Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ground level power supply system for a non-guided electric vehicle and corresponding method of use
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Application No.: US14667566Application Date: 2015-03-24
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Publication No.: US09616772B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Jean-Luc Hourtane
- Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
- Applicant Address: FR Levallois Perret
- Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
- Current Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
- Current Assignee Address: FR Levallois Perret
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Priority: FR1452525 20140325
- Main IPC: B60M1/00
- IPC: B60M1/00 ; B60M1/08 ; B60M1/36 ; B60M7/00 ; B60L5/39 ; B60M1/30 ; B60M3/04

Abstract:
A ground level power supply system includes a live track capable of being brought to a supply voltage and a neutral track for the return current, with the live track being constituted of rectangular segments; a first voltage source capable of supplying a low supply voltage and a second voltage source capable of supplying a high supply voltage, each segment being connected by a controlled selector either to the first voltage source, or to the second voltage source; a speedometer capable of measuring the speed of a vehicle travelling over a section of a roadway equipped with the system; and a selection device capable of acquiring the vehicle speed measured by the speedometer, then comparing the speed measured with a threshold speed, and controlling the selector based on the results of the comparison.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150274034A1 GROUND LEVEL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A NON-GUIDED ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF USE Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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