The use of thermography in testing components of the traction network and traction substation subassemblies is presented. The method of using thermographic technique to diagnose the interaction of traction vehicle current collectors with the overhead contact line is also presented. The final result of the measurement is the amount of contact wire uplift under the influence of the pantograph.In recent years, we have observed an increasingly wider application of thermography in various fields of technology and industry. Research using thermographic technique, due to the possibility of performing non-invasive and non-contact measurements, is increasingly and successfully used in, among others, power engineering, construction, or the location of various objects. The paper presents ways of using thermographic technique not only for measuring the temperature of various components of the traction network and substations, but also presents an example of using a thermal imaging camera to diagnose the interaction of traction vehicle current collectors with the overhead contact line. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine