Method for controlling a land transport vehicle, land transport vehicle, ground equipment and transport system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9809234
SERIAL NO

15631704

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A ground equipment for a transport system includes a track for a land transport vehicle; an external power supply device including a plurality of power supply segments arranged sequentially along the track, the plurality of power supply segments forming an external power supply zone, at least one end segment being situated in vicinity to one end of the external power supply zone adjacent to a zone with no external power supply, to be traveled with an onboard power supply device, a communication antenna being associated with the or each external power supply segments; and a controller adapted to power on the end segment and adapted to send, using an antenna associated with that end segment, a signal indicating the end of a zone with an external power supply in response to a presence signal of the land transport vehicle received by said antenna.

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  • ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chaintron, Yann Vitrolles, FR 5 14
Chevallier, David Les Milles, FR 3 9
Gauche, Denis Le Bar sur Loup, FR 3 9
Hourtane, Jean-Luc Bouc Bel Air, FR 11 82
Rabeyrin, Xavier Marseilles, FR 9 65

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