Patent ID: 9022190
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B60L,B60M,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for transferring energy to a vehicle, in particular a track bound vehicle, such as a light rail vehicle, wherein the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement adapted to produce an electromagnetic field which can be received by the vehicle thereby transferring the energy to the vehicle and which produces an electric voltage by induction, the system comprises electric and/or electronic devices which are adapted to operate the electric conductor arrangement, wherein at least one of the devices comprises switches, which are repeatedly switched on and off during operation to produce a desired alternating current in the conductor arrangement, wherein the devices produce heat while operating the conductor arrangement and—therefore—are to be cooled, a cooling arrangement of the system comprises a structure having a cavity in which at least one of the devices to be cooled is located, wherein the structure comprises a cover limiting the cavity at the top, wherein the device(s) to be cooled is/are located at a distance to the cover, wherein the structure is integrated in the ground at the path of travel of the vehicle in such a manner that the cover forms a part of the surface of the ground, and wherein the structure is embedded in an outer shell of a solid material having a higher heat capacity per surface area of the structure than the material of the structure.