Patent ID: 11904707
Assignee: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. An electric rail transport vehicle comprising:
an electric motor for propelling the vehicle;
a battery arranged to power the electric motor;
a rail contact electrode extending from the vehicle and configured to contact a rail, wherein the rail contact electrode is connected to the battery to provide a charging current from the rail to the battery in use;
a driver input sensor configured to:
detect input from a driver of the electric rail transport vehicle to select vehicle power or to release vehicle brakes; and, responsive to detecting the input, end supply of the charging current; and
a digital electronic handshake module configured to:
responsive to receiving a broadcast address, transmit a response;

wherein the charging current is only supplied to the charging rail when the response has been received by the power supply.