371results about "Power rails" patented technology

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically, one having a first diameter supported by an arm and the other having a larger second diameter and a vertical slot. Couplers on adjacent barriers can be mated together concentrically along a central axis. The mated couplers help restrict longitudinal displacement, lateral displacement, slope change, and lateral rotation between adjacent barriers during placement. One barrier may be used as a temporary alignment structure to position barriers spaced alternatingly along a haul route for the work machine.

A conducting rail retention system includes a plurality of conducting rails and a rail support assembly. The rail support assembly includes a support pole, the support pole including a top end and a bottom end, a support plate, the support plate being attached to the top end of the support pole, the support plate including a rail support portion on a top surface of the support plate, and a pair of rail clamps movable relative to one another from a rail unlock position to a rail interlock position securing the plurality of conducting rails to the support assembly.

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically. A lower end of a dielectric post positioned in one of the tubular couplers has opposing dielectric plates at an upper end. A top edge of each plate has a creepage concavity between a pair of rail recesses. Another dielectric post of similar configuration is positioned in the other of the tubular couplers. Holes within the couplers and the posts ensure alignment of respective rail recesses in which conductive rails are placed. Dielectric inserts frictionally lock the rails into the rail recesses.

The present application shows a trolley system for providing electrical power to a vehicle, the trolley system comprising:a trolley line that is at least one out of:a flexible structure to be loosely positioned on a ground surface; anda sealed structure with an insulating housing comprising a sealing arrangement for sealing an opening extending along the trolley line, anda current collector assembly mounted on the vehicle for establishing a sliding electrical contact with a conductor of the trolley line.

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically, one having a first diameter supported by an arm and the other having a larger second diameter and a vertical slot. Couplers on adjacent barriers can be mated together concentrically along a central axis. The mated couplers help restrict longitudinal displacement, lateral displacement, slope change, and lateral rotation between adjacent barriers during placement. One barrier may be used as a temporary alignment structure to position barriers spaced alternatingly along a haul route for the work machine.

The present invention discloses an embedded maglev rail vehicle maintenance device and a rail system thereof, and relates to the technical field of rail vehicle maintenance. The technical solution provided by the present invention couples a rail and a jacking unit for specifically performing a jacking action. The jacking unit can move vertically and extend out of a section of a power supply rail, thereby jacking up an embedded maglev rail vehicle that falls on the power supply rail, or sinking into / leveling two adjacent sections for the embedded maglev rail vehicle to directly enter. The maglev rail vehicle can be jacked up after moving onto the rail, and the operation efficiency is higher. The present invention is particularly suitable for maintenance equipment.

This disclosure describes, in part, systems and methods for charging and delivering power to work machines such as machines traveling along a trolley system. The systems and methods provide for a continuous throughput of material and / or machines along the trolley system. The trolley system and controller of the system may be used to cause the work machines to travel at a speed to maximize a throughput rate of the trolley system by causing multiple work machines to share distribution of power to drive propulsion devices and to charge batteries of the work machines selectively to maintain the throughput rate of the trolley system.

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. End portions of rail segments having narrower widths than body portions of the rail segments are joined within a split fishplate. Laterally opposing faces within the narrowed end portions form a longitudinal overlap, and connectors underneath the rail segments pull the split fishplate together against the end portions. In arrangements with parallel rails around a curvature, the rail segments are adjusted by sliding so that the longitudinal overlap is larger for rails on an inside of the curvature compared with rails on an outside of the curvature.

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically, one having a first diameter supported by an arm and the other having a larger second diameter and a vertical slot. Couplers on adjacent barriers can be mated together concentrically along a central axis. The mated couplers help restrict longitudinal displacement, lateral displacement, slope change, and lateral rotation between adjacent barriers during placement. One barrier may be used as a temporary alignment structure to position barriers spaced alternatingly along a haul route for the work machine.

A ramp assembly for guiding an electrical conductor system for a mobile machine onto a conductive rail assembly. The ramp assembly may include an ingress ramp assembly with a variable width, located at one end of the conductive rail assembly, and extend to a height above the conductive rail assembly, where a transition section guides the electrical conductor system onto the conductive rail assembly. The ramp assembly may also include an egress ramp for removing the electrical conductor system from the conductive rail assembly.

An electrical interface system may include a base frame with a plurality of through holes and a plurality of conductor terminals. The plurality of conductor terminals each include a stationary piston, a fluid bag assembly, and a movable brush. The electrical interface system may also include a plurality of busbar assemblies each including at least one terminal hole aligned with at least one through hole of the base frame, wherein each of the plurality of through holes and aligned terminal holes receive a portion of an individual conductor terminal.

A charging system includes: a power converter configured to receive power from an external power network to generate charging power for electric buses; power rails electrically connected to the power converter and installed at a predetermined height according to a layout of a garage; a first charging network configured to horizontally move above a floor in the garage along the electric power rails to upper sides of the electric buses to contact the electric buses; a second charging network electrically connected to the power converter and providing a charging zone on a bottom surface of the garage by reflecting the layout to contact the electric buses parked in the charging zone; and a station controller configured to control a charging sequence of the electric buses by analyzing position information of the electric buses and calculating a shortest movement path and a charging order of the first charging network.

A three-rail power supply system includes a power supply having positive, negative, and neutral terminals, a rail system having a power supply end and a termination end, and an asymmetric resistor network. The rail system includes a positive rail, a negative rail, and a ground rail coupled to the positive terminal, the negative terminal, and the neutral terminal, respectively. The negative rail is disposed parallel to the positive rail. The ground rail is disposed in parallel to, and between, the positive rail and the negative rail, and is electrically grounded at a plurality of intervals between the power supply end and termination end. The asymmetric resistor network includes two pairs of resistors asymmetrically coupled to the rail system at the power supply end and termination end, and is configured to limit a fault current through a faulty connection in response the positive, negative, and / or ground rails experiencing the faulty connection.

Dynamic energy transfer (DET) systems are costly and time-consuming to install. Accordingly, an installation system is disclosed that comprises stowage for rail segments and poles, two strategically positioned cranes, and / or strategically positioned platforms, to enable less expensive and faster installation of the various components of a DET system. Installation, utilizing the installation system, can significantly decrease the cost of installation, while increasing the rate of installation and maintaining safety.

The invention relates to a power supply system for providing electrical energy for an electrically driven vehicle, comprising a power supply line extending along a travel path for the vehicle and at least one current collector of the vehicle, which is designed to contact the power supply line. According to the invention, the power supply line runs laterally along the travel path and comprises at least two rigid conductor rails running parallel to one another. Furthermore, the at least one current collector comprises at least one sliding block, which is designed to make electrically conductive contact with one of the conductor rails from the side and to slide on it.According to the invention, the power supply line has a modular structure and comprises a plurality of support modules, each comprising a base body that can be placed on the ground and a support extending vertically from the base body, and which are connected to one another via the conductor rails. Retaining elements in which the conductor rails are releasably received are arranged on the supports. The invention further relates to an electrically driven vehicle with a current collector of the power supply system according to the invention, as well as to a power supply line.

A power rail retention system includes a heated bracket assembly for supporting conducting power rails. Power rails carrying different voltages supplied by a substation rest on a support plate that includes grooves configured to accept lower sections of angled clips. Upper sections of the clips frictionally hold the power rails against the support plate. A resistor is coupled between the lower sections of at least two conductive clips and is positioned proximate a top edge of the support plate between adjacent rails. When the rails are energized, current flows through the resistor, which may generate ambient heat to evaporate moisture on the support plate, power a light source on the bracket, and provide a ballast load for the substation.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a high-strength and high-conductivity aluminum alloy profile, which comprises the following steps: 1) carrying out solution treatment on an aluminum alloy raw material to obtain a supersaturated solid solution; (2) the supersaturated solid solution is subjected to low-temperature extrusion treatment, and the aluminum alloy profile is obtained; and thirdly, the aluminum alloy profile is heated, and the high-strength and high-conductivity aluminum alloy profile is obtained. According to the method, hot extrusion is replaced by low-temperature extrusion, so that the aluminum alloy profile generates a remarkable cold hardening effect, the strength of the alloy is greatly improved, meanwhile, severe plastic deformation at the extrusion temperature generates a large number of intragranular dislocations, Mg and Si elements are promoted to be quickly and fully dispersed and separated out, the alloy generates a precipitation strengthening effect, and the conductivity is improved.

The invention discloses a four-rail backflow system which comprises a power supply rail which is arranged on one side of a walking rail, and a rail contact surface faces the walking rail; the backflow rail and the power supply rail are arranged on the same side in a double-layer mode; a support device; the power supply rail and the backflow rail are fixed to the supporting device through a first insulation installation base and a second insulation installation base respectively, the first insulation installation base comprises a bottom insulation face which extends upwards to form a first insulation face and a second insulation face, a T-shaped gap is formed between the first insulation face and the second insulation face, and the bottom insulation face extends horizontally to form a first installation part and a second installation part. A plurality of first reinforcing members are arranged between the first mounting part and the first insulating surface, a plurality of second reinforcing members are arranged between the second mounting part and the second insulating surface, and the first reinforcing members and the second reinforcing members are respectively provided with first sewage discharge grooves and second sewage discharge grooves. The invention further discloses a construction method, the power supply rail and the backflow rail are installed through the first insulation installation base and the second insulation installation base respectively, and the insulation reliability between the power supply rail and the backflow rail is improved.

An electric rail infrastructure for a work machine is disclosed. The electric rail infrastructure comprises: a plurality of powered rails; a plurality of energy interfaces positioned throughout the plurality of powered rails; a power module connected to the plurality of energy interfaces for providing electrical power to the plurality of powered rails; a plurality of electric clamps positioned on each end of the powered rails, each electric clamp having at least one resistor.

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically. A lower end of a dielectric post positioned in one of the tubular couplers has opposing dielectric plates at an upper end. A top edge of each plate has a creepage concavity between a pair of rail recesses. Another dielectric post of similar configuration is positioned in the other of the tubular couplers. Holes within the couplers and the posts ensure alignment of respective rail recesses in which conductive rails are placed. Dielectric inserts frictionally lock the rails into the rail recesses.

A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically. A lower end of a dielectric post positioned in one of the tubular couplers has opposing dielectric plates at an upper end. A top edge of each plate has a creepage concavity between a pair of rail recesses. Another dielectric post of similar configuration is positioned in the other of the tubular couplers. Holes within the couplers and the posts ensure alignment of respective rail recesses in which conductive rails are placed. Dielectric inserts frictionally lock the rails into the rail recesses.

The utility model relates to the technical field of track bed contact rails, in particular to a cast-in-place monolithic track bed contact rail embedded nylon sleeve support which comprises a support body, a first mounting plate is fixedly welded to the front side of the left side of the support body, and a second mounting plate is fixedly welded to the middle end of the right side of the support body. A line track is installed on the top of the support body, a clamping block is fixedly installed on the front side of the top of the support body and located on the front side of the line track, and a clamping plate is fixedly installed on the rear side of the top of the support body and located on the rear side of the line track. The problems that in the concrete pouring process, the sleeve possibly shifts, inclines and the like, a contact rail support is difficult to install in the later period, and manual supporting is needed are solved, a line track can be stably installed, the shaking condition is avoided, the installation stability of the embedded sleeve is improved, manual fixing is not needed, physical strength is saved, and the production efficiency is improved. And the working efficiency is improved.

The application discloses a power rail and a control method thereof. The power rail comprises a track, the track has an interruption area at a position of a warehouse door, the track comprises two track sections located on two sides of the interruption area, and the track further comprises transition devices, the transition devices comprise two transition assemblies respectively arranged on the outer sides of the two track sections; the transition assembly comprises a transition rail and an expansion mechanism, the transition rail and the expansion mechanism can slide towards or away from the interruption area along a direction parallel to the track section, the transition rail is located between the track section and the expansion mechanism, and the expansion mechanism is used for driving the transition rail to move back and forth in a direction perpendicular to the track section, so that the two transition rails and the two track sections can be connected to form a continuous current collection surface. The power rail is provided with the transition devices, the sliding and expansion of the transition rails are controlled, the current collection surface of the power rail at the interruption area is a continuous surface, the current collection shoe can smoothly pass through, the pulling arc and noise between the shoe rails are effectively reduced, and train vibration can also be reduced.

A robotic system including a storage structure provided with vertical members supporting a grid collectively defining grid spaces and a plurality of storage containers arranged in vertical stacks for storing inventory items, each one of the vertical stacks configured to be arranged within a respective one of the grid spaces. One or more load handling robots are installed upon the grid and include a lifting device extendable in a vertical direction to extract one or more storage containers from the vertical stacks and transport the extracted storage container to a station. The robotic system further includes one or more manipulator robots installed at the station and within a single grid space. The one or more manipulator robots include a picking arm provided with a pneumatic gripping tool arranged to pick an inventory item from the transported storage container and place the picked item into an order container.

This invention discloses a transition component for a rail transit turnout busbar and a contact wire clamping device. The transition component includes a body bent along its length, with a clamping plate at its lower edge capable of clamping the contact wire. The structure of the contact wire clamping device using this transition component includes a pair of transition components, each bent along its length, and an anchoring plate connected to a positioning device. The pair of transition components is fixed to the anchoring plate in an X-shape. Busbars are provided at both ends of each transition component, and clamping plates at the lower edge of each transition component are capable of clamping the contact wire. Using a transition component instead of a busbar avoids the problem of excessively large bending angles in busbars, which are difficult to process. The device has an integrated hyperbolic structure, reducing the amount of positioning suspension parts and the central anchoring device required. The integrated structure ensures that the two contact wires are at the same height.

A power supply rail insulation supporting device comprises a metal installation base, an insulation core rod, a metal connecting base, an insulation umbrella skirt and a clamping jaw, the insulation core rod is composed of a large-diameter section and a small-diameter section, the metal installation base is connected to the large-diameter section in a sleeved and pressed mode, and the metal connecting base is connected to the small-diameter section in a sleeved and pressed mode. The insulating umbrella skirt coats the circumferential peripheries of the metal mounting seat, the insulating core and the metal connecting seat; the front end of the metal connecting seat is vertically and symmetrically provided with two limiting bosses; one side, far away from the conductor rail, of the inner end of the clamping jaw is provided with a limiting concave table; the clamping jaws are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the limiting bosses through bolts, and the limiting concave tables are symmetrically clamped to the opposite faces of the limiting bosses. According to the utility model, the insulating core rod is designed into a stepped structure with a large diameter of the fixed end and a small diameter of the cantilever end, so that the crimping area of the metal mounting seat and the insulating core rod is effectively increased, the binding force of the metal mounting seat and the insulating core rod is improved, and the bending resistance of a product is improved under a limited structural height.

A modular and repositionable conductor rail assembly for providing power to a mobile mining machine includes a plurality of movable base supports, a plurality of columns, a carriage assembly coupled to a top end of each column, and at least one power rail. A plurality of columns, each column having a bottom end and a top end, and the bottom end of each of the plurality of columns being fixed to one of the plurality of movable base supports; at least one power rail is coupled to the carriage assembly and is configured to provide power to the mobile mining machine. The invention also relates to a method for forming a conductor rail assembly along a travel path of a mobile mining machine.

An I-shaped contact rail expansion joint comprises a left sliding rail, a middle rail, a right sliding rail, an upper anchoring clamping plate and a lower anchoring clamping plate, the upper anchoring clamping plate and the lower anchoring clamping plate are clamped on the two sides of rail webs of the left sliding rail, the middle rail and the right sliding rail respectively, and the upper anchoring clamping plate and the lower anchoring clamping plate are fixedly connected with the middle rail and are in sliding connection with the left sliding rail and the right sliding rail; the left sliding rail and the right sliding rail are fixedly connected with the upper anchoring clamping plate through the C-shaped current connector to form a first current-carrying channel; the left sliding rail and the right sliding rail are fixedly connected with the upper anchoring clamping plate through two U-shaped current connectors distributed on the left side and the right side of the C-shaped current connector respectively, and a second current carrying channel is formed. The third electric connection plate is electrically connected with the back of the C-type current connector through a semicircular copper strip. According to the utility model, the two current-carrying channels are arranged to carry current together, so that the electrical splicing reliability is high, and the safety margin is large.

A control method and system includes determining a resonant frequency of a vehicle system operably coupled with an external power source providing voltage and current to the vehicle system. A first filter extracts a phase or frequency component from the voltage provided by the external power source to produce a stable voltage component. A second filter extracts a phase or frequency component from the current provided by the external power source to produce a stable current component. The stable voltage component is out of phase with the stable current component. A control input for a converter device of the vehicle system is determined based on the stable voltage component, the stable current component, and the resonant frequency. The stable voltage component, the stable current component, and the control input are communicated with the converter device to change the resonant frequency of the vehicle system.