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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340329 | System and method for controlling an electrified vehicle A control system and method which includes storing the geographic location of the neutral sections along the path onboard the vehicle. A GPS system on the vehicle determines the geographic location of the vehicle. A program of the control system determines the posit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7319333 | Power control unit A tracked vehicle has a power control apparatus for controlling charging and discharging of a plurality of storage devices. A voltage measuring device measures voltages of the respective storage devices, and a current measuring device measures currents flowing throu... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7193835 | Permanent control device for the grounding of an electric public transport vehicle running on tires and which is self-guided The device is characterized by units of pairs of two friction or sliding shoes (28) and (29), running on a metal guide rail (2), each fixed to a self-guidance unit (16), by way of rollers (26) and (27), running along the gui... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143017 | Remote control locomotive simulator A remote control locomotive simulator including a display and a first input device similar to a remote control locomotive controller to be operated by the operator to provide train signals. A computer drives the display to move a train relative to a track in respons... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6899035 | Rail-mounted transport system In order to provide a rail-mounted transport system, in particular an overhead monorail, comprising at least one active track switch, which comprises at least two movable rail portions that are selectively bringable into an operating position, in which the movable r... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6382378 | Static system for supplying current through the ground for an electric vehicle and electric vehicle intended to be supplied by means of such a supply system A system for supplying current through the ground for an electric vehicle, especially for an electric rail vehicle, includes a succession of conducting segments (16A, 16B, 16C, 16D) which are electrically isolated from each other and together form a condu... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6250442 | Ground power supply for electric vehicle with earth connection The invention relates to a ground power supply device for electric vehicles (5), the device including power supply segments (52) insulated from each other and each having a length less than half the length of the footprint of the vehicle (5), and being ad... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230861 | Buried power supply system for an electric vehicle, and an electric vehicle equipped to use such a system A buried power supply system for an electric vehicle (17) equipped with collector shoes (16, 22), the system comprising a succession of conductive segments (5A, 5B, 5C) that are electrically isolated from one another, and that form a conductive track for ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6189664 | Power line for an electric vehicle A power line (1) wherein a hollow elongated enclosure (4) houses a conducting line (27) and an elastically deformable strip element (60) which is normally in a rest position extending substantially undeformed along the whole of the enclosure when the line... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5960717 | Electrical power supply and guidance assembly along a ground rail for a wheeled vehicle An electrical power supply and guidance assembly for a wheeled vehicle, consisting of a raisable and pivotable guide member supporting at least one pair of guide wheels which together define a V shape and engage the central web of the rail, the rail being... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5690197 | Power supply device for supplying a drive power to a movable object A power supply device includes a power supply member having: a first conductive plate electrically connected with one of positive and negative terminals of a power source; a second conductive plate electrically connected with the other terminal; a first i... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5654634 | Method for detecting gaps to be bridged in the power supply of an electric rail vehicle A method for detecting gaps to be bridged in a power supply of an electric rail vehicle includes continuously sensing at least one conductor rail for gaps with at least one contact signal transmitter travelling ahead of a plurality of electrically interco... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5619078 | Primary inductive pathway A primary inductive track or path 450 for a resonant inductive power distribution system is made up from a number of modules 453, each supplied as a pre-built and substantially pre-tuned segment of the track. These modules have more than one capacitor 456... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5528113 | Inductive power pick-up coils A loosely coupled inductive power transfer system suitable for transferring power to a mobile conveyer platform or a vehicle has pick-up coils wound on flux concentrator(s). One or more large flat horizontal ferrite cores 607, 608 are used to concentrate ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5503259 | Electrification module for conveyor A conveyor includes electrification rails and modules mounted on those rails to provide electricity to a pallet, so that appliances being carried on the pallet can be plugged in as they travel along the conveyor. The modules include an improved T-shaped s... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5449056 | Electric power distribution system An electrified pallet conveyor system for conveying appliances under electrical connection for testing, and which includes an electrical distribution contact shoe busway assembly. The busway consists of an elongated tubular housing having a continuous sid... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5280418 | Voltage regulation in a railway power distribution system Disclosed is an a.c. electric railway power distribution system comprising an a.c. busbar having at least first and second a.c. busbar sections electrically isolated by a non-energized busbar. Each of a.c. busbar sections is capable of having at least one... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277285 | Electrical vehicle transporation system A transportation system for use with a roadway including conductive sections on the roadway so that electric vehicles having contact members thereon may contact the conductive sections. The sections extend in the direction of travel along the roadway and ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5148898 | Electrical vehicle transportation system A transportation system (10) including electric vehicles (12) is disclosed. The system (10) comprises a roadway (14) having a load bearing surface, an electric power rail (16) extending longitudinally along the roadway (14) and having a power bus and a de... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5134254 | Electrical vehicle transportation system A transportation system for use with a roadway including conductive sections on the roadway so that electric vehicles having contact members thereon may contact the conductive sections. The sections extend in the direction of travel along the roadway and ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5045646 | Electrical vehicle transportation system An electric vehicle transportation system. The system includes a roadway having a load bearing surface. The load bearing surface supports an electric power rail extending longitudinally on the roadway. The power rail is segmented and includes a plurality ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4941555 | Electric monorail conveyor An electric monorail conveyor wherein the vehicles are suspended from and advance along an elongated guide rail. The electric motor of each vehicle receives current from a third rail which is adjacent the guide rail and includes first sections alternating... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4523059 | Power storage system for electric railway This invention relates to a power storage system for electric railway which comprises a motor-generator connected to a power system for feeding an electric vehicle with electric power, and a flywheel coupled to the motor-generator, and in which the motor-... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4133505 | Railway safety system using intensity of current A railway safety system uses intensity of current measurements in order that a train driver can have a continuous evaluation of the mutual distance between his train and the next one in front of or rear to it. Two ammeters give this indication by measurin... | 01/09/1979 |
