Intelligent Railway Point Electric Heating Control System

Muhitovs, Ruslans; Mezitis, Mareks; Freimane, Julija

doi:10.1109/rtucon48111.2019.8982345

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“…In order to transport cargo safely and uninterruptedly using railway, all elements of railway infrastructure must function without failures. According to researches [1][2][3][4][5][6] main safety focus is on railway automatics and signalling, shunting movement, level crossings and turnouts or points. All of these elements are not heavily dependent on weather conditions except points.…”

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Indirect measurements in the intelligent heating control system for the turnout using adaptive systems

Muhitovs¹,

Mezitis²,

Strautmanis³

et al. 2022

J. meas. eng.

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The article discusses the possibility of applying the results of regression analysis [1], fuzzy logic modelling and adaptive systems as such for use in heating control circuits of railway turnouts in order to reduce energy consumption, reduce current surges during on/off switching, and extend the life of heating elements. Based on various researches [2-4] some new solutions are proposed to fulfil shortages of current solutions. As a proposed solution to the described problem, an experimental point electric heating adaptive control system is proposed and described. Experiment of controlling point electric heating system using pulse-width modulation driven by values of regression analysis and fuzzy logic elements. Adaptive methods allowed to dismiss contact temperature sensors, which is associated with a decrease in the reliability of the system, but this fact is prevented by the use of such control methods that can indirectly determine the required rail heating temperature. Conclusions show that the approach of introducing adaptive methods like pulse-width modulation allows to control point electric heating in more efficient way – using program code, control system will adjust heating by adjusting time intervals when the heating is turned on and off.

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confidence: 99%

Indirect measurements in the intelligent heating control system for the turnout using adaptive systems

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Mezitis²,

Strautmanis³

et al. 2022

J. meas. eng.

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“…The main technical and economic issue in transport today is the regulation and management of power consumption modes [1,2] in order to optimize the power consumption for traction. At present, one of the options for reducing energy losses is hybridization of electric traction systems, as a result of the use of capacitive energy accumulators, as an additional power source for traction load.…”

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Selection of mathematical model of on-board capacity energy storage as element of hybrid traction unit of motor car rolling stock

Mezitis¹,

Panchenko²,

Yatsko³

et al. 2021

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The authors of the study work out to determinate of the mathematical model of supercapacitors as an object of an electric traction system capable of providing non-encumbering of obtaining research results and correct reproduction of energy exchange processes in conditions of repeated-short-term modes of traction load operation. In paper, authors make a comparative assessment of six models for the possibility of their integration into the model of electric traction systems with on-board placement of the energy storage.

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