Pavement Slab Assembly and Method of Building a Pavement Slab Assembly

• US 20150225906A1
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ENRX IPT GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH (Bombardier Incorporated)
• Inventors: Vietzke, Oliver, Curran, anna, Prez, Sergio
• Granted Patent: US 9,745,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/122 Circuits or methods for driving the primary coil, e.g. supplying electric power to the coil
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/39 with position-responsive activation of primary coils
• CPC Class Codes: B60M 7/003 for vehicles using stored power (e.g. charging stations)
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 11/16 Reinforcements as anchoring elements between layers E01C7/145, E01C7/185, E01C7/325 ; for building in general E04C
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 5/003 characterised by material or composition used for beds or joints; characterised by the way of laying
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 9/00 Special pavings specially adapted for playgrounds or sports grounds E01C13/00, for footpaths, sidewalks or cycle tracks E01C15/00; Pavings for special parts of roads or airfields pavement lights E01C17/00; manholes or like covers or frames E02D29/14
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A pavement slab assembly for a route for vehicles driving or standing on a surface of the route. The pavement slab assembly consists at least partially of pavement material and has a cable bearing element. Electric line or lines extend(s) along or under the surface of the pavement slab assembly. The cable bearing element is embedded in the pavement material of the pavement slab assembly and is arranged within the pavement slab assembly such that the cable bearing element is enclosed by the pavement material. The invention also relates to a method of building a pavement slab assembly, a route for vehicles, and a method for building a route for vehicles.

Claims

1. A pavement slab assembly for a route for vehicles driving or standing on a surface of the route, wherein:

the pavement slab assembly consists at least partially of pavement material,

the pavement slab assembly comprises a cable bearing element adapted to position or to hold a plurality of line sections of one or more electric lines,

the electric line or lines extends or extend along or under the surface of the pavement slab assembly,

wherein the cable bearing element is embedded in the pavement material of the pavement slab assembly,

the cable bearing element is arranged within the pavement slab assembly such that the cable bearing element is enclosed by the pavement material

wherein

the pavement slab assembly comprises one or more armouring elements, wherein the armouring element or elements is or are non-metallic armouring elements.

2. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one end section of the cable bearing element has a tapered or frustumed shape.

3. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable bearing element is a one-piece element or comprises at least two subelements.

4. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the pavement slab assembly further comprises a non-metallic positioning element, wherein the cable bearing element and a positioning element are arranged such that the cable bearing element is positioned at a predetermined position within the pavement slab assembly.

5. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable bearing element consists of a polymer.

6. The pavement slab assembly of claim 4, wherein the positioning element is designed as an armouring element.

7. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the pavement slab assembly comprises at least one shielding element or one magnetic core element.

8. The pavement slab assembly of claim 7, wherein the pavement slab assembly comprises at least one shielding element and one magnetic core element, wherein the shielding element and the magnetic core element form a one-piece magnetic shielding element.

9. The pavement slab assembly of claim 8, wherein

the magnetic shielding element is covered by a protective material.

10. The pavement slab assembly of claim 8, wherein the shielding element or the magnetic core element, which are part of a first magnetic shielding element, is or are C-shaped or I-shaped.

11. The pavement slab assembly of claim 8, wherein the shielding element or the magnetic core element, which are part of another magnetic shielding element, are designed such that the magnetic shielding element is formed as layer.

12. The pavement slab assembly of claim 8, wherein the magnetic shielding element comprises at least one non-metallic anchorage element.

13. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the pavement slab assembly further comprises a detection assembly for detecting a vehicle to be charged.

14. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the pavement slab assembly comprises at least one feeder line for providing electric energy to at least one electric line, wherein the feeder line is at least partially shielded by a shielding conduit.

15. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the pavement slab assembly comprises a lifting element for lifting the assembly.

16. The pavement slab assembly of claim 15, wherein the lifting element is designed as a non-metallic carrier element which protrudes from a surface of the pavement slab assembly.

17. The pavement slab assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable bearing element or at least one subelement of the cable bearing element has at least one void.

18. A route for vehicles driving or standing on a surface of the route, wherein the route comprises a plurality of pavement slab assemblies, wherein the pavement slab assemblies are arranged with respect to another such that a driving surface is provided.

19. A method of building a pavement slab assembly, wherein the following steps are performed:

providing a casting mould,

providing a cable bearing element for positioning or holding a plurality of line sections of one or more electric lines,

laying the electric line or lines so that it or they extends or extend along or under the surface of the pavement slab assembly,

arranging the cable bearing element within the casting mould, casting pavement material into the casting mould,

the cable bearing element is arranged such that the cable bearing element is enclosed by the pavement material after casting,

wherein

the pavement slab assembly comprises one or more armouring elements, wherein the armouring element or elements is or are non-metallic armouring elements.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the following step is additionally performed:

providing a non-metallic positioning element,

arranging the cable bearing element and a positioning element such that the cable bearing element is enclosed by the pavement material after casting.

21. A method for building a route for vehicles driving or standing on a surface of the route, wherein the following steps are performed:

providing a plurality of pavement slab assemblies,

installing the pavement slab assemblies on a prepared base or foundation such that a driving surface or standing surface for vehicles which are driving or standing on the route is provided.