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Device for transmitting electrical energy from the track to the vehicle of a magnetic levitation railway

US7832534B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

7References

13Claims

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Assignee

THYSSENKRUPP TRANSRAPID GMBH · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Hahn · Neutraubling, DE
Peter Becker · Gaggenau, DE
Luitpold Miller · Ottobrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 9, 2005
Grant date	Nov 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 8, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60L2200/26
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for transmitting electrical energy from the track (2, 3) to the vehicle (1) of a magnetic leviation railway is described. According to the invention a contactless operating device is provided in that the track (2, 3) has mounted thereon at least one primary line (44) connected to a voltage source (46) and being designed as an emitting coil and in that the vehicle (1) has mounted thereon at least one pick-up coil (47) applied to its magnet back box (15).

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