Method for producing, especially configuring, a system, including a contact wire and an apparatus, and device for carrying out the method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10644753-B2
Application number	US-201414910932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2014
Priority date	Aug 6, 2013
Publication date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	May 5, 2020

Abstract

A method for producing, especially configuring, a system is provided, including a contact wire and an apparatus, and device for carrying out the method. The apparatus is able to be supplied with energy with the aid of the contact wire, and information is transmittable from and/or receivable by the apparatus via the contact wire. The contact wire has at least a first, second, fourth and fifth contact conductor that are connected to one respective connector element of the apparatus. The first and second contact conductors have one respective phase of the AC voltage supplying the apparatus. The fourth contact conductor is provided for transmitting information and the fifth contact conductor is provided for receiving information. One of the phases, thus especially the phase acting as signaling phase, is connected electrically to a first connector element, in particular, the first connector element is provided with a corresponding marking or identification when producing the apparatus. A controllable switch, particularly a semiconductor switch, of the apparatus electrically connects the first connector element for periods of time to the connector element connected to the fourth contact conductor, or breaks this connection.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for producing a system that includes a contact wire and an apparatus,
the apparatus being able to be supplied with energy with the aid of the contact wire, and information being transmittable from and/or receivable by the apparatus via the contact wire,
the contact wire having at least a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth contact conductors that are connected to a respective one of a first, second, third, fourth and fifth connector elements of the apparatus, the first and second contact conductors having one respective phase of an AC voltage supplying the apparatus, the fourth contact conductor transmitting information, and the fifth contact conductor receiving information, the method comprising:
connecting one of the phases electrically to a first connector element; and
controlling a controllable switch of the apparatus electrically to one of:
create a connection of a first connector element for periods of time to a connector element connected to the fourth contact conductor, and
break the connection;

wherein at least one diode is connected in series to the switch.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connected phase acts as a signaling phase.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first connector element is provided with a corresponding marking or identification when producing the apparatus.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controllable switch is a semiconductor switch.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising, upon startup of the apparatus, storing an assignment of a respective phase to a specific connector element in a memory of the apparatus.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising, upon recognition of the phase applied to the connector element connected to the fifth contact conductor, activating a specific hardware control input as a function of an algebraic sign of the phase.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising storing in a memory of the apparatus an assignment of the phase applied in each case to the connector element connected to the fifth contact conductor, and an algebraic sign of the phase, to one respective hardware control input.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
electrically connecting the fourth contact conductor to the fourth connector element; and
electrically connecting the fifth contact conductor to the fifth connector element.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of diodes are series connected to the switch.

10. A method for producing a system that includes a contact wire and an apparatus,
the apparatus being able to be supplied with energy with the aid of the contact wire, and information being transmittable from and/or receivable by the apparatus via the contact wire,
the contact wire having at least a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth contact conductors that are connected to a respective one of a first, second, third, fourth and fifth connector elements of the apparatus, the first and second contact conductors having one respective phase of an AC voltage supplying the apparatus, the fourth contact conductor transmitting information, and the fifth contact conductor receiving information, the method comprising:
connecting one of the phases electrically to a first connector element;
controlling a controllable switch of the apparatus electrically to one of:
create a connection of a first connector element for periods of time to a connector element connected to the fourth contact conductor, and
break the connection;

wherein at least one diode is connected in series to the switch;
feeding a voltage applied to the fifth contact conductor to a means for detecting voltage;
comparing a detected voltage characteristic to a voltage characteristic of at least one of the phases supplying the apparatus;
based on the comparing, determining at least one of the phase of the AC voltage applied in each case to the fifth contact conductor and an algebraic sign of the voltage characteristic of a phase of the AC voltage applied in each case to the fifth contact conductor.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein a stationary electronic circuit corresponding to a primary control electrically connects the fifth contact conductor for periods of time to one of the phases.

12. The method as recited in claim 10 , wherein the comparing includes comparing the detected voltage characteristic to at least one of the phases of the AC voltage supplying the apparatus.

13. A device, comprising:
an apparatus supplied electrically with a contact wire and disposed on a vehicle that is movable parallel to the contact wire, the contact wire having at least a first, second, third, fourth and fifth contact conductors that are connected to one of a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth respective connector elements of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:
a signaling module that has at least one switch by which one of a plurality of phases supplying the apparatus is connectable to the fourth contact conductor, and
an evaluation unit that compares a voltage characteristic present at the fifth contact conductor to a voltage characteristic of one of the phases supplying the apparatus, and based on the comparison, determines information transmitted to the apparatus.

14. The device as recited in claim 13 , wherein a diode is connected in series to the switch.

15. The device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the apparatus has a converter for energizing a traction motor of the vehicle, and wherein the converter is controllable by a control, which is connected to the signaling module and the evaluation unit.

16. The device as recited in claim 15 , wherein the traction motor is an electric motor.

17. The device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the evaluation unit is disposed at the contact wire.

18. The device as recited in claim 13 , further comprising a command unit disposed at the contact wire, the command unit including at least one further switch by which one of the phases supplying the apparatus is made connectable to the fifth contact conductor.

19. The device as recited in claim 18 , wherein a diode is connected in series to the further switch.

20. A method for producing a system that includes a contact wire and an apparatus,
the apparatus being able to be supplied with energy with the aid of the contact wire, and information being transmittable from and/or receivable by the apparatus via the contact wire,
the contact wire having at least a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth contact conductors that are connected to a respective one of a first, second, third, fourth and fifth connector elements of the apparatus, the first and second contact conductors having one respective phase of an AC voltage supplying the apparatus, the fourth contact conductor transmitting information, and the fifth contact conductor receiving information, the method comprising:
connecting one of the phases electrically to a first connector element; and
controlling a controllable switch of the apparatus electrically to selectively:
create a connection of the first connector element, connected to the one of the phases, for periods of time to a connector element connected to the fourth contact conductor, and
break the connection;

wherein at least one diode is connected in series to the switch; and
wherein the first connector element is provided with a corresponding marking or identification when producing the apparatus.

Assignees

• Sew Eurodrive Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Schulz Heiko
• Enenkel Ronny
• Bund Martin
• Schöpfer Claus

Classifications

• B60L5/38 Primary

  for collecting current from conductor rails (B60L5/40 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60L13/00

  Electric propulsion for monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways; Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles ({tracks for Maglev-type trains E01B25/30;} electromagnets per se H01F7/06; linear motors per se H02K41/00) · CPC title

• B60M3/00

  Feeding power to supply lines in contact with collector on vehicles; Arrangements for consuming regenerative power (controlling rail vehicles by varying voltage of power fed to vehicle B60L; power distribution in general H02J) · CPC title

• H04B3/60 Primary

  Systems for communication between relatively movable stations, e.g. for communication with lift (H04B3/54 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B61C3/00

  Electric locomotives or railcars (characterised by power transmission B61C9/00; electrical features B60L; H02) · CPC title