1. September 2020

Commissioning of an environmental measuring station

EHIGHWAY. On 01 September, an environmental monitoring station was put into operation. It continuously records meteorological data such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, precipitation, radiation, wind direction and wind speed.

The environmental measuring station is of particular importance for the research focus on utilization and technical behavior of the overhead contact line system, for example, in order to investigate the vibration behavior of the catenary systems in connection with wind effects. In addition, for the overall environmental assessment of the OH system, a device (intake line) has been installed to measure air pollutants.

The measuring station was erected near rectifier substation 1 at the Reinfeld junction.