Patent ID: 8655521
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B61L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a controller operable to provide a first power setting to a first rail vehicle of a rail vehicle consist and to provide a second power setting to a second rail vehicle of the rail vehicle consist, the first rail vehicle and the second rail vehicle having at least a decoupled operating mode in which the first power setting and the second power setting differ from each other; wherein the first power setting and the second power setting conform to a power operating plan of the rail vehicle consist, the power operating plan dictating power requirements of the rail vehicle consist during a designated mission of the rail vehicle consist; and wherein the controller is operable to provide the first power setting and the second power setting based on the power operating plan of the system in order to control a characteristic of the rail vehicle consist while operation of the rail vehicle consist is limited by one or more constraints.