Rail system having a wired communication zone

A wired communication, railway technology, applied in wireless communication, communication system between relatively movable stations, distribution line transmission system, etc., can solve the problems of lack of wireless network integration and high cost of communication system

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-02-11
ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL
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Rail systems that rely on these power networks require expensive infrastructure to supply power to locomotives along the entire track, which can be costly
Additionally, the communications system of the '815 patent lacks integration with wireless networks

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[0012] figure 1 An exemplary rail system 10 consistent with certain disclosed embodiments is schematically shown. Rail system 10 may include a network of tracks 12 supporting various vehicles 14 . Track 12 may be any type of transportation corridor on which vehicles 14 may travel, such as railroad tracks, subway tracks, trolley tracks, and the like. Tracks 12 may be interconnected or separated such that some vehicles 14 travel only on some tracks 12 and other vehicles 14 travel only on other tracks 12 . Each vehicle 14 may be any type of vehicle capable of traveling on track 12 . For example, vehicle 14 may be a rail vehicle, such as a locomotive, rail car (eg, freight and / or passenger rail car), subway car, trolley car, or the like. Vehicles 14 may be arranged in formations (eg, trains) or operated independently.

[0013] In the exemplary embodiment, each vehicle 14 may include an electric locomotive 16 . Locomotive 16 may be configured to operate primarily on the electr...

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A rail system is disclosed. The rail system may have a track including a wireless communication zone and a wired communication zone. The rail system may also have an electrical contact that extends along the wired communication zone. The electrical contact may be configured to transmit electrical energy and a data communication. The rail system may further have a power source electrically connected to the electrical contact. The rail system may additionally have a controller selectively electrically connectable to the electrical contact and a wireless network. The power source may be configured to transmit electrical energy through the electrical contact. The controller may be configured to switch between data communication transmission via the wireless network and via the electrical contact, based at least in part on a location of a rail vehicle within the rail system.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to railway systems, and more particularly to railway systems having wired communication areas. Background technique [0002] A railway system includes control equipment that implements control processes to manage a network of railway vehicles. The control equipment includes: management means located on board the locomotive and located outside the locomotive in control stations located throughout a particular railway system; and wayside equipment such as axle hot box detectors , wheel load detectors, track switches, speed limit signs and signal lights. As locomotives travel throughout the railway system, on-board management devices such as Train Management Computers (TMC) communicate with control stations (including global control stations), wayside equipment, and other locomotives in the railway system to coordinate locomotive movement on the railway system tracks on the movement. [0003] Due to the mobile nature of l...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04B1/74B61L27/00
CPCB61L15/0027B61L27/0005H04W16/18H04B3/60B60M3/00H04B3/54B61C17/12Y02T30/00B61L27/70
Inventor S·D·伦德奎斯特H·S·拉姆巴
Owner ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL
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