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Railway catenary systems

Railway catenary systems

Train and catenary system. Photograph by NTNU/Petter Nåvik.

The railway catenary system is a wire system that supplies electrical power to trains on electrical railway lines. The catenary system is mounted in sections along the railway line. In Norway these sections are up to 1,600 m long. The sections are very different in their properties, for instance the type of catenary system, vertical geometry, horizontal geometry, and tension forces in the contact and messenger wire.

New catenary sections are designed for high speeds and dynamic behaviour, but a majority of the existing catenary sections were designed for lower speeds and a quasi-static behaviour. The increase in train speeds leads to increased loads and greater dynamic responses, necessitating that both static and dynamic regulations are fulfilled.

The main objective of this research activity is to use full-scale measurements, laboratory experiments and finite element models to assess and explore the dynamic behaviour of new and existing railway catenary systems. Our main partner in this project is the Norwegian National Rail Administration.

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  • Petter Juell Nåvik

    Petter Juell Nåvik Associate professor

    +47-73594776 petter.r.navik@ntnu.no Department of Structural Engineering
  • Anders Rønnquist

    Anders Rønnquist Head of Department, Professor

    +47-73594663 +47-92415708 anders.ronnquist@ntnu.no Department of Structural Engineering
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