Method for optimizing energy in a vehicle/train with multiple drive units

US6799096B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Bombardier Transportation GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rudiger Franke · Mannheim, DE
• Peter Terwiesch · Lenzburg, CH
• Markus Meyer · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
• Christian Klose · Neustrelitz, DE
• Karl-Hermann Ketteler · Markdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 9, 2002
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2004
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/72
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for power optimization in a vehicle/train, using time reserves which are included when planning a schedule, is proposed. In order to achieve a power-saving travel mode with the aid of an optimization algorithm, the presence of a number of completely or partially autonomous drive systems is taken into account, the separate functions of efficiency or power loss of each drive system being taken into consideration.