Comparative review of the current collection quality parameters between catenary and pantograph by measuring the contact force and arcs simultaneously during new Korean high speed train trial runs

This paper concerns the experimental comparison between contact force and percentage of arcing on the measurements of the current collection quality between catenary and pantograph. According to the UIC 799 and EN50119, a good current collection quality is defined in a contact force (F) method (index) as Fmin-3s > 0N.