Patent ID: 9604654
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60L,B60W,B60Y,B61C,B61K,F02D,Y02T

Claim:
1. An arrangement for supplying a rail vehicle with electrical energy, the arrangement comprising: at least two internal combustion engines, each having an associated electrical machine for generating electrical energy, wherein the electrical machine is coupled mechanically with the internal combustion engine so as to be driven by the internal combustion engine when the electrical machine is in generator operating mode so that at least one first and one second internal combustion engine-machine combination are formed, a common control of the internal combustion engine-machine combinations wherein the common control is designed to start the internal combustion engines individually as required, at least one preheating device designed to preheat the internal combustion engines before a start, at least one temperature determining device coupled thermally with the internal combustion engines and connected to the common control by a signal link to transfer information about temperatures of the internal combustion engines to the common control, wherein the common control is designed, while one of the internal combustion engines is running, to start another one of the internal combustion engines when, a temperature of the other internal combustion engine determined by the at least one temperature determining device reaches or drops below a first predefined temperature limit, and wherein, the common control reduces the engine power of one or more of the internal combustion engines already in operation as soon as the other internal combustion engine has started and contributes to a total engine power of all internal combustion engines in operation.