Wavelet multiresolution analysis for monitoring the occurrence of arcing on overhead electrified railways

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

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-188

  Barmada, S ^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; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC WIRE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OVERHEAD LINES; RAILROAD CARS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

MULTIRESOLUTION SIGNAL DECOMPOSITION; OVERHEAD ELECTRIFIED RAILWAYS; WAVELET MULTIRESOLUTION ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS;

EID: 0142086610     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440903769012885     Document Type: Article

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