Experiment and Basic Analysis of Surges on a Rolling Stock's Body

Abstract

Surges on a rolling stock's body will occur when the train raises its pantograph. These surge cause damage or malfunction to on-board equipment. Expansion and vibration of the surge in the end car are found. Making clear those phenomena is required to design rolling stock that reduces a surge. In this paper, experiment and basic analysis confirm that inductance of a ground wire of a car body has close relation to behavior of surges.