EN 50206-1:2010

Railway applications - Rolling stock - Pantographs: Characteristics and tests - Part 1: Pantographs for main line vehicles

This European Standard specifies the general assembly characteristics which are to be applied to pantographs, to enable current collection from the overhead contact line system. It also specifies the tests the pantographs have to perform, excluding insulators. This European Standard is not applicable to pantograph dielectric tests, which are to be performed on the pantograph installed on the vehicle roof. If no other requirement is agreed between customer and supplier, insulation coordination according to EN 50124 1 may be used. This European Standard is not applicable to pantographs used on isolated metros and light rail systems. These pantographs are considered in EN 50206 2.

Bahnanwendungen - Schienenfahrzeuge - Merkmale und Prüfungen von Stromabnehmern - Teil 1: Stromabnehmer für Vollbahnfahrzeuge

Applications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant - Pantographes: Caractéristiques et essais - Partie 1: Pantographes pour véhicules grandes lignes

Železniške naprave - Vozna sredstva - Odjemniki toka: karakteristike in preskusi - 1. del: Odjemniki toka za železniška vozila na magistralnih progah

Ta evropski standard določa splošne karakteristike konstrukcije, ki morajo veljati za odjemnike toka, da omogočijo odjem toka s sistema voznih vodov. Določa tudi preskuse, ki jih morajo opraviti odjemniki toka, razen izolatorjev. Ta evropski standard ne velja za dielektrične preskuse odjemnikov toka, ki se morajo opraviti na odjemnikih toka, nameščenih na strehi vozila. Če se kupec in dobavitelj ne dogovorita o nobenih drugih zahtevah, se lahko uporabi izolacijska koordinacijska zahteva v skladu z EN 50124-1. Ta evropski standard ne velja za odjemnike toka, ki se uporabljajo na izoliranih sistemih mestnih železnic in lahkih železnic. Te odjemnike toka obravnava EN 50206-2.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-May-2010
• Withdrawal Date: 07-Nov-2010
• ICS: 29.280 - Electric traction equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 9X - Electrical and electronic applications for railways
• Drafting Committee: CLC/SC 9XB - Electromechanical material on board rolling stock
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 9 - IEC_TC_9
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 14-Mar-2018
• Directive: 2008/57/EC - Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)
• Directive: 96/48/EC - Interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50206-1:2011 - Railway applications - Rolling stock - Pantographs: Characteristics and tests - Part 1: Pantographs for main line vehicles

Relations

• Replaces: EN 50206-1:1998 - Railway applications - Rolling stock - Pantographs: Characteristics and tests - Part 1: Pantographs for main line vehicles
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2011
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 50206-1:1998
Železniške naprave - Vozna sredstva - Odjemniki toka: karakteristike in preskusi -
1. del: Odjemniki toka za železniška vozila na magistralnih progah
Railway applications - Rolling stock - Pantographs: Characteristics and tests - Part 1:
Pantographs for main line vehicles
Bahnanwendungen - Schienenfahrzeuge - Merkmale und Prüfungen von
Stromabnehmern - Teil 1: Stromabnehmer für Vollbahnfahrzeuge
Applications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant - Pantographes: Caractéristiques et essais -
Partie 1: Pantographes pour véhicules grandes lignes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50206-1:2010
ICS:
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 50206-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2010
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.280 Supersedes EN 50206-1:1998

English version
Railway applications -
Rolling stock -
Pantographs: Characteristics and tests -
Part 1: Pantographs for main line vehicles

Applications ferroviaires -  Bahnanwendungen -
Matériel roulant - Schienenfahrzeuge -
Pantographes: Caractéristiques et essais Merkmale und Prüfungen
- von Stromabnehmern -
Partie 1: Pantographes pour véhicules Teil 1: Stromabnehmer
grandes lignes für Vollbahnfahrzeuge

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2010-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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Ref. No. EN 50206-1:2010 E
Foreword
This European Standard was prepared by SC 9XB, Electromechanical material on board rolling stock, of
Technical Committee CENELEC TC 9X, Electrical and electronic applications for railways. It was
submitted to the CENELEC formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 50206-1 on 2010-05-01.
This document supersedes EN 50206-1:1998.
The main changes brought by this revision are:
– simplification and standardisation of the tolerances for static contact force (Annexes A and B);
– definition of a new investigation test "Measurement of mean static contact force at ambient
temperature" (6.3.4);
– definition of a new combined test "Check of operating system at maximum speed" (6.14);
– adjustment of terms to TSI (static contact force instead of static force);
– deletion of Clause 10;
– update of normative references.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented

at national level by publication of an identical

national standard or by endorsement
(dop) 2011-05-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting

with the EN have to be withdrawn
(dow) - *
* D115/202: No dow fixed as long as EN 50206-1:1998 is referenced as such in Technical Specifications
for Interoperability (TSIs).
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Contents
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
3.1 General. 6
3.2 Design . 7
3.3 General characteristics . 8
4 Technical requirements . 9
4.1 Gauge. 9
4.2 Extension of the pantograph . 9
4.3 Electrical values . 10
4.4 Force requirements . 10
4.5 Transverse rigidity . 10
4.6 Collector head . 10
4.7 Operating system . 10
4.8 Automatic Dropping Device (A.D.D.) . 11
4.9 Pantograph mass and force on the roof . 11
4.10 Protection against corrosion . 11
5 Marking . 11
6 Tests . 11
6.1 Categories of tests . 11
6.2 General tests . 12
6.3 Operating tests . 14
6.4 Endurance tests . 15
6.5 Resistance to shocks (supplementary type test) . 16
6.6 Transverse rigidity test (type test) . 17
6.7 Air tightness tests . 17
6.8 Measurement of degrees of freedom of collector head (routine test) . 18
6.9 Measurement of housing force (type test). 18
6.10 Total mean uplift force (combined test) . 18
6.11 Total contact force (combined test) . 19
6.12 Current collection tests (combined test) . 19
6.13 Heating tests . 19
6.14 Check of operating system at maximum speed (combined test) . 20
7 Inspection plan . 20
8 Reliability . 20
8.1 General. 20
8.2 Specification . 21
8.3 In-service reliability demonstration . 21
9 Maintenance . 21
9.1 Structure . 21
9.2 Collector head structure . 21
9.3 Maintainability . 21
Annex A (normative) Static contact force tolerances . 22

Annex B (normative) List of tests . 23
Annex C (informative) Items to be specified in customer specification . 24
Bibliography . 25

Figures
Figure 1 – Pantograph terminology . 8
Figure 2 – Test principle . 17
Figure A.1 – Static contact force tolerances (grey area) . 22

Tables
Table 1 – Design definitions . 7
Table B.1 – Catalogue of tests . 23

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Introduction
The electrical power supply of a tractive unit is achieved by the collection of current from one or more
contact wires by means of one or more pantograph(s), installed on the traction unit or on the trainset's
vehicle.
The contact strips of the pantograph which slide along the contact wire facilitate the transmission of
power.
The pantograph and the overhead contact line system form two oscillating sub-systems which can be
displaced. There exists a unilateral sliding linkage between them, which shall ensure continuous contact.
Their design shall allow for minimum wear of both sub-systems when used.

1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the general assembly characteristics which are to be applied to
pantographs, to enable current collection from the overhead contact line system. It also specifies the tests
the pantographs have to perform, excluding insulators.
This European Standard is not applicable to pantograph dielectric tests, which are to be performed on the
pantograph installed on the vehicle roof. If no other requirement is agreed between customer and supplier,
insulation coordination according to EN 50124-1 may be used.
This European Standard is not applicable to pantographs used on isolated metros and light rail systems.
These pantographs are considered in EN 50206-2.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 50125-1, Railway applications – Environmental conditions for equipment – Part 1: Equipment on board
rolling stock
EN 50126 series, Railway applications – The specification and demonstration of Reliability, Availability,
Maintainability and Safety (RAMS)
EN 50163, Railway applications – Supply voltages of traction systems
EN 50317, Railway applications
...