Arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive

Details Arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive Arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive

1997-07-21

1998-08-04

Morano, S. Joseph

Electricity: transmission to vehicles

Conductors

Trolley

191 1R, 191 11, 191 22R, B60L 900

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057880336

ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive (1) while the locomotive is passing through a section which is not spanned by a contact wire, for example, while passing through a transshipment facility. To supply power to the locomotive (1) which has a current collector (2), a movable supply car (3) is provided, with the movable supply car (3) having an arm (4) on which a current collector bow (5), which simulates a contact wire, is mounted. The locomotive (1) and the supply car (3) are coupled to a path measuring system which orients the position of the current collector bow (5) toward the respective position of the current collector (2) of the locomotive (1)

REFERENCES:
patent: 5609460 (1997-03-01), Abel et al.

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