Supplying Railway Pantograph Sensors with Energy Harvesting: Technologies, Perspectives and Challenges.
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| Title: | Supplying Railway Pantograph Sensors with Energy Harvesting: Technologies, Perspectives and Challenges. |
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| Authors: | Costanzo, Luigi1 (AUTHOR) luigi.costanzo@unicampania.it, Gallo, Daniele1 (AUTHOR), Vitelli, Massimo1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Energies (19961073). Apr2026, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p1654. 29p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Energy harvesting, *Wireless sensor nodes, *Storage batteries, *Railroad equipment, *Detectors, *Electric power, *Supercapacitors, *Smart materials |
| Abstract: | The last years have seen the increasing development of innovative railway pantographs based on smart materials and equipped with monitoring features based on wireless sensor nodes. In this scenario, one of the most important challenges is the power supply of pantograph sensors. Energy harvesting systems have been proposed for powering monitoring sensors in a variety of applications, including railway pantographs. These systems convert ambient energy sources into electrical energy. The use of energy harvesting systems coupled with storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries or supercapacitors, can be a very promising solution for making the sensors self-powered, thus avoiding the drawbacks associated with supplying from the main grid or disposable batteries. In this paper, the operating principles of the main technologies used for energy harvesting in railway pantographs are described in detail, together with some examples of laboratory prototypes and commercial devices. The proposed analysis focuses on the perspectives and challenges of various energy harvesting technologies and can help select the most suitable technology for the development of innovative sensorized pantographs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Database: | Energy & Power Source |
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| Abstract: | The last years have seen the increasing development of innovative railway pantographs based on smart materials and equipped with monitoring features based on wireless sensor nodes. In this scenario, one of the most important challenges is the power supply of pantograph sensors. Energy harvesting systems have been proposed for powering monitoring sensors in a variety of applications, including railway pantographs. These systems convert ambient energy sources into electrical energy. The use of energy harvesting systems coupled with storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries or supercapacitors, can be a very promising solution for making the sensors self-powered, thus avoiding the drawbacks associated with supplying from the main grid or disposable batteries. In this paper, the operating principles of the main technologies used for energy harvesting in railway pantographs are described in detail, together with some examples of laboratory prototypes and commercial devices. The proposed analysis focuses on the perspectives and challenges of various energy harvesting technologies and can help select the most suitable technology for the development of innovative sensorized pantographs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 19961073 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/en19071654 |
