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Considering that recent european high-speed railway system has a traction power system of \(2\times 25\) kV 50 Hz, which causes electromagnetic emission for the outside world, it is important to dimension the railway system emissions, using a frequency/distance dependent propagation model. This paper presents an enhanced theoretical model for VLF to UHF propagation, railway system oriented. It introduces the near field approach (crucial in low frequency propagation) and also considers the source characteristics and type of measuring antenna. Simulations are presented, and comparisons are set with earlier far field models. Using the developed model, a real case study was performed in partnership with Refer Telecom (portuguese telecom operator for railways). The new propagation model was used in order to predict the future high-speed railway electromagnetic emissions in the Lisbon north track. The results show the model’s prediction capabilities and also its applicability to realistic scenarios.
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The authors would like to thank Refer Telecom for financing this research and also for the motivating chats and knowledge transfer around railway system communications.
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Vieira, P., Cota, N. & Rodrigues, A. A VLF to UHF Propagation Model for Evaluation of High-Speed Railway Electromagnetic Interference in RF Monitoring Base-Stations. Wireless Pers Commun 74, 1147–1161 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-013-1569-y
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