What is stray current in DC Traction?

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What is stray current in DC Traction?..

Answer / thowsif_emerson_csm team

Stray Current:-

Current flowing in the soil or water environment in the
vicinity of the rail
lines and arising mainly from cathodic protection, electric
power or
traction installations, and which can pass from the
environment into the
structure, pipelines or other metallic services and vice
versa.

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What is stray current in DC Traction?..

Answer / vishnu varthana

generally,current may arise due to change in voltage.stray
current arises due to environmental factors..losses
developed due to it are called stray losses.

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