standard byInternational Electrotechnical Commission , 01/01/2025
IEC 63453:2025 Simulation techniques are used to assess the dynamic interaction between overhead contact
lines and pantographs, as part of the prediction of current collection quality. This document
specifies functional requirements for the validation of such simulation tools to ensure
confidence in, and mutual acceptance of the results of the simulations.
This document deals with:
– input and output parameters of the simulation;
– comparison with line test measurements, and the characteristics of those line tests;
– validation of pantograph models;
– comparison between different simulation tools;
– limits of application of validated methods to assessments of pantographs and overhead
contact lines.
This document applies to the current collection from an overhead contact line by pantographs
mounted on railway vehicles. It does not apply to trolley bus systems.
