Patent ID: 6474242
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B61C,B61D,B61F

Abstract:
A rail vehicle system comprising: connecting bogies; supply units; control units; and transport units; each of which can be mounted on said connecting bogies as functional units which can be combined in a modular manner to form a train; whereinthe connecting bogies are separable, have at least two axles, of which at least one is provided with an electrical driving/braking unit, and are available with different driving/braking power; the supply units are adapted for drawing current from and feeding back into an overhead traction wire, and are available for different electrical power outputs or are also designed to be compatible with diesel-driven/diesel-electric-driven units; the control units are designed to be universally usable independently of load or power; the transport units are designed to differ for passenger or freight transport and also according to the type of freight to be transported; the control units, the supply units and the transport units are connected to one another by the connecting bogies; interfaces of the supply, the control and the transport units are standardized and are adapted for simple and quick exchange; and decentralized controllers are integrated in the connecting bogies, such that the current loading, detected by load sensors, of the individual axles can be communicated to the decentralized controllers, and the decentralized controllers drive or brake the individual axles separately in line with demand as a function of the current type of loading.