Rail vehicle comprising an energy storage system having an energy storage device and a transformer, a method of operating such a rail vehicle, and a method of assembling a train composition comprising a rail vehicle carriage

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rail vehicle (22) comprising an energy storage device and a transformer (18) associated with the energy storage device; a rail vehicle carriage (24) comprising an energy storage device and a transformer (18) associated with the energy storage device; a method of operating a rail vehicle having an energy storage system (15); and a method of assembling a train composition. The rail vehicle (22) includes a rail vehicle carriage (24), traction equipment (6), a high-voltage conductor (5), a current collector (1), and an energy storage system (15) having an energy storage device. The traction equipment (6) comprises at least one traction power converter (9) and at least one traction motor (11). The high-voltage conductor (5) electrically connects the traction equipment (6) to the current collector (1). The energy storage device may be a battery (20).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.