Interface system for wire distributed power
First Claim
1. A train comprising:
- a first locomotive separated from a second locomotive by a plurality of cars;
an electrical communication train line extending through the cars and interconnecting the first and second locomotives;
each of the locomotives having a propulsion system, a propulsion controller to control the propulsion system in response to one of an electrical operator propulsion signal and an electrical MU propulsion signal, and an electrical multi-unit communication line and connector for electrical communicating control signals, including the MU propulsion signal, with an adjacent locomotive; and
at least the first locomotive being connected to the communication train line of an adjacent car by the multi-unit connector of the first locomotive to one of receive and transmit the MU propulsion signals via the communication train linewherein the cars include electro-pneumatic brakes connected to the communication train line, and one of the locomotives includes a brake controller connected to and transmitting braking signals on the communication train line.
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Abstract
A train is connected to provide wired distribution power (WDP) using at least one standard locomotive consist. The train includes a first locomotive separated from a second locomotive by a plurality of cars; and a communication train line connected to the locomotive and cars and extending through the train. Each of the locomotives has a propulsion system, a propulsion controller to control the propulsion system in response to one of operator propulsion signal and multi-unit (MU) propulsion signal, and a MU communication line and connector for communicating control signals, including the MU propulsion signal, with an adjacent locomotive. At least the first locomotive is connected to the communication train line of an adjacent car by the multi-unit connector of the first locomotive to one of receive and transmit the MU propulsion signals via the communication train line.
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17 Claims
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1. A train comprising:
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a first locomotive separated from a second locomotive by a plurality of cars; an electrical communication train line extending through the cars and interconnecting the first and second locomotives; each of the locomotives having a propulsion system, a propulsion controller to control the propulsion system in response to one of an electrical operator propulsion signal and an electrical MU propulsion signal, and an electrical multi-unit communication line and connector for electrical communicating control signals, including the MU propulsion signal, with an adjacent locomotive; and at least the first locomotive being connected to the communication train line of an adjacent car by the multi-unit connector of the first locomotive to one of receive and transmit the MU propulsion signals via the communication train line wherein the cars include electro-pneumatic brakes connected to the communication train line, and one of the locomotives includes a brake controller connected to and transmitting braking signals on the communication train line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A train comprising:
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a first locomotive separated from a second locomotive by a plurality of cars; an electrical communication train line extending through the cars and interconnecting the first and second locomotives; each of the locomotives having a propulsion system, a propulsion controller to control the propulsion system in response to one of an electrical operator propulsion signal and an electrical MU propulsion signal, and an electrical multi-unit communication line and connector for electrical communicating control signals, including the MU propulsion signal, with an adjacent locomotive; and a propulsion interface device connecting the multi-unit connector of the first locomotive to the communication train line of the adjacent car and translating the MU propulsion signal between formats of the communication train line and the multi-unit communication line. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An interface device for connecting a conventional locomotive at its electrical multi-unit connector to an electrical communication train line of an adjacent car, the interface device comprising:
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a first interface for matting with an electrical multi-unit connector and a second interface, separate from the first interface, for matting with the electrical communication train line; and a translating device connected between the first and second interfaces for translating electrical MU propulsion signals between an electrical wire distributed power propulsion signal format of the electrical communication train line for other locomotives on the communication train line and an electrical multi-unit power propulsion signal format of the multi-unit communication line for an adjacent locomotive. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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