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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171860 | Cooling systems for hydrogen hybrid locomotives and hydrogen hybrid locomotives using the same A cooling system for a hydrogen hybrid locomotive including a set of electric traction motors and a hydrogen fuel cell system for providing electric power for driving the traction motors. The cooling system includes a radiator for extracting heat from cooling fluid ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8006627 | Cooling systems for hydrogen hybrid locomotives and hydrogen hybrid locomotives using the same A cooling system for a hydrogen hybrid locomotive having a set of electric traction motors and a hydrogen fuel cell system for providing electric power for driving the traction motors includes a radiator for extracting heat from cooling fluid circulated through the ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006626 | System and method for cooling a battery A system is provided for cooling an energy storage system of a hybrid electric vehicle. The energy storage system includes at least one energy storage device. The system includes an inlet positioned on the outer surface of the vehicle above the platform. More partic... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7966945 | Isolation and support structures for hydrogen hybrid locomotives and hydrogen hybrid locomotives using the same A hydrogen hybrid locomotive driven by a set of electric traction motors powered by at least one hydrogen fuel cell power module and plurality of batteries includes a chassis, an isolation structure disposed on the chassis for isolating the at least one hydrogen fue... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7402982 | Energy storage type feeder voltage compensation apparatus and method of controlling feeder voltage An energy saving type feeder voltage compensation apparatus improved in availability at low temperatures, wherein when a secondary battery is lower in temperature than a predetermined value, an output voltage output to a feeder side is made equal to or higher than a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397149 | Method and a system for monitoring and regulating the power consumed by a transport system A method of monitoring and regulating the power and the energy consumed by a transport system including electrically propelled vehicles, said transport system including a power supply system including one or more power supply substations connected to an external ele... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316436 | Differential wheel mounting for railroad car A differential wheel mounting for replacing a standard railroad axle assembly having a wheel seat portion which includes a sleeve having several sliding surfaces fixedly mounted over the wheel seat portion of the axle, a railroad wheel with a running surface for con... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314008 | Suspending-rail and dual-attraction balancing compensation type permanent magnetic levitation train and railway system A suspending-rail and dual-attraction balancing compensation type permanent magnetic levitation train and railway system, comprising a track unit and magnetic levitation vehicles, the track unit including goalposts, inverted T-shaped gate beams, flanged beams made w... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7162337 | Automatic neutral section control system A method of controlling a neutral section operation of a train (14) including a lead locomotive (16) and at least one remote locomotive (12) in communication with the lead locomotive. The locomotives are electrically powered from respective elec... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134396 | System to generate and control levitation, propulsion and guidance of linear switched reluctance machines A translation system, applicable in trains, elevators, aircraft launchers, rail guns, conveyors, door openers, machine tools and servo drives, includes a first linear switch reluctance machine (“LSRM”) having a stator and a translator each configured, positioned... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6938555 | Traction drive A traction drive, in particular for rail cars, includes a permanent-excited synchronous motor, a traction converter with a pulsed inverter for powering the motor, and ohmic brake resistors. Cross-over switches are connected with a corresponding input terminal of the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6497182 | Railroad locomotive traction motor isolation A railroad locomotive includes traction motors for propelling the locomotive, and an isolation switch disposed in signal communication with at least one of the traction motors for isolating a faulting motor from the other traction motors.... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6418858 | Method for drive coordination of rail-guided vehicles with individual-wheel drive A method for the drive coordination of a rail-guided vehicle with individual-wheel drive traveling on straight track, including the steps of determining a differential speed (Ɗn) of opposite track wheels and a control value (ƊM) by a controller as a fun... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6336409 | Modular railway rake and a railway train made up of such rakes The rake is made up of at least two vehicles with two levels and includes on-board equipment items including at least one traction motor power supply unit, motive power supply units, auxiliary power supply units and a device adapted to be connected to a p... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6267062 | AC drive industrial switching locomotive The two axle locomotive of this invention includes a diesel engine directly coupled to a generator for generating power to a single electrical traction motor. Preferably, the drive motor is an AC traction motor which drives both axles of the locomotive us... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6218792 | Circuit arrangement of modular design, in particular for propulsion off a railroad vehicle A circuit arrangement (3) of modular design, in particular for propulsion of a railroad vehicle, having at least two series-connected, power-electronic modules (M1, M2, . . . Mn), which each have a DC isolation point. A fi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5735215 | Rail-borne motive power unit The invention relates to a rail-borne power unit for conveying passengers. The unit has at least one coach section formed by a coach body with at least one passenger compartment for passengers and with a driver's cab at one or both ends. The coach body is... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5392716 | Locomotive traction motor control system A locomotive traction motor control system includes a traction motor suspended by traction motor suspension bearings, such as roller bearings in a bearing assembly, and traction motor suspension bearing temperature sensors, such as thermistors, for sensin... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5253613 | High power AC traction inverter cooling A plurality of high power semiconductor devices are connected in circuit with at least one electric traction motor for controlling electric power to the motor. The semiconductor devices are each thermally connected between a pair of generally hollow heat ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4940000 | Modular installation for controlled transport of parts or products The present invention relates to a modular installation for controlled transport of parts or products. This installation includes at least one autonomous pallet (10) carrying a traction mechanism, preferably in the form of an electric motor-brake (14), th... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4867072 | Multi-unit rail vehicle for commuter traffic A multi-unit rail vehicle for commuter traffic. To keep the entry and exit of the vehicle only slightly higher than the level of the street, and to make it possible to travel through the entire vehicle without steps, a continuous, level central walkway is... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4799431 | Model locomotive truck mounting mechanism An improved truck mounting mechanism for a model railroad locomotive includes a gimbal body fixed to a wheel-bearing truck frame. A gimbal mount is provided for receiving the gimbal body. The gimbal mount is flexibly secured to the locomotive chassis and ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4794865 | Amusement ride vehicle An amusement ride vehicle for travel along a trackway defined by a pair of track rails. The vehicle includes a pair of transverse frames pivotally carried by an elongated main frame, with drive wheels carried by the transverse frames in driving engagement... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4792703 | Earthed circuit for an electric railway car An earthed circuit for an electric railway car which is equipped with an electric circuit including an electrical apparatus for which a switching operation is performed by use of a power semiconductor device includes a first brush attached to one of the a... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4593625 | Motor vehicle bogie A vehicle bogie which includes a pair of mechanical bearings mounted on shafts of wheel assemblies and U-shaped beam surrounding the shafts and bridging the pairs of mechanical bearings. A linear induction motor is suspended from the beams, with the linea... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4576100 | Crane for nuclear waste handling facilities A crane for use in a nuclear waste handling facility is disclosed. The crane includes a bridge of sufficient transverse dimension to span the width of the area being serviced, a bridge drive for moving the bridge along spaced rails extending longitudinall... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4440092 | Railway steering truck linear induction motor assembly A steerable truck comprises a pair of wheelsets spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the truck, each supporting a respective steering yoke. A main frame is supported by the yokes which are connected to the main frame to permit rotation of each yoke... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4285279 | Railway vehicle energy producing system In a vehicular energy producing system including an electrical generating device and being adapted to be mounted on an undercarriage of a heavy vehicle, a support bracket mounted on the undercarriage for supporting the electrical generating device, and a ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4043097 | Apparatus for packaging a plurality of yarn packages in a cardboard box or a like container An apparatus for packaging yarn packages in plural layers in a cardboard box or a like container is disclosed. A plurality of yarn packages carried to a packaging station by a transporting carrier are grouped in several groups and, then, a group of yarn p... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3934183 | Linear reluctance motor for the propulsion of rail transportation means A linear reluctance motor for the drive of rail transportation means which includes a primary part whose coils are fed with a.c. power while its secondary part is constructed rail-like, is arranged parallel to the track and is fixedly installed on the gro... | 01/20/1976 |
