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The article deals with the issue of using electric power storage systems in railway transport. It is noted that they are used in renewable energy sources and on hybrid shunting diesel locomotives. The possibility of using electric power storage systems to improve the efficiency of using electric power for train traction is indicated. The introduction of electric energy storage systems in the traction power supply system is hampered by high capital costs and the need to strengthen several adjacent inter-substation zones at once. It is proposed to consider the possibility of creating a mobile energy storage system, all the equipment of which will be placed in containers installed on cargo platforms, which will allow such a system to be quickly moved. The purpose of introducing a mobile power storage system is to temporarily strengthen the traction power supply system during a planned overhaul or emergency repair of one of the tracks on double-track sections of the railway. In this case, there is a need for a batch pass of trains alternately in even and odd directions on the same track. The possibility of using a mobile energy storage system is considered on the example of a real section of the railway. For a given schedule of passing train packages, the dependence of the storage capacity taken off from time, the maximum power and the nominal effective energy intensity of the storage system are determined. An estimate of the electricity storage system cost is given. It is shown that more than 70 % of the total cost of the electricity storage system falls on the imported energy conversion subsystem. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop domestic converter subsystems.

This article examines the problem of reducing the traction properties of freight electric locomotives under the influence of the dynamic component of torque when passing vertical track irregularities, which can reach 20 %. The analysis identified traction drive designs that can eliminate this phenomenon. It was established that traction drives with a frame-mounted traction motor and traction transmission, due to their design features, make sense when using high-torque traction motors with axial magnetic flux, while traction drives with a frame-mounted traction motor and axial gearbox are suitable in cases where modifications to the bogie frame design are permissible. To modernize the existing fleet of freight electric locomotives with asynchronous traction motors, it is proposed to use a frame-mounted drive with an elastic link, which does not require modifications to the bogie frame design. A search for new options for the placement of elastic elements in the frame-mounted drive is conducted. The proposed design includes a modular axle-support traction drive in which the elastic element is a single elastic-compensating coupling. The design also includes variants of an integrated axle-support traction drive using thin-layer rubber-metal components and placing the elastic elements in a hollow anchor or on the wheel centers. A variant of the traction drive design features a frame-mounted traction motor and a double toothed coupling, in which the elastic elements are located in the wheel center disc, and the axle gearbox is supported on the wheel pair via a hollow shaft and thin-layer rubber-metal components. A utility model patent has been received for the proposed designs, and three patent applications have been filed.

The article is devoted to the description of the requirements for the accuracy of control devices and the development of methods to ensure the claimed dimensional accuracy by methods of dimensional analysis. The conditions for ensuring the accuracy of the assembly scheme, the determination of the dimensional chain and dimensional analysis of the dimensional chain during the assembly of the control device, as well as the main causes of errors during assembly and ways to eliminate them are listed. In addition, the consequences of the influence of irregular gaps in the interfaces of the control device parts on the measurement accuracy are presented, various types of assembly dimensional chains are considered, tasks solved when calculating the dimensional chain. The paper presents a compiled dimensional chain of the technological process of assembling a measuring instrument for monitoring the alignment of the inserts of motor-axial bearings of traction electric motors of locomotives, which represents a dimensional chain of the first type and is a chain with linear dimensions and vertically parallel links. The purpose of the work is to substantiate the calculated tolerances and limit deviations of the links of the assembly dimensional chain, providing the required value of the closing link for the proper functioning of the assembled measuring instrument. The paper describes the selection of the closing link of the dimensional chain, the selection of the links that make up the dimensional chain, the calculation of the limiting deviations of the closing link that ensure the required measurement accuracy during operation of the control device and the calculation of the limiting deviations of the components of the links of the dimensional chain by the "maximum-minimum" method. Thus, the article presents a solution to the design problem of dimensional analysis, which consists in determining the accuracy of the component links of the dimensional chain when assembling the control device according to the known calculated tolerance of the closing link and its limit deviations.

Despite significant progress in the development of accounting systems, there is almost universal growth accounting losses of electricity and reduce its quality. Along with the introduction of modern energy efficient electrical problem efficiency of electric energy in the stationary energy sector can be achieved through the implementation of active-adaptive technologies for controlling the operation of compensating devices, controlled means of voltage control, switching and power equipment and diagnosis based on digital technology, including automatically maintain a minimum transmission losses when the load. Management of objects offered no traction electricity consumers based on adaptive technology and hardware-software optimization mode parameters in real time.

The subject of the research is the problem of "hot core" occurrence during intensive cooling of railway rails, which is critically important when preparing rails for fastening in the summer period. The aim of the work is to scientifically substantiate and propose methods for minimizing this phenomenon to ensure a uniform temperature field across the rail section. The research methodology includes an analysis of the influence of the limited thermal conductivity of steel on the formation of a temperature gradient and its negative impact on rail geometry, internal stresses, and fastening accuracy. The work proposes and substantiates methods for reducing the "hot core" effect, including cooling mode management (cascaded and phased intensity reduction), expanding active heat dissipation zones through multi-sided cooling, and applying comprehensive numerical modeling. The research results show that cascaded cooling with pauses effectively redistributes heat from the core to the surface, significantly reducing temperature gradients across the rail section, which is confirmed by numerical simulation results. Phased cooling intensity reduction prevents excessive gradients in later stages. Comprehensive numerical modeling allows not only to predict deformations and stresses but also to visualize optimal temperature fields, optimizing cooling parameters to achieve a uniform fastening temperature. The proposed methods ensure the stability and durability of continuous welded tracks. Effective external heat exchange management is key to solving the "hot core" problem. The implementation of the proposed strategies minimizes temperature gradients, reduces the risk of internal defects, and improves the accuracy of rail fastening, which directly affects their operational strength and safety.

The article considers the urgency of the problem of creating an on-board system of diagnosing the technical condition of railway car, the shortcomings of the existing diagnostic tools are indicated. Patent search of electric power sources for freight wagons has been carried out, their features have been determined. The author's design of the power supply device is proposed to diagnose the technical condition of railway car on the trip.

The article is devoted to the improvement of the testing method of current collectors of electric rolling stock considering collision efforts from the overhead catenary. The article discusses the features of collision effects on pantographs of electric rolling stock at high speeds. An analysis of the existing methods for testing collision effects on pantographs in laboratory installations and in linear conditions has been carried out. The analysis is carried out and the drawbacks of the percussion pendulum installation for testing current collectors, described in GOST 32204-2013, are identified, and its characteristics are calculated. The design of a shock stand with smaller dimensions and expanded functionality is proposed, and its parameters and characteristics are calculated. When calculating the characteristics of the test bench, mathematical and computer modeling was applied using the MATLAB Simulink environment. The method of bench collision testing using accelerometers and high-speed video camera. It was established that the proposed test bench retains the full functionality of the test facility regulated by GOST, while having smaller dimensions and wider functionality.

The contact network is one of the most vulnerable elements of the traction power supply system. The prevailing number of events in the power supply sector is connected with the contact network. The article is devoted to the method of contactless diagnostics of the contact network of electrified Railways. The paper proposes to use a method for diagnostics of the contact network based on optical elements, followed by digital data processing and calculation of geometric parameters. This method is characterized by a low cost of the device in contrast to analogues and high accuracy of calculation. The analysis and selection of optimal installation locations for optical devices is given. The method of contactless diagnostics of wires of the contact network of electrified Railways is presented.

In the article the author presents a logical-linguistic model, providing a sufficient depth and completeness of diagnostics with fulfillment of all required testing instructions and standards. Diagnostic features for every required testing were determined in order to build the suggested model. The results of a diagnostic model development were applied and successfully tested on various types of electrical sections

The article proposes a numerical-analytical method based on the boundary element method (Method of Boundary Elements Technology), which used to assess of change patterns of temperature fields in the working fluid in hydro-friction vibration damper telescopic view when the ambient temperature changes. This method takes into account the physico-mechanical properties of the working fluid and the effect of corrosion pouring temperature, ambient temperature, the speed of electric rolling stock and the working liquid filling height.

In accordance with the long-term development program of JSC Russian Railways until 2025, it is planned to increase the level of economic connectivity of the territory of Russia by expanding the network of high-speed and high-speed transportation. This involves not only the construction of new high-speed highways, but also the modernization of the structures of individual components of rolling stock, as well as the introduction of energy and resource-saving technologies. The use of contact elements with an extended service life is one of the most economical and least costly ways to ensure reliable, economical and environmentally friendly transmission of electricity to rolling stock. An increase in the service life of the current collector element can be achieved, among other things, by reducing wear by the correct selection of contact pair elements, both from the point of view of their tribocompatibility and the ability to ensure high quality current collection. A methodology for conducting experimental studies of contact pairs of current collection devices has been developed and successfully tested at OSTU, which involves bench tests for each pair of contact materials “contact insert - contact wire” in order to determine their optimal combination to reduce wear and increase resource. Estimation of the amount of wear and prediction of the life of the elements of the contact pair is carried out including using mathematical models. However, the use of existing models for predicting wear under conditions of high-speed movement is not accurate enough due to the lack of consideration of the aerodynamic effects and the speed of the rolling stock on current collection processes. This article discusses the improvement of the mechanical component of the wear model of the elements of contact pairs of current collection devices in high-speed conditions. The graphs of the mechanical wear of the contact elements are obtained experimentally and as a result of calculation by a mathematical model. The analysis of the graphs allows us to conclude that it is possible to use an improved mathematical model for modeling the mechanical component of the wear process of the elements of contact pairs with a maximum error value of not more than 5 %.

The article discusses the urgent problem of upgrading non-public railway tracks through the introduction of automated loading and unloading control systems. The relevance of the study is due to the significant proportion of non-public tracks in the Russian railway infrastructure (29 % of the total length) and their constant increase, the growing volume of industrial production in the country and the need to improve the efficiency of transport services for enterprises and improve the efficiency of their use. More than 85 % of all freight traffic by rail starts and ends on non-public roads. The correctness of the service, organization and technology of the operation of the considered routes affects the operation of the entire transport network. The problem of the study lies in the fact that traditionally accepted methods of loading and unloading operations on non-public tracks do not provide the necessary efficiency of the transportation process, which leads to long downtime of rolling stock and increased operating costs for railway transport. The methods of system analysis, mathematical modeling and comparative analysis of statistical data are used in the work. Based on a study of international experience and domestic practice, it has been shown that the introduction of automated control systems can reduce the downtime of wagons by 25 - 30 % and reduce operating costs by 15 - 20 %. The article presents the definition of an automated loading and unloading management system as an integrated information management system that integrates hardware and software. A step-by-step methodology for system implementation has been developed, including seven consecutive stages from preliminary analysis to optimization and development. The proposed solutions take into account the specifics of Russian operating conditions and import substitution requirements.

The article devoted to results of the longitudinal multiplicative perturbation effect from railway track in relation to rolling stock.There is the technique for finding of difference type Raman resonances areas,which based on the theory of division in slow and fast components for motion of dynamic system.It proves a fact that the RMS-velocity for motion of the train is not a specific numerical value,but that is an area for which the width depends on the multiplicative factor driving

In the article suggests a changing the algorithm of the rectifier-inverter converter electric locomotive VL85. This will allow the individuallyto regulatevoltageon traction engines. In this case willpreserve a singlecentralized system ofcontrol of allelectricconverters. The proposed solutions may be used for liquidation started spinning of wheel locomotive. Tractive force the remaining wheelsets will not decrease.

The article describes the general principles of the computational model of the traction power supply DC Railway to assess the potential energy recuperative braking, as well as ways of approbation the resulting model to determine its adequacy.

The article discusses methods in evaluating the current settings for turning on and off the second converter unit when introducing power backup systems for DC traction substations. The analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of existing methods. The algorithm for calculating the current settings. A comparative analysis of the operating currents of the automation of the converter unit is carried out on the example of traction substations of the current section of the West Siberian Railway.

The analysis of the influence of the organization of the formation of United freight trains on the throughput capacity of railway sections has been carried out. The results of electrical calculations of the 3.0 kV dc power supply system of 3 sections of the Sverdlovsk and South Ural railways are presented when controlling the speed of trains from 50 km / h to 100 km / h with various locomotives while passing two single and one connected cargo trains using the system of contactless automatic voltage regulation in the contact network, allowing to assess the throughput capacity of the three sections. In the course of the calculations, the developed refinement method was applied using the correction current factors KIxx and KIst. Proved the need for their use in electrical calculations.

There is a trouble that electrical energy of trains which have a recuperative braking uses partly for DC railway, because there are not different consumers of the electrical energy in this time. The method was offered, it allows to find optimal parameters of a stationary energy storage, which locates on a traction substation. This method can be used for designing and determination efficiency of an energy storage.

There is the way for increasing efficiency of recuperative braking, using an energy storage device on electrical locomotives of DC railway. This device must store a part of recuperative energy. In the article the approach was considered, which allows to find parameters of an energy storage device, this device must be placed on electrical locomotives of DC railway, a part of recuperative energy can be returned to electrical network.

The subject of the study is the theoretical and practical aspects of the application of optical technologies for non-contact measurements of geometric parameters of a wagon wheelset during operation and repair. The purpose of the study is to develop methods and technologies for monitoring geometric parameters of car parts using an optical linear scanner, as well as a method for processing the results of field tests of the results of the application of optical control technologies. The article analyzes the problems of application of standardized methods of technical condition monitoring using manual measuring and control tools in the context of the adopted technology of maintenance and operation of freight cars. As a result of the study, a review of the state of the issue of the use of optical control techniques on the railway was carried out, the strengths and weaknesses of various options for the implementation of measurement techniques were identified and a methodology and a computer program for automating the creation of a digital standard of the object under study (the profile of the longitudinal section of the rolling surface of the wheelset) were developed. Using a digital two-dimensional image of the shadow pattern of the wheel profile, the coordinates of the points of the contour line of the section of the volumetric wheel in the area of the rolling surface are calculated. To determine the coordinates of the envelope of the section, a step function is used, as close as possible to the chiaroscuro image of the wheel contour. After image processing, the result is output by the program in the form of a table with the calculated coordinates of the profile section and visualized using the wheel profile synthesized by coordinates in the program window. The accuracy of the technique used depends on the resolution of the image obtained by the linear scanner. The methodology and program can be used in the future for field tests of the designed equipment for dimensional control of car parts.

The article is devoted to improving the methodology for diagnosing the technical condition of an asynchronous traction electric motor of type 1TV2822, a cargo mainline electric locomotive of the 2ES10 "Granit" series. To diagnose the inter-turn isolation of the stator windings, a structural model of a closed asynchronous traction motor system of type 1TV2822 is proposed. The results of modeling the operational mode and emergency mode of operation of a traction electric motor are presented, using digital processing of current waveforms in the stator winding, logarithmic spectrograms of the stator current are obtained, graphs of the pseudo spectrum of the power of the logarithmic spectral component of the stator current as operable, and an emergency traction asynchronous electric motor of type 1TV2822 with an inter-turn circuit in the stator winding.Based on the analysis of the power pseudo spectrum graph performed using digital processing of the current curve waveform in the MATLAB program package, the logarithmic powers of the current spectrum in the stator winding are presented, which serve to build an on-board adaptive system for diagnostics of asynchronous traction electric motors of the type 1TV2822 of the electric locomotive 2ES10 «Granite».

The article provides for the design features of pantographs of an electric drive train, a system of movable frames, which are made in the form of two articulated rod-type levers. Single-lever pantographs are distinguished by improved mass-dimensional indicators, which allows them to be used in the cramped conditions of the roof space of two-system electric locomotives. This requires high mechanical characteristics, as well as the need to use structural materials of increased strength, precision processing methods and high precision during assembly. It becomes especially important to control the transverse and advanced cruelty of the moving frame system during research, periodic and qualification tests, as well as during operation. The article describes a methodology that allows conducting research with a high degree of labor intensity, increasing the speed of measurements, and reducing the influence of the human factor.

The article presents the main requirements for the development of traction motors commutation control digital device and the results of the development and testing of this device on the test bench. Justified the expediency of application of the input highpass filter when the power of the testing traction engine from the thyristor converter. Presented the technique of processing the diagnostic signal from bipolar brushes to filter out noise of different physical nature.

In article stages developments of power plants autonomous locomotives from the steam-engine to gas-turbine engines and engines on fuel elements are considered

The article deals with the organization of operation when using cryogenic technologies for gas locomotives and isothermal cars (IV). The structure of transportation of perishable goods (SPG) by types of rolling stock and types of cargo and the peculiarities of transportation of frozen fish from the Far East to the central regions of the country is presented. On the example of their consideration, a new structure of the type of isothermal rolling stock (IPS) is proposed, including various types of single isothermal cars, large-capacity refrigerated containers and swap bodies. It is proposed to use the block-modular principle of forming energy refrigeration equipment for promising autonomous refrigerated cars (ARC). A review of promising ARC models developed by UralVagonZavod and Altayvagon, ready for serial production, has been carried out. The factors that should be taken into account when creating an innovative isothermal rolling stock are formulated. Variants of using cryogenic technologies for an autonomous refrigerator car and single insulated cars are considered. Based on the results of previously conducted operational tests of autonomous liquid nitrogen cars, the main their advantages and possible areas of use are given. The technology and technical solutions for improving the design of the cooling system of the cargo space for thermos cars cooled with liquid nitrogen have been substantiated. The calculated characteristics of the consumption of liquid nitrogen during the transportation of frozen goods are presented. The advantages of using environmentally friendly liquid nitrogen cooling systems are analyzed and the areas of using cryogenic technologies for isothermal rolling stock are formalized. Uncertainty and spontaneity of the perishable goods transportation market, along with the absence of a large customer, poses a difficult task for car builders to organize serial production of isothermal rolling stock with small production volumes and various technical characteristics. Therefore, when creating isothermal and refrigerator cars, it is advisable to focus on a single universal car kit based on an isothermal body with the possibility of transforming it by using various options for energy refrigeration equipment and chassis.