Arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive
AssigneeKrupp Fordertechnik GmbH
InventorsManfred Lucking, Dieter Zimek
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Abstract
An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive (1) while the locomotive is passing through a section which is not spanned by a contact wire, for example, while passing through a transshipment facility. To supply power to the locomotive (1) which has a current collector (2), a movable supply car (3) is provided, with the movable supply car (3) having an arm (4) on which a current collector bow (5), which simulates a contact wire, is mounted. The locomotive (1) and the supply car (3) are coupled to a path measuring system which orients the position of the current collector bow (5) toward the respective position of the current collector (2) of the locomotive (1)
Claims11
An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive, having a current collector for contacting a contact wire to supply current to the locomotive while the locomotive is passing through a section of track which is not spanned by an electrical contact wire for the current collector, said arrangement comprising:
- a movable electrical power supply car disposed for movement along a path adjacent the locomotive within the section and having a movable arm;
- a current collector bow, which simulates an electrical contact wire, mounted on the arm;
- and,
- a path sensing system coupled to the locomotive and to the supply car for controlling the position of the current collector bow to orient same toward a respective position of and into contact with the current collector of the locomotive.
An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive, having a current collector for contacting a contact wire to supply current to the locomotive while the locomotive is passing through a section of track which is not spanned by an electrical contact wire for the current collector, said arrangement comprising:
- a movable electrical power supply car disposed for movement along a path adjacent the locomotive within the section and having a movable arm;
- a current collector bow, which simulates an electrical contact wire, mounted on the arm;
- and,
- means coupled to at least the supply car for controlling the position of the current collector bow to orient same toward a respective position of and into contact with the current collector of the locomotive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.