Track circuit surge protection
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11643119B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17051284

    申请日:2019-05-21

    发明人: Mark Corbo

    IPC分类号: H02H9/04 B61L1/20 B61L1/18

    摘要: A surge suppression circuit for a track circuit is provided. The surge suppression circuit comprises a first surge protection device including a first pair of silicon avalanche diodes and a second surge protection device including a second pair of silicon avalanche diodes. The first surge protection device is connected on a first connection line between a first terminal of a railroad signaling electronic equipment to be protected from a surge and a first terminal of a first rail of two physical rails. The second surge protection device is connected on a second connection line between a second terminal of the railroad signaling electronic equipment and a second terminal of a second rail of the two physical rails. The first surge protection device and the second surge protection device are connected to an earth ground terminal.

    Edge weather abatement using hyperlocal weather and train activity inputs

    公开(公告)号:US11634871B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17381781

    申请日:2021-07-21

    摘要: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for controlling remote equipment in a network. A switch heater control system includes a weather modeling function. The system periodically obtains weather data according to a predetermined time interval. Based on the closest weather data set, the weather modeling function generates a hyperlocal forecast associated with each switch heater location. The system includes an active snowfall mode and a maintenance mode that controls heating based on an estimate of local snow depth, adjusted for wind conditions and passing trains. When the hyperlocal forecast indicates heating is required, the system calculates a melt duration, starts a timer, and transmits a start signal to the switch heater.

    MOUNT FOR SIMULATED RAIL TRACK LOAD INDUCTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220402536A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17353911

    申请日:2021-06-22

    IPC分类号: B61L29/28 B61L1/18 B61L29/22

    摘要: A simulated track inductor mount including a base configured to be fixed against a supporting surface and an inductor hub attached to and extending from the base. The inductor hub includes one or more surfaces defining a margin and being configured to engage with an inner surface of the simulated track inductor, and the one or more surfaces are fixed to a camming tab configured to flex to removably seat the simulated track inductor on the inductor hub.

    QUASI-MOVING BLOCK SYSTEM OF TRAIN CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20220185350A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17552218

    申请日:2021-12-15

    摘要: A system of train control uses a quasi-moving block methodology for controlling operation of a plurality of trains from a remote office. The office parses the route information for each train into non-overlapping movement authorities that are issued via a communications network. As each train proceeds, it communicates with the office to automatically roll up its movement authority and release the portion of the movement authority behind the train. The office then extends the movement authority of the subsequent train to reflect the released portion of the movement authority of the leading train. The track can be divided into a series of track circuits to enable detection of broken rail or unexpected occupancy. The office segment can then control operation of trains accordingly if broken rail or unexpected occupancy is detected in the train's movement authority.

    MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220140889A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17498305

    申请日:2021-10-11

    申请人: Swisscom AG

    发明人: Nima Jamaly

    摘要: Systems and methods for providing wireless communication between the interior of a moving vehicle (10, C1, C2) and stationary communication systems (11-1A, 11-2A) located along a track of the vehicle (10, C1, C2) are described, with the vehicle (10) having antenna sets (A1, A2) each including a plurality of antennas (A11, A12, A21, A22) mounted onto the vehicle (10) wherein said plurality of antennas has at least two pairs of antennas orthogonal polarization with respect to each other and wherein within each pair the antennas are configured to have full pattern diversity with a first antenna (A11, A21) of each pair oriented to receive/transmit signals essentially in direction of travel and a second antenna (A12, A22) of each pair oriented to receive/transmit signals essentially in direction opposite to the direction of travel and the stationary communication system (11-1, 11-2) comprising antenna systems (11-1A, 11-2A) for providing during operation two cross-polarized RF antenna corridors (17-1, 17-2) in the opposite directions along the track (19) and wherein the RF antenna corridors (17-1, 17-2) overlap along a section of the track, aid receiving/transmitting two independent signal channels (s5, s6) over the first cross-polarized RF antenna corridor (17-1) and receiving/transmitting two further independent signal channels (s7, s8) over the second cross-polarized RF antenna corridor (17-2).