公开(公告)号：US20140358339A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-04

申请号：US13906533

申请日：2013-05-31

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Jared Klineman COOPER ,  William Cherrick SCHOONMAKER ,  Stephen Craig SHELTON

IPC: B61L27/04

CPC classification number: B61L3/006

Abstract: A method for de-rating propulsion-generating vehicles in a vehicle system includes identifying a feature of interest in a route and identifying one or more propulsion-generating vehicles as de-rating vehicles that are subject to a handling rule associated with the feature of interest. The handling rule dictates that throttle settings be limited to a reduced range when traveling over the feature of interest. The method further includes, when the de-rating vehicles are traveling along the route and outside of the feature of interest, operating the de-rating vehicles using a larger range of throttle settings and, responsive to approaching and/or traveling over the feature of interest, automatically de-rating at least a subset of the propulsion-generating vehicles in the vehicle system by operating the at least a subset of the propulsion-generating vehicles using the smaller range of throttle settings during travel over the feature of interest.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在车辆系统中降低推进发电车辆的方法包括识别路线中的感兴趣特征，并且将一个或多个推进发电车辆识别为经受与感兴趣特征相关联的处理规则的评级车辆 。 处理规则规定，当在感兴趣的特征上行驶时，油门设置被限制在减小的范围。 该方法还包括，当减速车辆沿着路线行进并且在感兴趣的特征之外行驶时，使用更大范围的节气门设置来操作减速车辆，并且响应于接近和/或行驶在 感兴趣，通过在感兴趣的特征行进期间使用较小范围的节气门设置来操作推进发电车辆的至少一个子集，自动降低车辆系统中的推进发电车辆的至少一个子集。

公开(公告)号：US20140330460A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-06

申请号：US14148833

申请日：2014-01-07

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William Cherrick SCHOONMAKER ,  David Allen ELDREDGE ,  Vinaykanth Venkatasubba MUDIAM ,  Jared Klineman COOPER

IPC: B61C17/12 ,  B60L9/00

CPC classification number: B61C17/12 ,  B60L9/00 ,  Y02T30/10 ,  Y02T30/40

Abstract: A method includes monitoring an available amount of electrical energy on an electrical power grid for powering one or more loads at one time. The available amount of electrical energy represents an amount of electrical energy that may be consumed at one time without exceeding a grid capacity. The method also includes monitoring an electrical energy demand of plural electric vehicles traveling on a network of routes that includes one or more conductive pathways extending along the routes for delivering the electrical energy from the electrical power grid to the electric vehicles. The method further includes controlling movements of the electric vehicles such that the electrical energy demand of the electric vehicles does not exceed the available amount of electrical energy on the electrical power grid.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括在电力网上监视可用的电能量以一次为一个或多个负载供电。 电能的可用量表示可以一次消耗而不超过电网容量的电能量。 该方法还包括监视在路线网上行进的多个电动车辆的电能需求，所述路线网络包括沿着用于将电能从电力电网传送到电动车辆的路线延伸的路线的一个或多个导电路径。 该方法还包括控制电动车辆的移动，使得电动车辆的电能需求不超过电力网上的可用电能量。

公开(公告)号：US20170163474A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US14959080

申请日：2015-12-04

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William Cherrick SCHOONMAKER ,  Jared Klineman COOPER ,  Michael ALEXANDER

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L41/0659 ,  B61C17/12 ,  H04L41/0672 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A communication device includes an analog connector onboard a vehicle in a vehicle system that is coupled with a multiple unit (MU) cable extending through the vehicle system for communication of analog control signals. The device includes a network connector disposed onboard the first vehicle to communicatively couple with a digital communication network of the vehicle system that is separate from the MU cable. The device also includes a relay to close and conductively couple the control system of the first vehicle with the MU cable and to open to decouple a portion of the MU cable disposed onboard the first vehicle with a remainder of the MU cable that is off-board the first vehicle.