PANTOGRAPH STRIPS FOR CITADIS TRAMWAYS (ALSTOM) © Matthieu Riegler, CC-BY CITADIS TRAMWAY  The world’s most popular tramway system  750 V DC supply  Max speed 100 km/h  1 pantograph and 2 carbon strips MERSEN PRODUCTS: A RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL OPTION Mersen also supplies solutions for Earth Return Current Units (ERCU):  Average lifetime between 80,000 and 120,000 km Carbon brushes Brush-holders Technical assistance Training  Quality control in accordance with EN50405 (Cenelec)

Carbon strip Copper carrier steel carri Main pantograph strip Reference 3-54201 Frost resistant strip Reference 3-39579 04/03/2015 APPLICATION CAPTAGE CURRENT COLLECTION P5696 CARACTERISTIQUES PRINCIPALES MOYENNES I AVERAGE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Densite relative / Relative density 1 Reslstlvlte / Resistivity 1 Rupture a la flexion / Flexural strength 1 Impregnation cuivre / Copper Impregnation Resilience Charpy/ Charpy resilience 1 Captage a I'arret I Standstill current test 70A 110a] Conditions d'essai / Test conditions Section catenaire I Catenary section 107 mm3 Pression / Pressure 70N...