Systems for controlling a railway train for the transport of goods comprising a plurality of locomotives
US10518760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T8/1705
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The system provides for the control of a railway train for the transport of goods, comprising a plurality of wagons a master locomotive at the head of the train and one or more slave locomotives distributed along the train. The train is equipped with a pneumatic brake pipe which extends along the whole train. The master locomotive is equipped with a master control system for controlling the train, and the at least one slave locomotive is equipped with a slave control system subordinated to the master control system. The master and slave systems can communicate with each other via a radio channel. The or each slave system is designed to control traction apparatuses, apparatuses for controlling the pressure in the brake pipe and apparatuses for applying the emergency brake of the corresponding slave locomotive, and for retransmitting signals indicating the status of these apparatuses of the slave locomotive to the master system.
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