A Study on the Electromagnetic Environment and Experimental Simulation of Electrified Railroad Mobile Catenary

Xiaoying Yu, Junrui Yang (), Yang Su, Liying Song, Caizhuo Wei, Yongjia Cheng and Yixiao Liu
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Xiaoying Yu: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Junrui Yang: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Yang Su: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Liying Song: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Caizhuo Wei: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Yongjia Cheng: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Yixiao Liu: College of Automation & Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: The mobile catenary is installed in the railway loading and unloading line, which could significantly increase the railway freight volume, provide a practical and efficient alternative to the traditional mobile catenary, and greatly improve the sustainability of electrified railroad freight transport. The increase in freight volume also leads to greater traction load and a more complex electromagnetic environment. To study whether the electromagnetic environment when the mobile catenary works meets the power frequency electromagnetic field exposure limit stipulated by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, this paper performed an experiment on the sunken mobile catenary. The results showed that the maximum magnetic induction intensity near the ground is 0.03 mT, and the peak electric field intensity on the ground is 1.1 KV/m. The finite element software is adopted to establish the pantograph–catenary model and mobile catenary model according to Principles of Electric Field Calculation and Finite Element Theory, and the space electric field is numerically simulated to study the changes in electric field intensity and distribution of electric field in catenary when the catenary arc occurs. The simulated results are basically consistent with the experimental results, to verify the reliability of the simulation model, which could effectively solve the difficulty and high cost of the experiment. The conclusion proves that the equipment meets the regulations and it highlights the potential, which provides a cost-effective and scalable solution for the electromagnetic environment when the mobile catenary works.

Keywords: electrified railroad; sustainability; mobile catenary; electric field strength; finite element simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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