Collected current monitoring device
US10828988B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60L2200/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a collected current monitoring device. A transformer current acquisition unit acquires a current value Ip of a current flowing through a part of a plurality of transformers. A total collected current calculation unit calculates a current value Iall of a collected current supplied by a plurality of current collectors from the current value Ip by using a following Equation (1): Iall=Ip×(Mall/Mp). A collected current acquisition unit acquires a current value IX of a collected current supplied by the current collector(s) other than one current collector. The collected current calculation unit calculates a current value IY of a collected current supplied by the one current collector by subtracting the current value IX from the current value Iall.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.