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

Claim 14:
15. A rail transport vehicle charging system, comprising:
a charging rail;
a rail transport vehicle comprising a train carriage, an on-board battery, and an electrical contact for contact with the charging rail;
a power supply for charging the on-board battery, the power supply being configured to selectively supply a charging current to the charging rail;
a sensor positioned on one of the charging rail and the rail transport vehicle and configured to detect at least one of the position and the movement of the rail transport vehicle over the charging rail,
wherein the sensor is connected to the power supply such that the charging current is only supplied to the charging rail when the rail transport vehicle at least partially overs the charging rail;
a driver input sensor configured to:
detect input from a driver of the rail transport vehicle to select vehicle power or to release vehicle brakes; and
responsive to detecting the input, end supply of the charging current to the charging rail; 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.