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781results about "Railway vehicles" patented technology

High-speed magnetic levitation suspension system control method and system based on edge calculation and Transform prediction

The invention provides a high-speed magnetic levitation suspension system control method and system based on edge calculation and Transform prediction, and the method comprises the steps: constructing a Transform prediction model with a space-time attention mechanism and an autoregression mechanism based on obtained local low-delay calculation resources and train real-time sensing data, and deploying the Transform prediction model in a vehicle-mounted edge calculation unit; performing short-term high-precision prediction on the gap, the acceleration and the disturbance trend at a plurality of sampling moments in the future through a Transform prediction model to obtain a prediction result; processing actuator current saturation and gap safety threshold hard constraints in a limited prediction domain by using a model prediction controller, and solving an optimization control sequence in real time in combination with a prediction result; and overlapping a control barrier function as a safety filter of the model prediction controller, correcting the optimized control sequence to obtain an optimal control sequence, and controlling the high-speed magnetic suspension system. According to the method, the cloud communication delay and jitter are reduced, and the robustness and security of the system under uncertain disturbance are improved.
Owner:TONGJI UNIV

Automatic charging device

An automatic charging device is particularly suitable for automatically charging a heavy rail tractor, including a box body; a robotic arm, the robotic arm including a fixed arm and a retractable arm, the fixed arm is fitted in the box body, a driving screw assembly is fitted between the fixed arm and the retractable arm, and the retractable arm can be driven by the driving screw assembly to extend and retract relative to the fixed arm; a flexible unit; and a charging part, wherein the charging part is fitted to a retractable end of the retractable arm by means of the flexible unit, the charging part may be driven by the retractable arm to extend from the box body to implement charging, and after the charging is completed, the charging part may retract into the box body.
Owner:GUOCHUANG INNOVATION CENTER OF MOBILE ENERGY (JIANGSU) CO.,LTD.

Wheel for railway vehicle

A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. The rim includes a tread and a flange. A center of the rim in the axial direction of the wheel is disposed closer to the flange in the axial direction than a center of the boss in the axial direction is. The web has a plate-thickness center line that has a linear shape when the wheel is viewed in its longitudinal section. When an angle that the plate-thickness center line forms with the axial direction is denoted by a, a distance in the axial direction from a side face of the rim to an outer end of the plate-thickness center line is denoted by Pw, a length of the rim in the axial direction is denoted by Wr, and Pw / Wr is denoted by L, the wheel satisfies the expression L≥0.0223α−1.363. Where, the angle α is 90° or less.
Owner:NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Train driving control method and related equipment

The invention discloses a train driving control method and related equipment, and relates to the technical field of rail transit, the method comprises the steps that multi-source sensing data of a target train in a running state is acquired, and the multi-source sensing data comprises a speed characteristic parameter, a space positioning parameter and an environment disturbance parameter; performing dynamic feature extraction on the multi-source sensing data to obtain time-space correlation feature parameters; inputting the time-space correlation characteristic parameters into a preset data fusion model, and performing dynamic compensation through adaptive weight adjustment to obtain accurate train speed information and accurate position information; and performing driving control on the target train according to the accurate train speed information and the accurate position information. According to the invention, through multi-source information fusion and high-precision speed positioning extraction, the sensing accuracy and active adjustment capability of the train control system can be improved.
Owner:CRRC YANGTZE GRP CO LTD

Method for generating auxiliary troubleshooting strategy for communication fault of locomotive power battery system

A method for generating an auxiliary troubleshooting strategy for communication faults of a locomotive power battery system. The method comprises: acquiring a communication fault troubleshooting record of a locomotive power battery system; extracting fault causes at various levels for each type of communication faults, and establishing a fault tree; when there is a specific alarm communication fault, determining the time type and duration of the communication fault, and intercepting a fault subtree of the alarm communication fault; qualitatively analyzing the fault subtree to obtain a minimum cut set; quantitatively analyzing the fault subtree to obtain critical importance degrees of bottom events, and ranking same in a descending order; correcting the ranking of the importance degrees of the bottom events, so as to form a bottom event importance degree ranking table; and successively performing troubleshooting on the basis of the bottom event importance degree ranking table. Auxiliary troubleshooting strategies for communication faults are provided accurately, which improves the efficiency and accuracy of troubleshooting communication faults by maintenance staff, and helps to take corresponding maintenance measures, thus improving the utilization rate of new energy locomotives, and reducing downtime costs.
Owner:CRRC ZIYANG CO LTD

Multi-vehicle cooperative intelligent marshalling speed regulation method and system for railway transportation of power batteries

The invention discloses a multi-vehicle cooperative intelligent marshalling speed regulation method for railway transportation of power batteries. The method comprises the following steps: establishing state characteristics of each transportation truck, and constructing a position sensitive damage cost function for evaluating the risk cost of each truck at different marshalling positions according to the state characteristics; in the railway vehicle transportation process, an event-driven time pane dynamic optimization method is adopted, a vehicle marshalling and train speed control curve is dynamically updated according to state parameters collected in real time, and in the optimization process, a variable damping distribution strategy of a coupler and a cooperative vehicle speed curve generation algorithm are adopted, so that the train speed control curve is dynamically updated. Meanwhile, time dispersion is carried out on coupling impact events through an impact time peak shifting strategy; and when the comprehensive risk index of any transport truck exceeds a preset threshold value, an emergency re-marshalling strategy based on the energy absorption remaining amount of the battery packaging unit and the coupler health degree is executed. The method can comprehensively consider the thermal characteristics of the power lithium battery, the dynamic response of the vehicle and the risk evolution.
Owner:LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIV

Self-lubricating pin

A pin for a pinned joint includes a hollow body with a first and second end caps coupled to first and second ends, respectively. The body and the end caps at least partially define a cavity within the body, wherein at least one aperture extends through the hollow body. A main piston is slidably disposed within the cavity and divides the cavity into a first chamber proximate to the first end and a second chamber proximate to the second end and fluidly isolated from an environment around the body. A lubricant is disposed within the first chamber. The main piston moves toward the first end of the body when a pressure in the second chamber is greater than a pressure of the environment. Movement of the main piston toward the first end of the body discharges lubricant through the at least one aperture.
Owner:SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS +1

Sustainable movement planning for electromagnetic transport systems

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to sustainable movement planning for electromagnetic transport systems. In order to provide a method for continuously operating an electromagnetic transport system (1) for moving at least one mover (3), a first maximum (amax1, vmax1) of a first trajectory (t1) of at least one amount of movement (x, v, a) of the mover (3) is determined, and a second maximum (amax2, vmax2) of a second trajectory (t2) of the at least one amount of movement (x, v, a) of the mover (3) is determined. If the first maximum value (amax1, vmax1) is less than or equal to the second maximum value (amax2, vmax2), the first trajectory (t1) is selected as a target trajectory (t *), and if the second maximum value (amax2, vmax2) is less than the first maximum value (amax1, vmax1), the second trajectory (t2) is selected as the target trajectory (t *), and then the mover (3) is moved according to the target trajectory (t *).
Owner:ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG

Novel auxiliary storage battery traction control strategy

The invention relates to a novel auxiliary storage battery traction control strategy which comprises the following steps: 1) judging a traction condition for starting an auxiliary storage battery, and judging whether to start the auxiliary storage battery for traction according to train state information; and 2) judging the traction direction of the auxiliary storage battery, calculating and determining a direction selection point according to the preset bidirectional traction of the storage battery to minimize the energy consumption of the storage battery, running the running direction selection point of the train, and judging the traction running direction of the storage battery by the TCMS according to a certain condition. And (3) finally, auxiliary storage battery traction is executed, and when the distance between the train and the target rescue point is smaller than the preset distance, train braking is applied to enable the train to stop at the target rescue point. According to the invention, by constructing a perfect control strategy, accurate control of the traction process of the storage battery is realized, the operation efficiency is improved, and the operation safety of the train is greatly guaranteed.
Owner:CHINA RAILWAY NEW COMM INVESTMENT CO LTD (HEFEI)

Power storage module

A power storage module which includes a plurality of batteries connected in series and is capable of controlling operation of a heater on the basis of a battery with the lowest battery temperature is provided. The power storage module includes a first battery and a second battery connected in series, the heater, and a control circuit; the heater is provided close to the first battery and the second battery and is electrically connected to an IC included in the control circuit; the control circuit includes a first voltage sensor that senses a voltage of the first battery, a second voltage sensor that senses a voltage of the second battery, and a current sensor that senses a current flowing through the first battery and the second battery; and in charging the first battery and the second battery, the heater is turned on by a signal from the IC in the case where a differential voltage between a first peak voltage of dQ / dV calculated from a detection value of each of the first voltage sensor and the current sensor and a second peak voltage of dQ / dV calculated from a detection value of each of the second voltage sensor and the current sensor is higher than or equal to 5 mV.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

System and method for server based control

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.
Owner:MAY PATENTS LTD

Drive system for a pantograph, and method for raising or lowering

A drive system for raising or lowering a sliding piece of a current collector for rail vehicles. The sliding piece is disposed on a positioning device of the current collector, and the sliding piece is configured to be brought into contact with an overhead line using contact pressure. The drive system includes a bellows drive which is actuated by compressed air to actuate the positioning device, and a pneumatic control unit having a control valve for supplying or withdrawing compressed air to / from the bellows drive. The drive system includes a detection line and a lowering valve for venting the bellows drive when pressure drops in the detection line, the lowering valve being a 3 / 2-way valve disposed in a pneumatic supply line between the control valve and the bellows drive.
Owner:SCHUNK TRANSIT SYST GMBH

System and method for server based control

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.
Owner:MAY PATENTS LTD

System and method for server based control

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.
Owner:MAY PATENTS LTD

System and method for server based control

A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor May be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.
Owner:SMART SPEAKER LLC

Method for controlling a linear transport system and linear transport system

The invention relates to a method (200) for operating a linear transport system (100), wherein the method comprises; Controlling a first energy transfer coil (123) of a motor module (117) of the stationary unit (103) with an operating voltage (U) to generate an alternating magnetic field by a control unit (119) of the linear transport system (100) in a control step (201), wherein a synchronization signal (S) is integrated into the operating voltage (U); Reading out a voltage (U_ind) induced by the alternating magnetic field in the second energy transfer coil (125) of the at least one moving unit (101) and detecting the synchronization signal (S) by a subcontrol unit (121) of the moving unit (101) in a readout step (203); and Performing a synchronization between the control unit (119) of the linear transport system (100) and the sub-control unit (121) of the moving unit (101) based on the synchronization signal (S) by the sub-control unit (121) of the moving unit (101) in a synchronization step (205). The invention further relates to a linear transport system (100).
Owner:BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH

wheel

A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. When viewed in a longitudinal section of the wheel, the boss includes a contour extending from the web to an end face in the axial direction of the boss. The contour includes curves. A first curve is continuous with the web. The first curve has a first radius of curvature. The second curve is arranged on the end face side in the axial direction of the boss relative to the first curve. The second curve has a second radius of curvature. The second radius of curvature is greater than the first radius of curvature. The path length of the second curve is greater than the path length of the first curve.
Owner:NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

System and method for high flow rate liquid hydrogen tank filling

A system and method for high rate liquid hydrogen tank filling is provided. The flexible, pump-based filling system can achieve high fill rate of liquid hydrogen in excess of 100 kg per minute and accommodate maximum delivery pressures. The present system and method further includes recovery and re-liquefaction of displaced and flash generated tank vapors.
Owner:PRAXAIR TECH INC

Electric-Powered Locomotive Apparatus and Method

A locomotive has DC or AC traction motors, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, and optionally other sources such as regenerative braking. The traction motors of the locomotive may be connected to a set of independent DC choppers or AC inverters, linked via a common DC bus, configured to regulate power from the one or more power sources. A manager module, among other functions, may receive inputs and signals to coordinate delivery of electricity from the sources to the motor. A method for retrofitting a legacy locomotive may include removing a generator and a control apparatus configured for diesel fuel, and installing a kit of apparatus configured to be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. A railway system for use by locomotives powered by hydrogen has one or more hydrogen-generation stations deployed near a track of the railway system.
Owner:CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO

Self-energized magneto-rheological vibration reduction system and method suitable for transverse and vertical coupling vibration of high-speed normal-conducting maglev train

The invention discloses a self-energized magneto-rheological vibration reduction system and method suitable for transverse and vertical coupling vibration of a high-speed normal-conducting maglev train, and relates to the field of magnetic suspension. The suspension surface current collection coil and the guide surface current collection coil are used for inducing magnetic field changes and generating induced electromotive force; the energy management system is used for rectifying, boosting and stabilizing the induced electromotive force and storing electric energy; the acceleration detection system is used for detecting transverse and vertical vibration accelerations of the vehicle body; the control system is used for outputting control current according to the vibration signal; and the transverse magneto-rheological damper and the vertical magneto-rheological damper are used for outputting variable damping force according to the control current and restraining transverse and vertical vibration of the vehicle body. According to the method, effective suppression and energy recovery of transverse and vertical vibration are realized without depending on current frequency division processing, so that the decoupling control problem caused by active control noise in a normal-conducting magnetic levitation system is solved.
Owner:TONGJI UNIV

System and a method for harvesting energy from a container handling vehicle

A container-handling vehicle for handling storage containers in a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system, comprising: at least one lifting device for lifting storage containers from and lowering storage containers to the underlying storage system, said lifting device comprises a lifting frame for gripping a storage container, a winch system for lifting and lowering the lifting frame, a motor to drive the winch system and a driver circuit with a controller controlling the motor; and at least first and second rechargeable power sources for providing power to the motor, wherein the driver circuit further comprises a regenerative energy circuit configured to harvest energy from the motor when the lifting frame is lowered 10 into the storage system and where the driver circuit is configured to direct harvested energy to the rechargeable power sources according to levels of charge in the rechargeable power sources.
Owner:AUTOSTORE TECH AS

Battery packs with removable power cells for electric vehicles and electric power transmission

A method for transmitting electrical power to a remote location. A power cell is charged and then transported to a distal location where it is installed into a battery system. The battery system has multiple sets of power cells and utilizes a first set before switching to a second set. When the first set is depleted, it is removed and transported to a charging station for recharging.
Owner:RES FOUND THE CITY UNIV OF NEW YORK

Energy transmission in a linear transport system

A method is provided for transferring energy from a stationary unit to a movable unit of a linear transport system. The system includes a guide rail for guiding the movable unit, a plurality of stationary units, a controller, and a linear motor for driving the movable unit along the guide rail. The linear motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises the stationary units, each having one or more drive coils. The rotor is arranged on the movable unit, and has one or a more magnets. In addition, the stationary units each have one or more energy-transmitting coils, and the movable unit has at least one energy-receiving coil. The controller determines position data for the energy-receiving coil, selects at least one energy-transmitting coil based on the position data, and outputs a control signal to the stationary unit, with identification information for identifying the energy-transmitting coil.
Owner:BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH

Thermal guarantee control method and system for power battery of hybrid power locomotive

The invention discloses a hybrid locomotive power battery thermal guarantee control method and system, and the method comprises the steps: a control unit is configured to obtain first working condition data of an internal combustion engine, and generates a predicted preheating generation amount according to the first working condition data; acquiring second working condition data of the power battery system, and generating predicted power battery system consumption according to the second working condition data; generating a control instruction according to the predicted preheating generation amount and the predicted power battery system consumption, wherein the control instruction is used for determining the output heat of the waste heat recovery unit and the output heat or storage heat of the heat storage unit; the waste heat recovery unit is integrally arranged on an exhaust manifold of the internal combustion engine and makes contact with a cooling circulation pipeline of the power battery system and the heat storage unit. The heat storage unit is further in contact with the cooling circulation pipeline.
Owner:CRRC DALIAN CO LTD

Flexible suspension module control method and system for maglev train

The invention relates to the technical field of maglev train suspension control, in particular to a flexible suspension module control method and system for a maglev train, which can remarkably improve the tracking precision, response speed and anti-interference capability of a suspension gap, effectively suppress flexible vibration and ensure high performance and high reliability of a suspension system. The invention provides a flexible suspension module control method for a maglev train. The flexible suspension module control method comprises the following steps: S1, constructing a suspension module coupling dynamic model comprising a flexible electromagnet and a flexible F rail; s2, designing a super-spiral sliding mode-radial basis function neural network adaptive controller; s3, performing anti-saturation correction on the output of the controller; and S4, converting the corrected control quantity into expected current, and controlling a power switch to drive an electromagnet to execute suspension control through a driving circuit.
Owner:TONGJI UNIV

Hydrogen supply system

A hydrogen supply system including: a plurality of hydrogen tanks that is attachable and detachable; a hydrogen consumption device that consumes hydrogen of the hydrogen tanks; and a control device is provided. The hydrogen consumption device includes an attaching-detaching mechanism including a plurality of motors that controls attaching and detaching of the hydrogen tanks with respect to the hydrogen consumption device, the motors corresponding to the attaching and detaching of the respective hydrogen tanks. The control device disposes, based on a temperature of each of the motors, a hydrogen tank of the hydrogen tanks to a hydrogen supply start position at which the hydrogen tank and the hydrogen consumption device are connected in a state in which the hydrogen tank is allowed to supply hydrogen to the hydrogen consumption device, or disposes the hydrogen tank to a hydrogen supply standby position.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

Locomotive electrical system and locomotive power supply control method

The invention discloses a locomotive electrical system and a locomotive power supply control method, and the locomotive electrical system is characterized in that the high-voltage input end of a traction transformer is electrically connected with a locomotive contact net through the rising of a pantograph, or is electrically disconnected with the locomotive contact net through the falling of the pantograph; the input end of the four-quadrant rectifier module is connected with the low-voltage output end of the traction transformer; the auxiliary load module, the power battery module and the traction module are respectively connected with the output end of the at least one four-quadrant rectification module; the power battery module is used for storing energy and supplying power to the locomotive; the traction module is used for traction locomotive driving and / or kinetic energy recovery. The invention provides a locomotive electrical system. An auxiliary load module, a power battery module and a traction module are connected to the output end of a four-quadrant rectification module. The auxiliary load module, the power battery module and the traction module operate independently so that a charging strategy can be controlled conveniently, and charging of a power battery of a locomotive electrical system can be achieved when a locomotive operates.
Owner:CRRC DALIAN CO LTD

Current collector with sensor device and method of operation

The present invention relates to a method for operating a current collector (10, 33), in which a positioning device (13, 56) moves a contact strip (14, 17, 27) relative to a contact wire and presses the contact strip against the contact wire using a pressing force to reach a sliding contact position, and a drive element (73) and / or a spring element (74) of the positioning device generate the pressing force on the contact strip. The current collector has a power supply unit (50) and a measurement unit (36, 43, 53, 58) having a measuring device (38, 44, 59), and at least two sensors (47, 48) of a sensor element (46) are provided, the power supply unit (50) generates at least the electrical energy required to power the sensor elements, each of the sensors outputs a measurement value, and a processing element (37, 49) processes the measurement value and correlates the measurement value with each other to determine a characteristic value representative of the operating state of the current collector and / or the contact wire. The present invention also relates to a current collector and a monitoring system.
Owner:SCHUNK TRANSIT SYST GMBH

Ship and a method for bringing liquified gas from an onshore terminal across a sea to a subsurface permanent storage reservoir

A ship and a method are for bringing liquified gas, such as liquified carbon dioxide, CO2, from an onshore terminal for captured gas across a sea to a subsurface permanent storage reservoir. The ship has a loading line for communicating liquified gas from the onshore terminal into at least one vessel, and a processing plant. The processing plant of the ship has an injection processing module configured for injecting liquified gas into the subsurface permanent storage reservoir, wherein the injection processing module is operatively connected to the at least one vessel and an injection line provided with a connector for connecting to a flexible injection hose being in fluid communication with the subsurface permanent storage reservoir.
Owner:TORE LEA

Electric vehicle driving system

An electric vehicle drive system (200) is provided with: a control device (120) for controlling motors (80, 81) for driving axles (40a, 40b) of a trolley (40) for driving an electric vehicle (150A); and a control device (121) for controlling motors (82, 83) for driving axles (41a, 41b) of a trolley (41). The control device (120, 121) includes an inverter (60) and a control unit (30) that controls the inverter (60). The control device (120) is housed in the housing (260), and the control device (121) is housed in the housing (261). Coolers (270, 271) for cooling by the traveling wind are respectively attached to the housing (260, 261). The control devices (120, 121) are distributed in the vicinity of the trolley (40) and the vicinity of the trolley (41).
Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP