Electricity: transmission to vehicles – Collectors – Trolley
Patent
1998-03-04
1999-11-02
Le, Mark T.
Electricity: transmission to vehicles
Collectors
Trolley
191 66, 191 603, B61C 1700
Patent
active
059752599
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns an electrically propelled vehicle having at least one roof container and at least one pantograph.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In electrically propelled vehicles such as electrically propelled rail vehicles, the roof container and pantograph are arranged in physically separate fashion. The roof container generally contains components for electrically protecting the traction equipment, the heating system, and the vehicle's power converter. The components for distribution of supply voltage can also be arranged in a roof container of this kind.
In a conventional arrangement, the electrical lines between the pantograph and the roof container extend on the roof. Because they are not electrically protected in this region, the electrical cables must be mechanically shielded by pipes or by cable ducts. Such features are relatively complex. If the insulation is damaged in the case of an electrical cable that is protected in this fashion, this immediately causes a short circuit.
In addition, European Patent No. 0 599 031 describes a roof container in which the housing is constituted by a rectangular floor, two side walls, and two end walls. The housing can be covered by a one-piece cover which covers the entire area of the housing. In order to ensure that the components arranged in the housing are easily accessible from both sides, detachable articulated connections are arranged at the upper edges of both side walls, so that the housing cover can be swung open to either side.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrically propelled vehicle which has only short unprotected electrical conduction paths.
The electrically propelled vehicle of the present invention comprises at least one roof container and at least one pantograph, such that the roof container contains at least components for electrically protecting the power electronics downstream of the pantograph. According to the present invention, the pantograph is mounted in electrically insulated fashion on the roof container.
The unprotected electrical conduction paths in the case of the vehicle according to the present invention are minimal, since only the short line segment between the pantograph and the first component for electrically protecting the downstream power electronics is not electrically protected. The electrical cables leaving the roof container, which lead, for example, to a further roof container, therefore no longer require complex mechanical shielding.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING
FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a roof container of a rail vehicle according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows an end view of the roof container shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows another end view of the roof container shown in FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 designates a roof container which consists, in the exemplifying embodiment depicted, of a center part 2 and two side parts 3 and 4 which run parallel to long axis 5 of center part 2 and thus parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Center part 2 is higher than the two side parts 3 and 4 and carries a pantograph 6, the linkage of which is of substantially the same width as center part 2 of roof container 1. Pantograph 6 is mounted, spaced away by means of insulators 7, on roof 8 of center part 2.
According to the present invention, pantograph 6 is mounted in electrically insulated fashion on roof container 1 minimizes the unprotected electrical conduction paths, since then only the short line segment (not shown in FIGS. 1 to 3) between pantograph 3 and the components for protecting the high-voltage equipment is not electrically protected. Electrical cables leaving roof container 1, both to the drive equipment and to the heating units and the vehicle's power converter, are already electrically protected.
Center part 2 of roof container 1 is closed off, at its end face facing away from the articulated transition, by a cover 9 which is pivotable about a lower axis 10 extending horizonta
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Gebhard Bruno
Hofmayer Peter
Kortemeyer Alfred
Le Mark T.
Siemens AG
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