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

Informazioni relative al progetto

DIAG-PANTOGRAPH

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 774127

DOI

10.3030/774127

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 17 Maggio 2017

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2017

Data di completamento 30 Novembre 2017

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

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)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2017-06-01 al 2017-11-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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).

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

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.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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