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Method for providing continuous power to electrical rail vehicle systems when rail power is interrupted

  • US 5,614,796 A
  • Filed: 01/05/1995
  • Issued: 03/25/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a method for bridging gaps in a power supply for electrical, converter-fed rail vehicles having front and rear ends with front and rear current collectors, as seen in a travel direction, for making contact with the power supply, the improvement which comprises:

  • switching a traction converter from a traction mode to a regenerative braking mode over a period during which the rail vehicle travels a distance, as soon as the front current collector is not in contact with the power supply;

    switching the traction converter from a braking mode to the regenerative braking mode;

    switching the traction converter over a period during which the rail vehicle travels a distance being shorter than a distance between the front and rear current collectors;

    predetermining a nominal regenerative braking value for the traction converter in dependence on a traveling speed of the rail vehicle, a power requirement of a train power supply system and an inherent requirement of electrical components of the rail vehicle; and

    ending the regenerative braking mode when the front and rear current collectors are again in contact with the power supply and when additionally the front current collectors are uninterruptedly in contact with the power supply over a period during which the rail vehicle travels a distance being greater than a distance between the front and rear current collectors.

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