Characterization of the EM environment of railway spot communication systems

Author

Portillo, Jon Del ; Osinalde, Mikel ; Sukia, Eluska ; Sancho, Iñaki ; Mendizabal, Jaizki ; Meléndez, Juan

Author_Institution

CEIT, Univ. of Navarra, San Sebastian

fYear

2008

fDate

18-22 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Trains require spot communication systems to be supervised and controlled. EM interferences in their vicinity could cause their malfunction. Nowadays, the electromagnetic environment of these systems is being researched, but it is not well characterized yet. One of the most relevant origin of these interferences are the electromagnetic fields generated by the train itself. This work presents the measured signals of the EM fields generated by the common mode currents in the traction system and by the contact discontinuities between the pantograph and the catenary. The EM environment analysis is focused on the frequency range of the ASFA and ERTMS BTM systems.

Keywords

electromagnetic interference; railway communication; ASFA system; ERTMS BTM system; common mode current; electromagnetic interference; railway spot communication systems; traction system; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency; Optical network units; Optical signal processing; Protection; Rail transportation; ASFA; BTM; EMC; ERTMS; Electromagnetic environment; common mode current; pantograph contact; railway spot communication system; traction system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2008. EMC 2008. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Detroit, MI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1699-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1698-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.2008.4652082

Filename

4652082