Roadway power and control system for inductively coupled transportation system
First Claim
1. An electrical roadway adapted for transmitting power to and controlling inductively coupled vehicles traveling thereon comprising:
- a plurality of elongated inductor modules arranged in an aligned end to end spaced apart order to form a vehicle path, each of said modules being disposed within the roadway adjacent to its upper surface and responsive to an electric current flowing therethrough to generate a magnetic field extending above said surface; and
inductively controllable means connected to said modules for preventing full operating electric current from flowing through a selected one or more of said plurality of modules and thereby temporarily deactivating the field generating capacity thereof.
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Abstract
An electrical modular roadway system adapted for transmitting power to and controlling inductively coupled vehicles traveling thereon. The system comprises a plurality of elongated, electrically connected inductor modules arranged in an aligned end to end spaced apart order to form a continuous vehicle path. Each module has a magnetic core and power windings which generate a magnetic field extending above the road surface. Controllable relays are connected between modules for allowing operating electric current to either activate or bypass selected modules. Sensing windings in modules are activated by the presence of a vehicle on one module to provide control signals to relays for other modules.
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1. An electrical roadway adapted for transmitting power to and controlling inductively coupled vehicles traveling thereon comprising:
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a plurality of elongated inductor modules arranged in an aligned end to end spaced apart order to form a vehicle path, each of said modules being disposed within the roadway adjacent to its upper surface and responsive to an electric current flowing therethrough to generate a magnetic field extending above said surface; and inductively controllable means connected to said modules for preventing full operating electric current from flowing through a selected one or more of said plurality of modules and thereby temporarily deactivating the field generating capacity thereof.
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2. An inductively coupled modular roadway system for transmitting power to and controlling vehicles traveling thereon, comprising:
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a first inductor module having magnetic core means and a power winding conductor associated therewith connected to an electrical power source; a second inductor module also having magnetic core means and an associated power winding conductor connected to the power winding of said first inductor module; and a control means connected to said modules and responsive to an inductive control signal for temporarily deactivating said second module by preventing a flow of full operating current through its said power winding. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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