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Railway car drive system

US7237492B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2003
Grant dateJul 3, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T30/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A railway car drive system comprising a first railway car mounting a power generator, a power converter, a driving motor and a power storage; a second railway car mounting a power converter, a driving motor and a power storage; and a power transmission connecting each of the power generators and power storage; wherein the system further comprises a power management unit for controlling the generated power of the power generator and the power storage quantity of the power storage, the power storage storing the power generated by the power generator and a regenerative power, the driving motor being driven via the power converter using as power source the power generator and the power storage to thereby run the train.

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