2. Overhead contact line
A conductor wire placed in the axis of the track allows an articulated current collector, called a "pantograph", placed on the roof of the traction unit, to capture the energy to supply its power equipment (figure 2 ).
The contact line performs two essential functions:
electrical: power distribution with the lowest possible ohmic resistance;
mechanical: contact with pantograph exerting adequate pressure regardless of the impact of vehicle movement or contact wire.
2.1 Mechanical functions
The mechanical tension of the wire and its position in relation...
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Standards and norms
- Spécification technique concernant la fourniture de fils rainurés pour lignes de contact - UIC 870 - 01-56
- Railway applications – Traction network supply voltages - NF EN 50163/A1 - 10-07
- Railway applications – Rolling stock – Pantographs: characteristics and tests – Part 2: Pantographs for metros and streetcars - NF EN 50206-2 - 03-11
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