The present invention relates to an actuator, in particular for a track vehicle, comprising a fluidic first actuator unit (106.3) and a control device (106.2, 112) having a first control unit (106.9), wherein the first actuator unit (106.3) is connected to the first control unit (106.9) and can be supplied with powe...

A running gear (10) for a rail vehicle, comprises a front and a rear wheel sets (14, 16), each provided with left and right wheels (18L, 18R; 20L, 20R). A passive hydraulic wheel set steering system (26) comprises a control valve (32) hydraulically connected to hydro-mechanical converters (28L, 28R, 30L, 30R) for co...

An apparatus for controlling voltage-charge controlled power semiconductor devices in equipments for converting electric power comprises members (18-25) adapted to detect selected parameters describing the function of the power semiconductor device through the connection to the power semiconductor device. The appara...

Facility for selecting information units for a mobile client computer, comprising a server computer having means for selecting information units by preset criteria, characterized in that, the present criteria have geographical locational information in the form of a geographical longitude and latitude, each informat...

A monorail vehicle includes a chassis supporting a vehicle body that includes a passenger floor and at least one side wall and an electrical motor supported by the chassis. A drive wheel is coupled to a rotor of the electric motor with a rotation axis of the drive wheel substantially coaxial with an axis of the roto...

In order to increase the fail-safety of sensitive electrical devices in the machine room 13 of a rail vehicle which additionally has at least one driver"s cab 30, there is provision that the rail vehicle comprises an air-conditioning system, provided for generating cooled air serving to cool the electrical devi...

A traction control assembly for connection between a monorail bogie frame and a monorail car. The traction control assembly comprising a first traction link pivotally connected to a first bell crank mechanism and a second traction link pivotally connected to a second bell crank mechanism. The first traction link and...

The invention relates to a A rail vehicle, comprising a wagon body (102) and a suspension system (103) comprising a running gear (104) supporting said wagon body (102). A sensor device (109) and a control device (107) are provided, said sensor device (109) capturing an actual value of at least one status variable...

The invention relates to a device and a method for monitoring an electric network (1) in a rail vehicle the electric network (1) comprising at least one converter (C) at least one permanent magnet machine (M) and at least one first phase line (P1) for electrically connecting the at least one converter (C) and the at...

The invention relates to a device and to a method for monitoring an electrical network (1) in a rail vehicle wherein the electrical network (1) comprises at least one converter (C) at least one drive motor at least one first phase line (P P1) for electrical connection of the at least one converter (C) and the at lea...

In a method for controlling a line converter on board a track bound vehicle semiconductor devices of current valves of the line converter are controlled to be turned on and off so as to prevent the current (I) through a secondary winding of a transformer to which midpoints of phase legs of the converter are connecte...

The present invention relates to a running gear unit for a rail vehicle comprising a running gear frame unit (104) a traverse unit (109) and a suspension unit (106) in particular a secondary suspension unit. The running gear frame unit (104) is configured to be supported on at least one wheel unit and defines a long...

The invention relates to a secondary-side rectifier of an inductive n-phase energy transfer system, N being great than or equal to three and the energy transfer system comprising in every branch (W, V, U) a resonant circuit with at least one inductance (Ls) and at least one capacitance (Cs) each, and the secondary...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle or to a road automobile, wherein - the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferr...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle (81 ) in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle or to a road automobile wherein  the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transfer...

The present invention relates to a vehicle, in particular rail vehicle, with a wagon body (102) and an running gear (103) on which the wagon body (102) is supported, wherein the wagon body (102) and the running gear (103) define a vehicle longitudinal direction, a vehicle transverse direction and a vehicle height di...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle (81; 92), in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle, wherein the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement (12) for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy...

The invention relates to an arrangement for providing a vehicle, in particular a track bound vehicle, with electric energy, wherein the arrangement comprises a receiving device (200) adapted to receive an alternating electromagnetic field and to produce an alternating electric current by electromagnetic induction. T...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle, wherein the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the vehicl...

Passenger guidance system for guidance of passengers within a public transportation vehicle (50) , comprising - one or more visible signal indicators (3, 4; 8 ,17), placed in the interior of the vehicle (50) and adapted to guide passengers to free seats and/or free standing areas within the vehicle ,-  a detecting m...

Passenger seating mechanism for vehicles, railroad-car with a passenger seating mechanism and process for matching of the seating place available of a railroad-car/train A passenger seating-mechanism for vehicles, especially railroad-cars/trains with at least one first seat (111,112) permanently mounted in the vehi...

A safety system a method of operating a safety system and a method of building a safety system The invention relates to a Safety system for an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle on a surface of a route (11) wherein the primary unit comprises at least one primary winding (7) for gener...

An integrated self supporting and deformation resistant modular driver s cabin structure for mounting to the front end of a rail vehicle body and for providing a driver space and a windshield opening is composed of a composite sandwich structure with a single common continuous outer skin layer a single common contin...

The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a current converter (1) in particular an inverter wherein  the converter (1 ) is located at a path of travel (8) of land vehicles or at a parking space of a land vehicle the converter (1) being adapted to support operation of at least one vehicle  the converter (...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle in particular to a road automobile or to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle wherein the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement (37) for producing a magnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the...

The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for receiving a magnetic field and for producing electric energy by magnetic induction wherein  the receiving device (1) comprises at least one coil (33 35 37) of an electric line wherein the magnetic field induces an electric voltage in the coil (33 35 37) during oper...

The invention relates to a system for transferring energy to a vehicle, in particular a track bound vehicle (162), such as a light rail vehicle, wherein - the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement (31) adapted to produce an electromagnetic field which can be received by the vehicle thereby transferring ...

The invention relates to the operation of an arrangement for supplying devices of a locomotive with electric energy. During normal operation of the arrangement, electric energy is converted from a DC voltage intermediate circuit (7) by at least one traction converter (9) in order to supply at least one drive engin...

A foldable ramp for evacuation of a vehicle, the ramp including hingedly connected primary and secondary side members, a primary fixed panel fixedly attached the primary side members, a primary flipping panel extending between the primary side members adjacent the primary fixed panel and having a first end pivotally...

An articulated sliding door assembly comprises a door leaf (24) and a guide rail assembly (20) for guiding the door leaf (24) in translation parallel to a horizontal sliding direction (100) relative to the guide rail assembly (20) between a first end position and a second end position and a linkage for guiding t...

A sliding door assembly comprises a door leaf (24) provided with an upper horizontal 5 edge and a lower horizontal edge; an upper guide rail assembly (20, 42) for guiding the upper edge of the door leaf (24) in translation parallel to a horizontal sliding direction (100) relative to the upper guide rail assembly ...

A train test platform (101) for integration testing of actual train components of a multiple car railway train and a method to test such actual train components ahead of production of the first actual real train or without the need of an actual complete train is provided. The test platform (101) comprises a supervis...

The invention relates to a system (20) for supplying auxiliary drives (18) in a rail vehicle with electrical power, wherein said system (20) is connected via an isolating transformer (14) to a power source, such as a DC voltage intermediate circuit (7), wherein said system (20) is connected without a resistor, wh...

Proposed is a carrier element, which can be fixed to a carriage bodyshell of a rail vehicle carriage, for constructing a floor of a rail vehicle carriage. At least two C-shaped profiles (130, 132) which run in the longitudinal direction of the carrier element (100) and which are spaced apart from one another in the ...

Vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, having a car body (102), which is supported on a running gear (104) in the direction of a vehicle height axis by means of a spring device (103), and a rolling compensation device (105; 205; 305), which is coupled to the running gear (104) and the car body (102). The rolling com...

A monorail bogie assembly for supporting at least one monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The monorail bogie assembly comprises a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car. The first monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel, two inboard ...

The invention relates to a drive for rail vehicles, comprising - a drive motor (1) with a stator (22) and a rotor (4) and - at least one wheel (7) which is driven by the drive motor (1), or a wheel set (7a, 7b) which is driven by the drive motor and which rolls on the rails of a track when the rail vehicle operat...

The invention relates to a method of operating an electronic valve (18), in particular an IGBT, wherein a process of changing a charging state of a control electrode (17) (in particular of an insulated gate) of the valve (18) is repeatedly performed in a like manner (controlled by units 10, 12). It is determined wh...

The invention relates to a method and a structure for the operation of a rotary current machine, which is fed by a three-phase converter, using a stator flux controller (123) and a slip frequency controller (113) or using a stator flux controller and a torque controller, wherein • the torque-forming fundamental-fre...

A partially enclosed induction motor comprises a rotor assembly, a stator assembly, and a metal frame defining a housing having a generally cylindrical shape with bearing housings at each axial end. The interior of the frame is configured to closely embrace a laminated core and follows the contour of the coil en...

ABSTRACT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILWAY TRACK CIRCUITS USING BPSK MODULATED CODING The present invention relates to a system for detecting the presence or absence of a rail vehicle (2) on a track section unit (3) of a track (1). comprising: - a track section unit transmitter (5) generating a BPSK signal ...

A method of testing the integrity of electrical components in the intermediate voltage link between an electrical supply circuit and the drive circuit of an electrical vehicle disclosed. According to the method the intermediate link is excited with a first test signal, and the system response to the test signal is m...

Running gear frame for a running gear of a rail vehicle with a frame body (101), which is configured to be supported at least on one wheel unit of the running gear, wherein the frame body (101) is at least partially made of grey cast iron material.

A wheel set for a rail vehicle comprising a pair of wheels connected by an axle and a vibration absorbing device comprising a mass resiliently mounted for oscillatory movement with respect to the wheel set, characterized in that the oscillatory movement of the mass is circumferential; the wheel act comprises a sprin...

An integrated security event management system (ISEMS) is disclosed is based on service oriented architecture and includes one or more computers connected to one or more service providing devices. At least one of the computers comprise one or more modules that are adapted to perform the following tasks: tasks to dy...

A monorail bogie for supporting a monorail car travelling over a monorail track. The monorail bogie comprises a load-bearing wheel having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the running surface. The monorail bogie further comprises an inboard pair of guide wheels and an outboard pair of guide wheels. Each guide ...

Method for controlling an active running gear (103) of a rail vehicle comprising at least one first wheel unit (105) with two wheels, wherein by means of at least one first actuator (109), which acts between the first wheel unit (105) and a vehicle structure (102) supported thereon by means of a first primary spring...

A method of creating a bend in a construction component for use in a transportation vehicle. The method comprises providing a plurality of cuts in the construction component so as to create a region of increased flexibility in the construction component. The method further comprises bending the construction componen...

Arrangement comprising a plurality of high-voltage components (2.1 to 2.6) for distributing high voltage in a vehicle (1), in particular a rail vehicle, the outer electrical insulation of at least a first high-voltage component (2.1 to 2.6) being substantially completely produced by a first solid insulation (2...

Method for determining the remaining service life of a component of a vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle, operated on at least one predefined track section (103) of a track network, wherein the remaining service life is determined for a vehicle component (102.3) of the vehicle mechanically stressed by the i...

A rotor (4) for a track-bound vehicle electric machine has a rotor body (5) comprising a laminated assembly and provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots (8) extending in parallel with an axis of rotation (6) and at a distance from a circumferential outer surface of the rotor body. Permanent magnets (10) are b...

To optimize the reliability of electrical and electronic components situated in a machine room 2 of a rail vehicle which additionally has at least one driver"s cab 1, it is provided that the rail vehicle be operated with an air- conditioning system 3 which is provided for producing an excess pressure in the mac...

A traction/pitching control assembly for attachment to a body portion of a monorail bogie. The monorail bogie is operative for supporting a monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The traction/pitching control assembly comprises a first traction link, a second traction li...

The invention relates to an arrangement for electrically contacting an electrical component (2), in particular a capacitor for a power converter of a rail vehicle, wherein the electrical component (2) comprises a protruding pin (8) for applying and/or positioning parts of the arrangement in order to produce the elec...

The invention relates to the building of a track for track bound vehicles, in particular for light rail vehicles, (a) A support element (304) for supporting an electric conductor arrangement, which is adapted to produce an alternating electromagnetic field and - thereby - to transfer electromagnetic energy vehicl...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle (81), in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle, wherein - the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring electromagneti...

An electric machine with a rotor (4) rotatably disposed within a stator (2) has a plurality of permanent magnets received in the rotor body of the rotor. Rotor body plates are stacked so as to form at least two first channels (31) extending inside the rotor body from one axial end of the rotor to an opposite axial e...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle (81; 91), in particular to a track bound vehicle (81) such as a light rail vehicle or to a road automobile (91) such as a bus, wherein - the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement (3, T) for producing an alternating electroma...

The present invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, comprising a car body (102), a first chassis (104), and a second chassis (114) arranged at a distance to the first chassis (104) in the direction of a vehicle longitudinal axis, wherein the car body (102) is supported on the first chassis ...

The invention relates to an arrangement for providing a vehicle in particular a track bound vehicle and/or a road automobile with electric energy wherein • the arrangement comprises a receiving device (1) adapted to receive an alternating electromagnetic field and to produce an alternating electric current by ele...

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a car body shell of a rail vehicle comprising the steps: preparation of a bogie (60), production of outer wall modules (1) according to a tailored blank method, in which cut-to-size pieces of sheet metal (10, 11) with different material properties are joined to ...

The invention relates to a method of operating a synchronous motor (1) having a stator comprising a set of electromagnets (7, 9) and having a permanent magnet rotor (5), wherein the synchronous motor (1) is controlled by calculating in a flux controller (f) a measure of a flux magnitude, which is the magnitude of...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle in particular to a track bound vehicle (81) such as a light rail vehicle or to a road automobile such as a bus to a corresponding method of manufacturing the system and to a corresponding method of operating the system wherein the system...

The invention relates to a receiving device (1 ) for receiving a magnetic field and for producing electric energy by magnetic induction wherein  the receiving device (1 ) comprises at least one coil (33 35 37) of at least one electric line (32 34 36) and wherein the magnetic field induces an electric voltage in the ...

An onboard electrical junction box for supplying power to an electrical system of a vehicle. The onboard electrical junction box comprises an auto-change-over switch adapted to acquire: a first state wherein power is supplied to the electrical system from a power rail via at least one onboard power collector devi...

A rail vehicle comprises a vehicle body resting on two longitudinally spaced running gears (14, 16), each of the running gears (14, 16) comprising a running gear frame (14.1, 16.1)) a primary suspension (14.2, 16.2) between the running gear frame (14.1, 16.1) and a set of wheels (14.3, 16.3), and a secondary susp...

The invention relates to an arrangement for providing vehicles with energy by magnetic induction wherein the arrangement comprises:  a primary side electric conductor arrangement (26) adapted to generate an electromagnetic field while an alternating electric current flows through the conductor arrangement (26) and -...

The invention relates to a drive unit with oil exchange for vehicles, which drive unit has a gearbox (3), a brake (4) and an electric machine (2), arranged between the latter, in an at least two-part housing (5, 6, 7), wherein the electric machine (2) has a cooling jacket (10), and the further components (3, 4) ar...

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle (81; 91), in particular to a track bound vehicle (81) such as a light rail vehicle or to a road automobile (91) such as a bus, wherein - the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement (connected to 14) for producing an alternatin...

The invention relates to the measurement of a current (valve current IV) that flows through an electronic valve having an electrically insulated control electrode (gate G) which can be used to control a switching of the valve (4), in particular of an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT). When the valve i...

The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a converter, wherein the converter comprises a plurality of electronic valves (4) which are repeatedly switched on and off during operation of the converter in order to perform a current conversion of a direct current into an alternating current and/or vi...

The invention relates to a shaped block (304) for positioning and/or holding a plurality of line sections (310) of one or more electric lines along the track of a vehicle wherein the shaped block (304) comprises a plurality of recesses (315) and/or projections wherein edges of the recesses (315) and/or the projectio...

A monorail vehicle includes  a chassis supporting a vehicle body that includes a passenger floor, a first side wall, and a second side wall and first and second propulsion systems. Each propulsion system includes an electric motor and a drive wheel coupled to a rotor of the electric motor. Each electric motor and th...

A monorail vehicle includes a chassis supporting a vehicle body, that includes a passenger floor and at least one side wall, and an electrical motor supported by the chassis. A drive wheel is coupled to a rotor of the electric motor with a rotation axis of the drive wheel substantially coaxial with an axis of the ro...

The invention relates to a running gear (14) for a rail vehicle (10), comprising one or more wheel sets (16), each having a revolution axis (RR), each of the wheel sets (16) being guided by a pair of transversally spaced axle boxes (28), a running gear frame (18), a primary suspension assembly (30) between each of t...

A running gear (14) for a rail vehicle (10), comprises first and second independent wheel assemblies (18.1, 18.2) on opposite first and second sides of a longitudinal vertical median plane (100) of the running gear (14), each of the first and second independent wheel assemblies (18.1, 18.2) comprising an independent...

The present invention relates to a running gear frame for a rail vehicle, in particular, a rail vehicle having a nominal speed above 160 km/h, comprising a running gear frame unit (107) defining a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a height axis and comprising two longitudinal beams (108) and at least one tran...

An electric machine comprises a housing (9) enclosing at least a rotor (5) and stator windings (4) of a stator (2) of the machine and comprising an end shield (10, 11) at each axial end of the machine. The housing has an air inlet (15) at a first axial end (12) of the machine and a peripheral air outlet (16) at the ...

Rotary current machine system and method for controlling an electric rotary current machine (3), in particular an induction machine (2), having a rotor, a stator and at least two phase windings (U,V,W), wherein at least one electrical signal, in particular a voltage signal (Uu,v,w(t)), is applied to at least one ph...

The invention relates to a method for determining a value of at least one state parameter of a rail vehicle (101) and/or of a route of a rail vehicle (101) wherein at least one current first detection signal correlated to the current value of the state parameter is detected at a structure in the interior of the rail...

The invention relates to a wheel axle guiding assembly (10) comprising an axle box carrier (20) an axle box (14) located longitudinally between a front part (16) and a rear part (18) of the axle box carrier (20); a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) between a front part (16) of an axle box carrier (2...

A power phase module for a modular converter is proposed. The power phase module has at least one first DC terminal pair situated at an end face of the power phase module and having connection elements for connecting to a bus bar pair; a first DC capacitor terminal pair situated at the end face, spaced from the firs...

The invention relates to a modular DC link circuit for a power converter, comprising at least two or more DC link capacitor modules connected in parallel in a chain, each DC link capacitor module having a first connection point, a second connection point and at least one first DC link capacitor, which is electricall...

The present invention relates to a wheel arrangement for a rail vehicle (101), in particular, a light rail vehicle, comprising a wheel unit (107) and a support unit (108), wherein the wheel unit (107) defines an axis of rotation (107.1) of the wheel unit (107). The support unit (108) is configured to be connected t...

The present invention relates to a wheel arrangement for a rail vehicle, in particular, a light rail vehicle, comprising a wheel unit (107) and an axle unit (108). The axle unit (108) is configured to be connected to a running gear structure of the rail vehicle, wherein the axle unit (108) rotatably supports the whe...

An arrangement for cooling power semiconductor devices (2) of a converter (1) arranged in a closed casing (3) with the semiconductor devices in a bottom of the casing on top of a heat sink (5) having members (6) for heat exchange extending externally of the casing out from the bottom comprises a channel (8) for cond...

TRACTIVE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COMBINATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRACTIVE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COMBINATION Abstract The invention relates to a method for operating a tractive vehicle (1) and a vehicle combination 5 (20). According to one embodiment, a tractive vehicle (1) of this type comprises a first fricti...

The invention relates to a method for operating a tractive vehicle (1) and a vehicle combination (20). According to one embodiment, a tractive vehicle (1) of this type comprises a first friction brake device (5) for generating a first stopping braking-force (H1), a traction device (3) for generating a tractive force...

A method for managing power consumption of a railway vehicle is provided. The power consumption of the railway vehicle is managed by a central control unit of the railway vehicle. The central control unit receives information representing an amount of electrical traction power required for traction or generated by e...

A digital output (DO) module (2) to be applied for control purposes in a vehicle, such as a railway vehicle, and comprising two galvanically isolated inputs, configured to receive a DO power control signal (4) and a DO control signal (8), respectively, and one galvanically isolated feedback signal output, configured...

The invention relates to a method of operating a rail vehicle (1), the rail vehicle (1) comprising: - a plurality of current collectors (3), each current collector (3) electrically connecting the rail vehicle (1) with an energy supply network (6), - a plurality of converters, including a first converter (11a) and a ...

The invention relates to a method for operating a rail vehicle (1), wherein a spatial region ahead of the rail vehicle (1) in the direction of travel (5) is imaged by at least one image capture device (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) in at least one image (A), and, by evaluating the at least one image (A), the presence of a tunnel e...

The present disclosure is directed at enhancing antiviral capabilities of rail vehicles (15). Also, an air filter (10) to be used for this purpose is disclosed. Air filter (10) has a filter structure (11) comprising an antiviral material (13), the antiviral material (13) having particles comprising silver, and in pa...