Inductive power coupling for rail-guided electric vehicles

A transport system 110 for transporting passengers and/or freight includes a guide rail arrangement 70 for guiding one or more vehicles 20A, 20B. The system includes an inductive power coupling arrangement 120, 130 for coupling power in a non-contact inductive manner to the one or more vehicles. One...

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Main Authors TIMOTHY NORRIS, ANDREW DAMES, ANDREW HOWE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.12.2013
Subjects
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A transport system 110 for transporting passengers and/or freight includes a guide rail arrangement 70 for guiding one or more vehicles 20A, 20B. The system includes an inductive power coupling arrangement 120, 130 for coupling power in a non-contact inductive manner to the one or more vehicles. One or more stationary inductive power coupling apparatus 130 is disposed along at least one side of a lane of the guide rail arrangement, extending upwardly for projecting an alternating magnetic field towards one or more side regions of the vehicles. One or more vehicle inductive power coupling apparatus 120 is disposed along one or more sides of the vehicles for receiving power from the stationary inductive power coupling apparatus. The stationary power coupling apparatus my be disposed in a manner akin to a fence arrangement along at least one side of the guide rail arrangement.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20120010143