Rail vehicle, method for operating a rail vehicle and use of a traction battery
AssigneeStadler Rail AG
InventorsThomas Mühlbauer, Markus Spillmann, Pierre Fechting, Jorgen Tscheng
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Abstract
The invention concerns a rail vehicle (1) comprising a first power supply unit (5) which has at least one, preferably at least two, fuel cells (7), at least one fuel storage (8) and a first fuel cell power converter (10). The first fuel cell power converter (10) comprises a DC/DC converter (12) for each fuel cell (7), the DC/DC converters (12) preferably have outputs which are connected in parallel. The first power supply unit (5) is preferably arranged in a powerpack (2).
Claims16
A rail vehicle comprising a first power supply unit that has at least one fuel cell, at least one fuel store and a first fuel cell power converter, wherein the first fuel cell power converter comprises a DC/DC converter for each fuel cell, and wherein the rail vehicle has a second power supply unit, which has at least one fuel cell, at least one fuel store and a second fuel cell power converter, the second fuel cell power converter comprising a DC/DC converter for each fuel cell and wherein the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit are arranged in a powerpack and the powerpack is mounted on at least one bogie, the bogie of the powerpack or the bogies of the powerpack not being driven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.