Patent ID: 9487219
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60L,B61B,H02K

Claim Text:
1. A passenger transportation system comprising: at least one rail extending along a path; a trolley movable along the at least one rail; an actuating device including a linear electric motor having: at least one slide fitted to the trolley, and a linear stator extending at least partly along the path, said linear stator including: a body, and a plurality of power windings embedded in the body; and a plurality of sensors fitted to the body of the linear stator, said plurality of sensors including a control winding located in relation to the plurality of power windings such that a total magnetic flux provided from the power winding associated with the control winding is nil, said plurality of sensors configured to: sense a position of the trolley, and transmit at least one signal utilized to control the position of the trolley.