Rail vehicle with filling level monitoring of a waste water tank
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
- Publication Date
- 2015-02-04
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a rail vehicle having a sanitary system with a waste water container and a fresh water container, each of which is associated with an associated fill level sensor. Background technique
[0002] It is known in the prior art to monitor the fill levels of waste water and fresh water containers of sanitary systems in order to be able to shut down the sanitary system if necessary. In particular, the operation is stopped only when a 95% fill level is reached in the waste water container or an empty notification is generated for the fresh water container.
[0003] A common goal in rail vehicles is to keep the vehicle weight or vehicle mass as low as possible. Since the underlying vehicle mass determines the quantity of the power fuel reserve, it should likewise be kept as low as possible. Today, for calculating the power fuel reserve, the fresh water container and the waste water container are each included in the calculation of the...