Train Pantograph equipped with diagnostic system for reduction of faults and maintenance cost

Información del proyecto

DIAG-PANTOGRAPH

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 774127

DOI

10.3030/774127

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 17 Mayo 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Junio 2017

Fecha de finalización 30 Noviembre 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

CONTACT S.R.L.
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DIAG-PANTOGRAPH (Train Pantograph equipped with diagnostic system for reduction of faults and maintenance cost)

Período documentado: 2017-06-01 hasta 2017-11-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

Thanks to the success of the Phase 1 proposal submitted to the Horizon 2020 SME instrument call in February 2017 and granted in June 2017, Contact s.r.l. had the opportunity to prove the technical and economic feasibility of the Diagnostic Pantograph for low speed trains.

In parallel to the technical development of the project, the feasibility study has also proved that the railway market requires innovative products to improve the performance of the pantographs and reduce their Life Cycle Costs. To confirm this trend two new request of pantograph diagnostic systems arrived in November 2017 from Schunk Spain and ECM (an Italian company that supplies components for the Tunisian Railway Market).

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

The pantograph for low speed train JRC15 and the Pantograph Optical Unit are the basis of the development of the DIAG-PANTOGRAPH proposed in Phase 1 and to be further up scaled.
During the SME Phase 1 we have completed the “Type” tests of the pantograph JRC15 for low speed train, which has led Contact to get the TSI certification, according the European Technical Specification of Interoperability TSI-2014, in September 2017. Furthermore, in November 2017 we completed the “Type” tests of the Pantograph Optical Unit with optical accelerometer, according the European standard EN50155.

The results of the feasibility study as well as of the technical tests and the new requests of the market confirm the usefulness, attractiveness and innovativeness of the DIAG-PANTOGRAPH product.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The preliminary financial breakdown of Profit and Loss and ROI analysis over a 5-year was drafted, highlighting that the market introduction will allow in a timeline of 5 years, an increased turnover of 5.795.000€, cumulate profits of about 1.000.000€, a positive ROI of 107%.
The outcomes of the feasibility study and the market requests has strongly convinced Contact srl to continue with the development of diagnostic system for pantographs and overhead contact line.

DIAG-PANTOGRAPH schema