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US 2020/0119541 A1Published application
Device, system and method for electrical arc suppression on a power rail
AssigneeToronto Transit Commission
InventorMarcus REIS
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Abstract
A direct current (DC) traction power electric arc suppressing device is provided. The device comprises a parallel resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit electrically connected between a main traction power rail and an associated power rail incline end section with a narrow insulating joint installed between the main traction power rail and the associated power rail end section incline.
Claims15
A direct current (DC) traction power electric arc suppressing device comprising:
- a parallel resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit electrically connected between a main traction power rail and an associated power rail incline end section;
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- an insulating feature installed between the main traction power rail and the associated power rail end incline section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.