WDP setup determination method
First Claim
1. A method for determining the configuration of locomotives in a wired distributed power train comprising:
- determining consists of adjacent locomotives in the train;
determining one or more sub-consists of adjacent locomotives which are controlled separately from a preceding adjacent locomotive within the consist;
determining which locomotives have an available wired distributed power controller;
assigning a common consist indicator to all adjacent locomotives of a consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; and
assigning a common sub-consist indicator to all locomotives of a sub-consist if the sub-consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller.
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Abstract
A method of determining the configuration of locomotives in wired distributed trains. It includes determining consists of adjacent locomotives in the train. It determines one or more sub-consists of adjacent locomotives, which are controlled separately from a preceding adjacent locomotive within the consist. Locomotives which have an available wired distributed power controller is determined. A common consist indicator is assigned to all adjacent locomotives of a consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller. A common sub-consist indicator is assigned to all locomotives of a sub-consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for determining the configuration of locomotives in a wired distributed power train comprising:
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determining consists of adjacent locomotives in the train; determining one or more sub-consists of adjacent locomotives which are controlled separately from a preceding adjacent locomotive within the consist; determining which locomotives have an available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common consist indicator to all adjacent locomotives of a consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; and assigning a common sub-consist indicator to all locomotives of a sub-consist if the sub-consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining the configuration of locomotives in a wired distributed power train comprising:
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determining consists of adjacent locomotives in the train; determining one or more sub-consists of adjacent locomotives which are controlled separately from a preceding adjacent locomotive within the consist; determining which locomotives have an available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common consist indicator to all adjacent locomotives of a consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common sub-consist indicator to all locomotives of a sub-consist if the sub-consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; determining a first orientation of the locomotives; wherein a second orientation of the locomotives are reported by the locomotives; and wherein the first and second orientations for each locomotive are compared and difference in orientations are flagged. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for determining the configuration of locomotives in a wired distributed power train comprising:
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determining consists of adjacent locomotives in the train; determining one or more sub-consists of adjacent locomotives which are controlled separately from a preceding adjacent locomotive within the consist; determining which locomotives have an available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common consist indicator to all adjacent locomotives of a consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common sub-consist indicator to all locomotives of a sub-consist if the sub-consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; and wherein a locomotive not controlled by a preceding adjacent locomotive is determined by comparing locomotive compatibility of adjacent locomotives.
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21. A method for determining the configuration of locomotives in a wired distributed power train comprising:
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determining consists of adjacent locomotives in the train; determining one or more sub-consists of adjacent locomotives which are controlled separately from a preceding adjacent locomotive within the consist; determining which locomotives have an available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common consist indicator to all adjacent locomotives of a consist if the consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; assigning a common sub-consist indicator to all locomotives of a sub-consist if the sub-consist has at least one available wired distributed power controller; and preventing independent wired distributed power control of less than all sub-consists in a consist in response to an independent control request.
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