Phototube sensor for monitoring the quality of current collection on overhead electrified railways

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-241

  Bruno, O ^a   Landi, A ^a   Papi, M ^b   Sani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Unita Tecnologie Materiale Rotabile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catenary pantograph interaction; High speed trains; Index of quality of current collection; Innovative sensor; Phototube

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC WIRE; PANTOGRAPHS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSORS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INNOVATIVE SENSORS;

ELECTRIC RAILROADS;

EID: 0035735540     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409011531549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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