Energy transmission device and energy transmission system
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1. An energy transmission device comprising:
- a connection unit for connecting an electrical energy source or an electrical energy sink to another electrical device,a first transmission member which is electrically coupled to the connection unit and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member for transmitting electrical energy, anda cleaning unit that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium into a transmission path between the first transmission member and the second transmission member in order to remove particles from the transmission path,wherein the cleaning unit introduces the cleaning medium into the transmission path in response to a detected convergence between the first transmission member and the second transmission member and ceases to introduce the cleaning medium into the transmission path once the detected convergence between the first transmission member and the second transmission is less than a predefined distance.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an energy transmission device (30) having a connection unit (32) for connecting an electrical energy source (16) or an electrical energy sink (12), a transmission member (34) which is electrically coupled to the connection unit (32) and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member (34) for transmitting electrical energy, and a cleaning unit (36) that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium (37) into a transmission path (26) between the first transmission member (34) and the second transmission member (34) in order to remove particles (28) from the transmission path (26).
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1. An energy transmission device comprising:
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a connection unit for connecting an electrical energy source or an electrical energy sink to another electrical device, a first transmission member which is electrically coupled to the connection unit and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member for transmitting electrical energy, and a cleaning unit that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium into a transmission path between the first transmission member and the second transmission member in order to remove particles from the transmission path, wherein the cleaning unit introduces the cleaning medium into the transmission path in response to a detected convergence between the first transmission member and the second transmission member and ceases to introduce the cleaning medium into the transmission path once the detected convergence between the first transmission member and the second transmission is less than a predefined distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An energy transmission system comprising:
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a first energy transmission unit, and a second energy transmission unit which can be electrically coupled to the first energy transmission unit for transmitting electrical energy, wherein at least one of the first and second energy transmission units comprises a connection unit for connecting an electrical energy source or an electrical energy sink to another electrical device, a first transmission member which is electrically coupled to the connection unit and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member for transmitting electrical energy, and a cleaning unit that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium into a transmission path between the first transmission member and the second transmission member in order to remove particles from the transmission path, wherein the cleaning unit introduces the cleaning medium into the transmission path in response to a detected convergence between the first transmission member and the second transmission member and ceases to introduce the cleaning medium into the transmission path once the detected convergence between the first transmission member and the second transmission is less than a predefined distance. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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