System and method for detecting the presence of a train on a railway track

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PATENT NO 10773738
APP PUB NO 20180281830A1
SERIAL NO

15941610

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A system for detecting the presence of a train on a railway track (1b) comprising a plurality of sections (2a″, 2b″, . . . , 2n″), the system comprising:

    a transmitter (10b) arranged to emit a main signal towards the plurality of sections (2a″, 2b″, . . . , 2n″);a plurality of selecting devices (14a, 14b, . . . , 14n) associated respectively to the plurality of sections (2a″, 2b″, . . . , 2n″) along the railway track (1b) and arranged to selectively allow passage of said main signal towards respective sections of said plurality of sections (2a″, 2b″, . . . , 2n″);a receiver (12b) arranged to receive the main signal after having passed through the plurality of sections (2a″, 2b″, . . . , 2n″);a control unit (20) associated to said receiver (12b) arranged to perform an analysis of said received signal so as to detect the presence of a train on a predetermined section (2a″, 2b″, . . . , 2n″) of said plurality of sections (2a″, 2b″, 2n″).

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ALSTOM HOLDINGS48 RUE ALBERT DHALENNE ST OUEN SUR SEINE 93400

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Lanteri, Giovanni Bologna, IT 1 2

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