Analysis of the Electric Locomotives Neutral-section Passing Harmonic Resonance

Xiaofeng Jiang, Zhengyou He, Haitao Hu, Yangfan Zhang

School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2013.54B104                

Abstract

For the further analysis and suppression of the electric locomotives neutral-section passing overvoltage, on the basis of theoretical analysis of the neutral-section passing harmonic resonance conditions, this paper establishes simplified harmonic resonance simulation models of the electric locomotives neutral-section passing using MATLAB/Simulink, and makes the overvoltage simulation analysis of the existing electric locomotives neutral-section passing system in the event of a harmonic resonance. Results show that when the system harmonic resonance occurs, the operating overvoltage of the neutral-section passing is serious intensified by the overvoltage of the harmonic resonance, which will make the voltage of the pantograph collector head exceeding 100kV. This amplitude of the overvoltage will breakdown the air gap, which will be a serious threat to the safety operation of the electric railway. However, this kind of neutral-section passing overvoltage hasn’t cause the attention in the field and theoretical studies, which need more analysis and verification in the further study.

Keywords

Neutral-section passing; Harmonic Resonance; Overvoltage; Equivalent Modeling; Simulation Analysis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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