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 IPEG Corporation, working
together with Bombardier and Corrosion Services of
Canada are investigating a remote current monitoring
and faultfinding system at JFK Airport's new AirTrain
light rail system. The system will detect stray currents
that result from faults on the track's electrical system
and prevent corrosion.
AirTrain is a $1.9 billion project that consists of an
8.4-mile light rail system that has six stations
connecting JFK Airport terminals, rental car sites,
parking lots and local subway trains. The AirTrain project is managed by a consortium
known as ARTC (AirRail Transit Consortium) and is headed by Scanska USA and
Bombardier who have a project site office with several hundred staff located in a Building at
the airport. The project
has strong parallels to the extension of Heathrow's underground system. 
The 30 rail vehicles are powered by two linear
induction electric motors. Power is provided through
several substations that convert high voltage ac to the
750V dc operating system. A SCADA system controls
all communication, monitoring and security functions.
Radiodetection are presently evaluating the technical
and performance requirements of the application and
anticipate developing a solution based on advanced
locate and monitoring technologies of the Stray
Current Mapper and ARRM systems.
 
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