different voltage levels (250 V up to 66 kV) and different line frequencies (16.7Hz, 25Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz). The trains get the power whether via a pantograph which is connected to overhead lines or via a conductor rail (3rd rail).

Testing the power supply system requires a high-precision DAQ system that supports a wide range of input signals like voltage, current, acceleration, GPS parameters, CAN-bus data, video, and displacement. Especially synchronised video is very important and useful for comprehensive analysis (Monitoring connection of pantograph to overhead line, interaction of rails and conductor rail etc.). In addition to the high voltages also the high operating currents up to 8000A are present which require special current transducers (AC and DC).

Pantograph and Conductor Rail Testing

Short Circuit Analysis

Short-circuit analysis at railway power supply systems is a typical application for the Transient recording function of the Dewesoft power analyzer. At the expansion of short- circuits in railway power supply systems it is often assumed that the short-circuit current is split into thirds. 1/3 flows via the return conductor, 1/3 via the rail track and 1/3 into the earth. In reality, the results differ a lot and strongly depends on the ambient conditions (grounding, soil, etc.).

The Dewesoft power analyzer allows measuring the expansion of the short-circuit with automatic evaluation. Parameters like peak current, AC and DC part of the short circuit, time of the short circuit and a lot more can be calculated. Furthermore, high-speed cameras and thermal imaging cameras can be connected to the system and acquired synchronously for comprehensive analysis.

Typical configuration

For the typical configuration we recommend R2DB data acquisition system configured for:

  • 1x Voltage

  • 7x Current

Highlights

  • High sampling rate

  • Raw data storing

  • Triggering on different channels (analog, digital, math, power, power quality etc.)

  • Analysis at all line frequencies (16.7Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, etc.)

Short Circuit Analysis
Short Circuit Analysis

Power System Testing

The electrical power for the train systems is either provided by a third rail or an overhead line via a pantograph. Inside the rail, the power has to be transformed to allow the operation of the different equipment. Typically, a train at first transforms the high supply voltage (e.g. 15 kV) down to a lower voltage range (< 1000 V). The power is then further transformed to different voltage levels and inverted to different frequencies (e.g. 16.7 Hz, 50 Hz, 25 Hz, DC).

Becuase of this the testing of the power system of railways needs a high channel count and the possibility to analyze at different voltage levels and frequencies. Dewesoft can easily provide a one-box solution for such tests.

    Typical configuration

    For the typical configuration we recommend R8D data acquisition system configured for:

    • 1x 3-phase power

    • 3x 1-phase power

    • 3x DC power

    Highlights

    • Voltages up to 66 kV
    • Currents up to 8000 A
    • DC and AC power (16.7 Hz, 25 Hz, 50 Hz, 60 Hz)
    • Video, GPS, acceleration, CAN, displacement, etc.

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