Communication apparatus, communication method and installation method of railway vehicle-facility intra communication system

• US 20040227036A1
• Filed: 04/05/2004
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamada, Naoyuki, Arita, Setsuo, Akiyama, Hiroyuki, Shinma, Daisuke, Ichinose, Yuji, Yanai, Shigenobu
• Granted Patent: US 7,336,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 246/209
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/60 Systems for communication between relatively movable stations, e.g. for communication with lift H04B3/54 takes precedence

Abstract

A communication apparatus installed in the trains and that in a complex station building, a station or a maintenance factory communication through feeders, trolley wires or third rails can communicate each other. The present invention can realize a low cost vehicle-facility intra communication system that provides various information services available in the train.

Claims

1. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system, wherein a communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle transmits and receives information with a communication apparatus installed in a railway facility, characterizing;

to have a capability to communicate to said communication apparatus as a destination device, installed in said railway facility, which is connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, through said power supply line as a communication line.

3. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a communication apparatus installed in said railway vehicle, being connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power thereto, transmits and receives information through said power supply line as well as an electric collector and a rail which are connected to said power supply line.

5. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a communication apparatus installed in said railway vehicle, being connected to said power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, through said electric collector, transmits and receives information through said electric collector and said power supply line.

7. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers to which transmitting data are allocated in response to an S/N value specifically given to one of said plural sub-carriers wherein every said S/N value is determined by one of methods among measurement and estimation of S/N where said S/N is defined as a numerical ratio of signal power to noise power.

9. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers to which transmitting data are allocated in response to a communication error rate specifically given to one of said plural sub-carriers wherein every said communication error rate value is determined by evaluating one of methods among measurement and estimation of S/N where said S/N is defined as a numerical ratio of signal power to noise power.

11. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a communication scheme adopted in said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

13. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of at least one carrier wherein transmitting data are allocated thereto at a predetermined frequency band and said transmitting data are allocated to a carrier of which frequency is shifted from said predetermined frequency band to another predetermined frequency band in case that S/N value is less than a predetermined value.

15. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers wherein identically same transmitting data are allocated to a group of said plural sub-carriers including at least two sub-carriers, of which group of said plural sub-carriers locates adjacently in a frequency domain.

17. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers wherein identically same transmitting data are allocated to a group of said plural sub-carriers including at least two sub-carriers, of which group of said plural sub-carriers locates adjacently with a separation more than 100 KHz in a frequency domain.

19. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 1, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is in a frequency range that is higher than 10 MHz and lower than 30 MHz.

2. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system, wherein a communication apparatus installed in a railway facility transmits and receives information with a communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle, characterizing;

to have a capability to communicate to said communication apparatus as a destination device, installed in a railway vehicle, which is connected to said power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, through said power line as a communication line.

4. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a communication apparatus installed in said railway facility, being connected to said power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, through said rail as well as one electric conductive lines among a feeder, a trolley line and a third rail, transmits and receives information through said rail as well as one electric conductive line among a feeder, a trolley line and a third rail.

6. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a communication apparatus installed in said railway facility, being connected to said power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, through trough two trolley wires, transmits and receives information through said two trolley wires.

8. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers to which transmitting data are allocated in response to an S/N value specifically given to one of said plural sub-carriers wherein every said S/N value is determined by one of methods among measurement and estimation of S/N where said S/N is defined as a numerical ratio of signal power to noise power.

10. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers to which transmitting data are allocated in response to a communication error rate specifically given to one of said plural sub-carriers wherein every said communication error rate value is determined by evaluating one of methods among measurement and estimation of S/N where said S/N is defined as a numerical ratio of signal power to noise power.

12. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a communication scheme adopted in said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

14. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of at least one carrier wherein transmitting data are allocated thereto at a predetermined frequency band and said transmitting data are allocated to a carrier of which frequency is shifted from said predetermined frequency band to another predetermined frequency band in case that S/N value is less than a predetermined value.

16. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers wherein identically same transmitting data are allocated to a group of said plural sub-carriers including at least two sub-carriers, of which group of said plural sub-carriers locates adjacently in a frequency domain.

18. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is composed of plural sub-carriers wherein identically same transmitting data are allocated to a group of said plural sub-carriers including at least two sub-carriers, of which group of said plural sub-carriers locates adjacently with a separation more than 100 KHz in a frequency domain.

20. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a carrier signal used for said communication apparatuses installed in said railway vehicle and said railway facility is in a frequency range that is higher than 10 MHz and lower than 30 MHz.

21. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication method, wherein communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle and in a railway facility, which are connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, transmits and receives information therebetween through said power supply line as a communication line, characterizing;

to have a capability to handle a graphic information that is displayed on a display device for passenger service.

22. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication method, wherein communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle and in a railway facility, which are connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, transmits and receives information therebetween through said power supply line as a communication line, characterizing;

to have a capability to handle a graphic information that is displayed on a display device for train operator service.

23. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication method, wherein communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle and in a railway facility, which are connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, transmits and receives information therebetween through said power supply line as a communication line, characterizing;

to have a capability to execute a real-time communication process in transmitting train operation data to be used for maintenance and inspection of said railway vehicle.

24. A railway vehicle-facility intra communication method, wherein communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle and in a railway facility, which are connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, transmits and receives information therebetween through said power supply line as a communication line, characterizing;

to include a protocol conversion function in said communication line by at least another one set of two communication apparatuses connected to isolated two feeders that form said communication line.

25. An installation method to install a communication apparatus used for railway vehicle-facility intra communication system, wherein said communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle and in a railway facility, which are connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power to said railway vehicle, transmits and receives information therebetween through said power supply line as a communication line, characterizing;

to install said communication apparatus in one of rooms among a hollow gap between a ceiling and roof of said vehicle, a hollow gap between the external floor and the interior floor of said vehicle and a hollow gap between the external wall and the interior wall of said vehicle.

26. An installation method according to claim 25, wherein

said communication apparatus installed in a railway vehicle is connected to a wheel through a electric power cable with a length of several meters to several tens meters.