Patent ID: 8441143
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A rail vehicle system comprising: a power source to generate electrical power; a battery to store electrical power generated by the power source; a knife switch connected between the power source and the battery, the knife switch being actuatable to disconnect the battery from the power source; and a power management system connected on either side of the knife switch for managing selective distribution of power to a plurality of electronic applications or appliances based on a rule set that determines an order in which operation of the plurality of electronic applications or appliances is modified, the power management system being configured to, during a standby condition in which the knife switch is in a state that disconnects the battery from the power source, shed power load on the battery in response to a power load of the plurality of electronic applications or appliances being greater than a threshold defined by the rule set, and dynamically adjust the order in which operation of the plurality of electronic applications or appliances is modified based on an operating condition.