Title:
列車の操作と燃料消費量を向上させるシステムおよび方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008543631
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A system for improving fuel efficiency of a railroad train located on a railroad train having a locomotive consist including one or more railroad locomotives, said system including a position-determining device, a track profile database including terrain and contour data about a railroad track, and a processor including an algorithm to calculate a load of said train and a feed forward algorithm to determine an acceleration rate and/or a deceleration rate of said train based on said calculated load and forth coming terrain and contour of a railroad track, wherein said change in condition of the track is determined on-board the locomotive consist and the locomotive consist power setting is adjusted to optimize locomotive consist fuel consumption based on the calculated load of the train as the train is proximate to the change in track condition.
Inventors:
Daum, wolf gang
Schaefer, Glen Earl
Balesti, daniel
Schaefer, Glen Earl
Balesti, daniel
Application Number:
JP2008515877A
Publication Date:
December 04, 2008
Filing Date:
June 07, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
International Classes:
B61L27/00; B61C3/00; B61C5/00; B61C7/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS6070905A | 1985-04-22 | |||
| JPS53142713A | 1978-12-12 |
Foreign References:
| US4042810A | 1977-08-16 | |||
| US5239472A | 1993-08-24 | |||
| US5950967A | 1999-09-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenichi Matsumoto
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa