Influence of contact network voltage fluctuations on current transients in the electric locomotive power circuit

The statistics of electric arc transfers along the collector of traction electric motors of the 2ES6 electric locomotive for 2020 are given. It is noted that half of the failures are associated with a potential spark on the collector, which indicates increased armature currents in the electric locomotive power circuit. The given voltage curve of the contact network also indicates that the power circuit is subject to constant current fluctuations. In the model of the power circuit of the 2ES6 electric locomotive, the mechanical component of the drive has been modified. It takes into account the resistance to train movement on one of the difficult sections of the Sverdlovsk Sabik - Sarga railway, as well as the inertia of the rotating parts of the 2ES6 electric locomotive and four-axle freight gondolas. The effect of voltage fluctuations in the contact network on current transients at different values of the maximum excitation voltage has been modelled. It is established that with the increase in the excitation voltage, the amplitudes of the armature current and the excitation current decrease, the duration of exceeding the currents of their limit value decreases. With voltage fluctuations up to 200 V, the armature current and the excitation current in the power circuit of the 2ES6 electric locomotive are in the range of their limit values with the increased value of the maximum excitation voltage of 120 V. With voltage fluctuations of more than 200 V, it is advisable to use low pass input filters.