Title :
Measurement and simulation of stray currents caused by AC railway traction
Author :
Kolar, Vaclav ; Hrbac, Roman ; Mlcak, Tomas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., VrB-TU Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Abstract :
The topic of this paper is currents leaking from electric railway tracks into the ground, where they cause the so-called “stray currents”. This paper focuses on the measurement of these currents in AC railway in real life conditions. Computer simulation of the problem is also included. At the end, measurement and simulation results are compared.
Keywords :
electric current measurement; railways; traction; AC railway traction; computer simulation; electric railway tracks; stray current measurement; stray current simulation; Current measurement; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Rail transportation; Rails; Substations; Voltage measurement; computer simulation; electric traction; measurement; stray currents;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Power Engineering (EPE), 2015 16th International Scientific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kouty nad Desnou
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2015.7161203
