US 12,722,667 B2 · Cable car and cable car network with several cable cars

Abstract

A cable car and a cable car network with cable car stations and cable car vehicles movable with a haulage rope between the cable car stations includes a cable car control unit for controlling the cable car, wherein a maximum electrical energy consumption of the cable car is predetermined; an energy detection unit configured for determining an electrical energy consumption of the cable car; and wherein the cable car control unit is configured to control or regulate an electrical energy consumption of at least one electrical consumer of the cable car based at least in part on the determined electrical energy consumption of the cable car such that the maximum electrical energy consumption predetermined for the cable car is not exceeded. Associated methods of operating a cable car or cable car network are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A cable car having a number of cable car stations and a number of cable car vehicles movable with a haulage rope between the cable car stations, comprising:

a cable car control unit configured for controlling the cable car,
an energy detection unit configured for determining a characteristic parameter of an electrical energy consumption of the cable car;
wherein a maximum value for the energy consumption of the cable car is predetermined;
and
wherein the cable car control unit is configured to control or regulate an electrical energy consumption of at least one electrical consumer of the cable car based at least in part on the determined characteristic parameter of the electrical energy consumption of the cable car such that the predetermined maximum value for the electrical energy consumption of the cable car is not exceeded.

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A cable car network having a plurality of cable cars each having a number of cable car stations and a plurality of cable car vehicles movable between the cable car stations, comprising:

a cable car network control unit configured for controlling the cable car network;
a total energy determination unit configured for predetermining a characteristic parameter of a total electrical energy consumption of the cable car network,
wherein a maximum value for the total energy consumption of the cable car network is predetermined;
and
wherein the cable car network control unit is configured to control or regulate the total electrical energy consumption of at least one cable car of the cable car network based at least in part on the characteristic parameter of the determined total electrical energy consumption such that the predetermined maximum value for the total electrical energy consumption of the cable car network is not exceeded.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cable car and cable car network with several cable cars

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Abstract

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