Method and apparatus for determining the health of an energy storage system
    63.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining the health of an energy storage system 有权
    用于确定能量存储系统的健康的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07772804B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-10

    申请号:US11834456

    申请日:2007-08-06

    IPC分类号: H01M10/44 H01M10/46

    摘要: A method for testing the health of locomotive battery blocks includes coupling a load to a first and a second battery block, the first and second battery blocks are coupled in series, activating a contactor coupled between the first and second battery blocks and the load to channel electrical energy from the load to the first and second battery blocks, and determining a voltage of the first and second battery blocks to determine the health of the locomotive battery blocks. A portable battery block health tester and a locomotive including a battery block health tester are also described herein.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于测试机车电池块的健康的方法,包括将负载耦合到第一和第二电池块,第一和第二电池块串联耦合,激活耦合在第一和第二电池块之间的接触器和负载到通道 从负载到第一和第二电池块的电能,以及确定第一和第二电池块的电压以确定机车电池块的健康。 本文还描述了便携式电池块健康测试器和包括电池块健康测试仪的机车。

    Locomotive wheel speed control
    64.
    发明授权
    Locomotive wheel speed control 失效
    机车转速控制

    公开(公告)号:US07679298B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-16

    申请号:US11465208

    申请日:2006-08-17

    IPC分类号: H02P7/00

    摘要: A method for controlling a wheel speed of a locomotive includes determining an estimated wheel speed (52) for a desired wheel set of a locomotive responsive to a locomotive operating parameter indicative of an actual wheel speed of the desired wheel set. The method also includes generating a first adjustment parameter (e.g., 46) based on an operating condition of the locomotive, and then applying the first adjustment parameter to the estimated wheel speed for generating a first adjusted estimated wheel speed signal (54) used as a first input for controlling a wheel speed of at least one of the desired wheel set and the other wheel sets of the locomotive.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制机车的车轮速度的方法包括响应于指示期望的车轮组的实际车轮速度的机车操作参数来确定机车的期望车轮组的估计车轮速度(52)。 该方法还包括基于机车的操作条件产生第一调整参数(例如46),然后将第一调整参数应用于估计的车轮速度,以产生用作第一调整估计车轮速度信号(54) 用于控制机车的所需轮组和其它车轮组中的至少一个的车轮速度的第一输入。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING TRACK DATABASE INFORMATION
    65.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING TRACK DATABASE INFORMATION 有权
    用于验证跟踪数据库信息的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100063734A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12208516

    申请日:2008-09-11

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: The system comprises a track profile database stored in a memory that has data relative to the identity of one or more wayside devices for a track and data relative to a location associated with each of the one or more wayside devices on the track. A camera generates visible spectral data of the wayside equipment as the vehicle travels on the track. A data storage device is provided for storing the spectral data received from the camera and data relative to a location of the powered vehicle when the camera generates the spectral data of the wayside equipment wherein the location of the powered vehicle represents the location of the wayside equipment. A controller is configured to compare the location data of the wayside equipment in the database to the location data associated with the spectral data of the wayside equipment stored in the data storage device.

    摘要翻译: 该系统包括存储在存储器中的轨道轮廓数据库,该轨道轮廓数据库相对于与轨道上的一个或多个路边设备中的每一个相关联的位置相对于轨道和数据的一个或多个路边设备的身份具有数据。 当车辆在轨道上行驶时,相机产生路边设备的可见光谱数据。 提供了一种数据存储装置,用于当照相机产生路边设备的光谱数据时存储从照相机接收的光谱数据和相对于动力车辆的位置的数据,其中动力车辆的位置表示路边设备的位置 。 控制器被配置为将数据库中的路边设备的位置数据与存储在数据存储设备中的路边设备的频谱数据相关联的位置数据进行比较。

    SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY MEDIUM FOR VERIFYING TRACK DATABASE INFORMATION
    66.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY MEDIUM FOR VERIFYING TRACK DATABASE INFORMATION 有权
    系统,方法和计算机可读存储介质,用于验证跟踪数据库信息

    公开(公告)号:US20100063657A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12208504

    申请日:2008-09-11

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 G01C21/00

    摘要: A system for verifying data in a track database comprises a track profile database stored in a memory having data relative to one or more track grades and geographic coordinates or range of coordinates associated with each of the one or more track grades. A vehicle trip plan is developed according to the track profile data that comprises a designated path of travel of the vehicle over the track system and a planned vehicle operating condition associated with each of the one or more track grades and the associated coordinates or range of coordinates of the track grades. A controller is configured to compare a stored current vehicle operating condition of the vehicle and associated geographic coordinates to the planned vehicle operating condition to verify the accuracy of the track grade data at the associated geographic coordinates.

    摘要翻译: 用于验证轨道数据库中的数据的系统包括存储在存储器中的轨道简档数据库,其具有相对于一个或多个轨道等级和与一个或多个轨道等级中的每一个相关联的地理坐标或坐标范围的数据。 根据包括轨道系统上的车辆的指定行进路径的轨道轮廓数据和与一个或多个轨道等级中的每一个相关联的计划车辆操作条件以及相关联的坐标或坐标范围来​​开发车辆行程计划 的轨道成绩。 控制器被配置为将车辆的存储的当前车辆操作状况和相关联的地理坐标与所计划的车辆操作条件进行比较,以验证相关地理坐标处的轨道等级数据的准确性。

    AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION OF TRAIN CHARACTERISTICS
    69.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION OF TRAIN CHARACTERISTICS 有权
    火车特性的自动估计

    公开(公告)号:US20090271052A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-29

    申请号:US12430820

    申请日:2009-04-27

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: B61L3/006 B61L15/0072

    摘要: A system is provided for controlling a series of vehicles. In certain embodiments, the system includes a self-analysis/estimation system configured to control a first parameter of the series of vehicles to impart a resulting changing in a second parameter of the series of vehicles. The self-analysis/estimation system is configured to estimate a third parameter based on the first and second parameters, wherein the third parameter comprises weight, weight distribution, tractive effort, grade, or a combination thereof, associated with the series of vehicles.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于控制一系列车辆的系统。 在某些实施例中,该系统包括自我分析/估计系统,其被配置为控制一系列车辆的第一参数以赋予所述一系列车辆的第二参数的结果改变。 自我分析/估计系统被配置为基于第一和第二参数来估计第三参数,其中第三参数包括与一系列车辆相关联的权重,权重分布,牵引力,等级或其组合。

    System and Method For Pacing A Powered System Traveling Along A Route
    70.
    发明申请
    System and Method For Pacing A Powered System Traveling Along A Route 有权
    用于起动沿着路线行驶的动力系统的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090266943A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-29

    申请号:US12191758

    申请日:2008-08-14

    IPC分类号: B61L21/00

    CPC分类号: B61L3/006 B61L27/0027

    摘要: A system is provided for pacing a powered system traveling along a route separated into a plurality of block regions. Each block region has a respective signal. The system includes a controller configured to receive a status of the signal in an adjacent block region to a current block region of the powered system. The controller is configured to determine a time duration between a change in the status of the signal in an adjacent block region. The controller is further configured to determine an expected status of the signal to be experienced by the powered system in the plurality of block regions, based upon the time duration and a route parameter of the plurality of block regions.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于对沿着分离成多个块区域的路线行进的动力系统进行起搏的系统。 每个块区域具有相应的信号。 该系统包括控制器,其被配置为将相邻块区域中的信号的状态接收到动力系统的当前块区域。 控制器被配置为确定相邻块区域中的信号的状态的改变之间的持续时间。 控制器还被配置为基于多个块区域的持续时间和路由参数来确定多个块区域中的被动系统将要经历的信号的预期状态。