SUPPLY CABLE

• Main Authors: Meyer, Daniel, Schmidt, Martin, Schreiber, Markus, Loercher, Michael
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.08.2024
• 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

The present invention relates to a supply cable (10) for electrically connecting a vehicle (12) both to an energy supply device (16) and to a consumer, comprising: -a connecting line (13) having a coupling (6); -a primary connector (14) which is electrically coupled to the connecting line (13) and which has a vehicle connection point (14A) for releasably electrically connecting to the vehicle (12); -a secondary connector (15A) which, depending on its type, is provided either for releasably electrically connecting to the energy supply device (16) or to the consumer; wherein the vehicle connection point (14A) has at least one transmission element by means of which a status line of the supply cable (10) can be connected to the vehicle (12), the status line being designed to have a first characteristic indicating readiness of the supply cable (10) to transmit electrical energy to the vehicle (12) and to have a second characteristic indicating readiness of the supply cable (10) to draw electrical energy from the vehicle (12), and wherein the at least one secondary connector (15A) is designed to set either the first characteristic or the second characteristic at the status line and/or the primary connector (14) has a switchover unit by means of which either the first characteristic or the second characteristic can be set.