Research and Development on Overhead Line-Pantograph System


Katsushi MANABE
Overhead lines and pantographs have been long used as a current collecitng system because of its inherent merits in safety, construction costs and capableness. Although its appearance does not make any notable change, its performances make great progress in applicable train speed, current capacitance and dynamic stability to achieve a high speed train. The recent research and developments in the field are briefly reviewed and the near future requirements are outlooked.