Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance

B. B.S. Makhanya; K. Motupa; J. H.C. Pretorius; H. Nel

doi:10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989883

Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance

B. B.S. Makhanya
, K. Motupa
, J. H.C. Pretorius
, H. Nel

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Overhead Track Equipment (OHTE) is regarded as the least reliable subsystem of the railway electric traction system. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the OHTE system failure pattern in the South African railway sector and predict future failures, as well as the failure modes responsible for system failures. The AC OHTE failures were found to be random, and they were predicted to remain constant for the next four years if no changes were made to the system. Broken parts and loose connections were the primary contributors to system failures on the AC OHTE. If no changes are made to the system, the DC OHTE will resemble an increasing failure pattern and is expected to increase over the next four years. The main causes of DC OHTE failures were missing parts and loose connections. The study relied on secondary data and to gain a comprehensive understanding of the causes of OHTE failures, future research should rely on primary data and interviews.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	349-353
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665486873
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989883
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 7 Dec 2022 → 10 Dec 2022

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume	2022-December
ISSN (Print)	2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-362X

Conference

Conference	2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Period	7/12/22 → 10/12/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Forecasting
OHTE
Single exponential smoothing
Trend analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Makhanya, B. B. S., Motupa, K., Pretorius, J. H. C., & Nel, H. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance. In IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022 (pp. 349-353). (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2022-December). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989883

Makhanya, B. B.S. ; Motupa, K. ; Pretorius, J. H.C. et al. / Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE Computer Society, 2022. pp. 349-353 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management).

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Makhanya, BBS, Motupa, K, Pretorius, JHC & Nel, H 2022, Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance. in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, vol. 2022-December, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 349-353, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7/12/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989883

Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance. / Makhanya, B. B.S.; Motupa, K.; Pretorius, J. H.C. et al.
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE Computer Society, 2022. p. 349-353 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2022-December).

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Makhanya BBS, Motupa K, Pretorius JHC, Nel H. Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance. In IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE Computer Society. 2022. p. 349-353. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management). doi: 10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989883

Performance Evaluation of Overhead Track Equipment and Prediction of Future Performance

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