SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL FEEDING OF ROAD VEHICLES

• Main Author: ASPLUND, Gunnar
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.11.2023
• Subjects: ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC; GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; RAILWAYS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A system comprising an electrically propellable vehicle and a rail element comprising at least one electric conductor arranged in at least one groove thereof and being adapted to be put under voltage for supplying electric power to the vehicle, and at least one electrically conducting ground conductor being connectable to ground potential. The vehicle is provided with a current collector adapted to co-act with the rail element, which is located in a road section on which the vehicle is adapted to travel, wherein the current collector is displaceable vertically and laterally and comprises at least one contact element and at least one ground contact element, being configured to be brought in electrical and mechanical contact with a corresponding electric conductor and ground conductor, respectively, wherein the at least one ground contact element is electrically connected to a chassis and/or body portion of the vehicle.