Rails and switches are easily covered by snow and ice. When rails and switches are frozen, accurate train rerouting is not possible, severely impacting the safety of railway operations. Snow and ice covering the rails reduce friction between the rails and wheels, affecting train control and posing significant safety hazards. Manual snow and ice removal is inefficient, costly, and still cannot prevent railway accidents. Snow removal and frost prevention in the railway system are urgent issues. The electric heating solution for rails is a solution for removing snow and ice from rails and switches.

Guidelines for designing a heated rail scheme:

·Choose high-power output electric heating cables.

·Choose an appropriate installation location to maximize efficiency.

· Ensure substantial heat transfer to the rails.

Wuxi Global Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. has designed technical solutions for constant power series, parallel, and skin effect electric heating, integrating installation accessories suitable for tracks, and utilizing advanced control systems to launch the track heating system. Please refer to the image below for details, and the specific implementation can be designed and installed based on the on-site conditions.

Highlight the intelligent temperature measurement line.

Railway Tie-Chain Electric Heating Solution:

Output power: 1~200W/m, voltage: 1~1500V (as per design requirements)

High operating temperature: 50℃; Low operating temperature: -40℃.

Size: 8*34mm; Bend Radius: 50mm

Weight: Approx. 400g/m; Loop Length: 1000 meters

Low installation cost;

Low operational costs.

Low maintenance costs.

Track parallel electric tracing solution:

Voltage: 50~750V

Output power: 150W/m (single sheath) to 400W/m (double sheath)

Applicable for rail switch heating and heat tracing.

A single type of product can meet all application requirements.

Easy to cut and install quickly and conveniently.

Low maintenance requirements.

Track Skin Electric Heating Solution:

Output power: 1~300 W/m

Single power circuit can reach up to 15,000 meters.

Long single power heating length

Low operational costs.

Low maintenance cost;

Compared to other systems, the rail skin electric heating solution consumes less energy and achieves higher surface temperatures on the rails; it also has lower maintenance costs, making it a recommended priority choice.

All three aforementioned options come equipped with an intelligent system:

The intelligent centralized control system can monitor the operation of the heat tracing system in real-time.

Displays the temperature at every meter of the rail, and accurately locates the fault point when the heating element fails, facilitating timely troubleshooting.

Track Heating Monitoring System Diagram