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

Claim 0:
1. A rail transport vehicle charging system comprising:
a charging rail dimensioned to be fully coverable by a train carriage;
a power supply for charging an electric train battery, the power supply being configured to selectively supply a charging current to the charging rail;
a sensor configured to detect at least one of the position and the movement of a train carriage 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 train carriage at least partially covers 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.