Patent ID: 11890945
Assignee: ENGIE ELECTROPROJECT B.V.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating a multi-mode drive system comprising a vehicle and a track, said track running from a first station to a second station remote from said first station, said first and second station arranged for at least one of boarding and de-boarding of said vehicle, said vehicle comprising an on-board rechargeable electrical energy storage device, wherein said vehicle and a first part of said track at said first and second station are arranged operating an electric Linear Doubly Fed Motor, LDFM, and wherein said vehicle and a second part of said track between said first and second station are arranged operating a further electric motor different from an LDFM, said method comprising:
operating said LDFM for launching said vehicle for moving along said track and charging said on-board energy storage device of said vehicle, and operating said further electric motor for at least one of accelerating, coasting and for restarting movement of said vehicle for moving along said track after launching;
wherein said vehicle comprises an on-board electric coil and converter assembly, said second part of said track comprises a structure of alternating segments having different magnetic properties extending along a length of said second part of said track, and said on-board electric coil and converter assembly and said segments are arranged comprising a Linear Synchronous Reluctance Motor, LSRelM.