Station building auxiliary power unit for efficient use of regenerative power

• Main Authors: Ishikura, Shuji, Takeoka, Toshiaki, Matsumoto, Shinichi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.08.2020
• Subjects: CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A station building auxiliary power unit includes a start-of-operation determination unit that determines, based on a first signal that represents information on a power flow direction indicating a direction of flow of electrical power between an AC distribution line electrically connecting to an ele...