Arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive
First Claim
1. An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive, having a current collector for contacting a contact wire to supply current to the locomotive while the locomotive is passing through a section of track which is not spanned by an electrical contact wire for the current collector, said arrangement comprising:
- a movable electrical power supply car disposed for movement along a path adjacent the locomotive within the section and having a movable arm;
a current collector bow, which simulates an electrical contact wire, mounted on the arm; and
,a path sensing system coupled to the locomotive and to the supply car for controlling the position of the current collector bow to orient same toward a respective position of and into contact with the current collector of the locomotive.
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Abstract
An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive (1) while the locomotive is passing through a section which is not spanned by a contact wire, for example, while passing through a transshipment facility. To supply power to the locomotive (1) which has a current collector (2), a movable supply car (3) is provided, with the movable supply car (3) having an arm (4) on which a current collector bow (5), which simulates a contact wire, is mounted. The locomotive (1) and the supply car (3) are coupled to a path measuring system which orients the position of the current collector bow (5) toward the respective position of the current collector (2) of the locomotive (1)
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11 Claims
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1. An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive, having a current collector for contacting a contact wire to supply current to the locomotive while the locomotive is passing through a section of track which is not spanned by an electrical contact wire for the current collector, said arrangement comprising:
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a movable electrical power supply car disposed for movement along a path adjacent the locomotive within the section and having a movable arm; a current collector bow, which simulates an electrical contact wire, mounted on the arm; and
,a path sensing system coupled to the locomotive and to the supply car for controlling the position of the current collector bow to orient same toward a respective position of and into contact with the current collector of the locomotive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive, having a current collector for contacting a contact wire to supply current to the locomotive while the locomotive is passing through a section of track which is not spanned by an electrical contact wire for the current collector, said arrangement comprising:
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a movable electrical power supply car disposed for movement along a path adjacent the locomotive within the section and having a movable arm; a current collector bow, which simulates an electrical contact wire, mounted on the arm; and
,means coupled to at least the supply car for controlling the position of the current collector bow to orient same toward a respective position of and into contact with the current collector of the locomotive.
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