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The Effect of Cable Aging on Surge Arresters Designed by Genetic Algorithm

  • ALSTOM Polska S.A.

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Abstract

The degradation of communication cable insulators reduces the availability of the train control system and is caused by the degrading of data transmission line parameters. Due to extremely varying environmental conditions in the railway industry, the effect of data transmission line degradation on the critical parameters of the surge arrester that is used in wayside equipment is not known. The surge arrester module is very important in the railway industry, as it enables the protection of sensitive parts of wayside equipment, especially communication interfaces existing in wheel detectors, evaluators, signals, etc. These are critical to the safe and efficient management of railway infrastructure. The process of selecting a surge arrester component for a two-level voltage input to enable the examination of the degradation impact of a cable insulator used in rail signaling equipment on the performance of the surge arrester is presented in this paper based on the standards, as well as practical experience. To achieve this objective, an innovative design of the goal function that can be adapted to the new requirements of various industry sectors is proposed. The use of a two-stage solution verification is a unique feature of this method. The results indicate that the proper selection of the arrester components ensures the effect of degradation of the communication cable has an insignificant influence on the power dissipation of the surge exposures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number11364
JournalApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume13
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • cable aging
  • genetic algorithm
  • reliability of transportation system
  • surge arrester

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Instrumentation
  • General Engineering
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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