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Rail vehicle with a wagon body and method for protective grounding of such a wagon body

US7952849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Markus Matthias Gaudenz · Erlangen, DE
Andreas Kitzmüller · Graz, AT
Rüdiger Polley · Erlangen, DE
Franz Weber · Wiesloch, DE
Stefan Zebunke · Zapfendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 23, 2008
Grant date	May 31, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention discloses, inter alia, a rail vehicle with a wagon body and with contact devices which are connected to the wagon body and which remain in contact with at least one rail on the track side during operation of the rail vehicle, wherein the wagon body and at least one of the contact devices are connected to each other through an electrical resistance device. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the resistance device includes a greater electric resistance in a voltage region with low voltage than in a voltage region with comparatively higher voltage.

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