HIGH POWER TRACTION CURRENT COLLECTION AT HIGH SPEED. SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT LOAD CAPACITY OF OVERHEAD LINE SYSTEM WIRES AND CABLES

This report analyses the thermal behaviour of the components of an overhead line in short-circuit conditions. Information is given about the temperatures produced in copper and copper alloy contact wires and bronze catenary cables by the short-circuit currents generated. Maximum permissible currents for contact wires, bronze cables, droppers and copper wires.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); Contact wire; Overvoltage; Railroad electrification; Short circuits
• Old TRIS Terms: Question a129
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053261
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: A129/RP 7
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM