The application discloses a
pantograph head
assembly with a damage monitoring function and a
pantograph, and the
pantograph head
assembly comprises a carbon
slide plate and a
slide plate beam, a sealed cavity is formed between the
slide plate beam and the carbon slide plate, an air
pressure sensor is connected with the sealed cavity, and an air pressure change
signal is monitored. By forming the sealed cavity between the carbon slide plate and the slide plate beam and cooperating with the air
pressure sensor to monitor the air pressure change of the sealed cavity in real time, online and real-time monitoring of the carbon slide
plate fracture damage is realized, the monitoring response is rapid, the sensitivity is high, and carbon slide plate
cracking, damage and other faults can be found in time. The sealed cavity can be formed in a
vacuum extraction or pressurization mode to form an internal and external air
pressure difference; when the carbon slide plate is fractured, the sealed cavity is connected with the
atmosphere, the air pressure changes instantaneously and significantly, and once the air
pressure sensor detects air pressure abnormity, the pantograph can be controlled to descend rapidly, secondary damage caused by the carbon slide plate
rubbing against the overhead
contact system after the carbon slide plate is fractured is avoided, safety accidents such as wire
scratching and power failure are prevented, and the safety and reliability of the pantograph and track traffic operation are improved.