Title :
Remote condition monitoring of london underground track circuits utilising commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software platforms.
Author :
Etchell, S. ; Phillips, D. ; Blackburn, C.
Abstract :
A newly installed Remote Condition Monitoring installation delivers a large scale geographically diverse intelligent system performing real-time condition analysis of voltage and frequency for 385 new Jointless Track Circuits on the London Underground. The system is installed across 44 km of deep tube railway in order to predict and prevent failures and subsequent loss of passenger service to the travelling public.
Keywords :
condition monitoring; data acquisition; railway industry; sample and hold circuits; Commercial Off-The-Shelf hardware; London Underground; deep tube railway; jointless track circuits; large scale geographically diverse intelligent system; passenger service; real-time condition analysis; remote condition monitoring installation; Commercial Off The Shelf; Track Circuit;
Conference_Titel :
Railway Condition Monitoring (RCM 2014), 6th IET Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-913-1