As the unique power entrance, the pantograph–catenary electrical contact system maintains the efficiency and reliability of power transmission for the high-speed train. Along with the fast development of high-speed rail-ways all over the world, some commercialized lines are built for covering the remote places under harsh environment, especially in China; these environmental elements including wind, sand, rain, thunder, ice and snow need to be consid-ered during the design of the pantograph–catenary system. The pantograph–catenary system includes the pantograph, the contact wire and the interface—pantograph slide. As the key component, this pantograph slide plays a critical role in reliable power transmission under dynamic condition. The fundamental material characteristics of the pantograph slide and contact wire such as electrical conductivity, impact resistance, wear resistance, etc., directly determine the slid-ing electrical contact performance of the pantograph–cate-nary system; meanwhile, different detection methods of the pantograph–catenary system are crucial for the reliability of service and maintenance. In addition, the challenges brought from extreme operational conditions are discussed, taking the Sichuan–Tibet Railway currently under construction as a special example with the high-altitude climate. The outlook for developing the ultra-high-speed train equipped with the novel pantograph–catenary system which can address the harsher operational environment is also involved. This paper has provided a comprehensive review of the high-speed rail-way pantograph–catenary systems, including its progress, challenges, outlooks in the history and future.

School of Electrical Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University,Chengdu 610031,China;School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University,Chengdu 610031,China;School of Materials Science and Engineering,Hunan University,Changsha 410082,China;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulationand Thermal Ageing,Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai 200240,China

[1]Guangning Wu;Keliang Dong;Zhilei Xu;Song Xiao;Wenfu Wei;Huan Chen;Jie Li;Zhanglin Huang;Jingwei Li;Guoqiang Gao;Guozheng Kang;Chuanjun Tu;Xingyi Huang-.Pantograph–catenary electrical contact system of high?speed railways: recent progress, challenges, and outlooks)[J].铁道工程科学（英文）,2022(04):437-467

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