RAIL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CORP Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080290825 | POWER ARCHITECTURE AND BRAKING CIRCUITS FOR DC MOTOR-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A dynamic braking circuit that can be operated with stability over both high and low speed regimes. This circuit has the advantage of using fewer components than previous circuits. In addition, when in braking mode, the armature and field currents tend to oppose each other across the main braking switch hence reducing electromechanical stresses when in high current regime. According to a second embodiment, a dynamic braking circuit implements a “soft” extended braking function with the capability of providing a smoother braking action at high braking effort at little extra cost resulting from the replacement of a contactor by a reverser. The main advantages of this preferred embodiment are that the current generated by the armatures during braking can be controlled independently from the excitation of the field windings at low speeds and that it enables simultaneous self supply, regeneration and dynamic braking. | 11-27-2008 |
20080264291 | Design of a Large Low Maintenance Battery Pack for a Hybrid Locomotive - The present invention is directed to systems for prolonging battery life, such as maintaining battery cell temperatures in battery packs within specified limits, providing vibration and shock resistance, and/or electrically isolating groups of batteries from nearby conductive surfaces. | 10-30-2008 |