Title |
A Study on the Rail Rupture Detection by the Return Current |
Authors |
김용규(KIM, Yong-Kyu) ; 윤용기(YOON, Yong-Ki) ; 이종현(LEE, Jong-Hyun) ; 곽우현(KWAK, Woo-Hyun) ; 이광희(LEE, Kwang-Hee) |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2016.65.7.1303 |
Keywords |
Electrical railway ; Train control system ; Track circuit ; Return current ; Rail rupture |
Abstract |
The track circuit carries out a train detection using a electrical closed loop, and incidentally it detects the rail rupture using the track circuit current flowing rail. However, in the case of the axle counter or the Radio based train control system, it requires a new way for detecting the rail rupture because of not using the track circuit. To solve this problem, it periodically checks non-steady state of rail by the track inspection car. but real-time detection of the rail rupture is impossible. Therefore, this paper analyzed feasibility to realize a real-time detection of rail rupture by using the return current. |