Innovative FBG sensing techniques for the railway industry: application to overhead contact line monitoring

Guillaume Laffont; Nicolas Roussel; Stéphane Rougeault; Jonathan Boussoir; Laurent Maurin; Pierre Ferdinand

doi:10.1117/12.835346

5 October 2009 Innovative FBG sensing techniques for the railway industry: application to overhead contact line monitoring

Guillaume Laffont, Nicolas Roussel, Stéphane Rougeault, Jonathan Boussoir, Laurent Maurin, Pierre Ferdinand

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Proceedings Volume 7503, 20th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; 75035K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835346
Event: 20th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2009, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Current collection is a key issue in modern electrical railway, and its performances are mainly determined by the pantograph/catenary interactions. Whilst being the less investigated topic, the pantograph/catenary mechanical interface is the most crucial one. Many incidents and traffic interruptions are due to degraded, or even damaged, electrical contacts between current collectors and contact wires. During the 6^th European Framework Program (FP6) CATIEMON project (CATenary InterfacE MONitoring), both FBG-based sensors and systems dedicated to the pantograph/catenary interaction monitoring - directly from the high voltage contact wire - have been developed and tested. This paper describes their design and installation but also results coming from field-tests. It highlights their advantages for the railway stakeholders and end-users in term of train operation enhancement.

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Guillaume Laffont, Nicolas Roussel, Stéphane Rougeault, Jonathan Boussoir, Laurent Maurin, and Pierre Ferdinand "Innovative FBG sensing techniques for the railway industry: application to overhead contact line monitoring", Proc. SPIE 7503, 20th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 75035K (5 October 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835346

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