Evaluation of the coupled dynamical response of a pantograph—catenary system: contact force and stresses |
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Authors: | Weihua Zhang Yi Liu Guiming Mei |
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a State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | In this article, the static stresses in a catenary and its vibration modes are calculated by establishing the FEM model of the catenary with Euler-Bernoulli beam elements. The mode shapes of the catenary obtained are considered as the generalized variables which are used in the establishment of the motion equations of the catenary system. The physical model of the pantograph is simplified as a multi-body system with mass, stiffness, damping, and friction. On the basis of having derived the coupled motion equations of the pantograph-catenary system, its dynamic behavior is analyzed in detail and the contact force is calculated. Using the contact force as the external moving load of the FEM model of the catenary, the dynamic stress in the catenary is simulated. Through the detailed analysis and calculation, we not only obtain the dynamic stress response at any element of the catenary, but also its frequency responses. As the dynamic stress in the assistant wire is quite large, the influence of its structure on dynamic stress is analyzed and the way to reduce the dynamic stress is suggested. At last, the calculation method of dynamic stress is validated by a test. |
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Keywords: | Pantograph Catenary Stress Contact force Dynamic |
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