System and method for transferring electric energy to a vehicle

The invention relates to a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle (81), in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle, wherein - the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring electromagnetic energy to the vehicle (81), - the conductor arrangement comprises at least one and preferably a plurality of consecutive segments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5), wherein each segment (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) extends along a different section of the path of travel of the vehicle (81), - each segment (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) can be switched on and off separately of any other segment, - the vehicle (81) comprises at least one receiver (1 ) for receiving the electromagnetic energy, - the vehicle (81) comprises at least one signal transmitter (2) adapted to repeatedly or continuously emit an enable signal towards the track, - a signal receptor (D1, D2, D3, D4) is assigned to each segment (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5), wherein the signal receptor (D1, D2, D3, D4) enables the segment to produce the alternating electromagnetic field while the signal receptor (D1, D2, D3, D4) receives the enable signal, wherein a segment control (3) is adapted to stop the operation of the segment when the enable signal is no longer received by the signal receptor (D1, D2, D3, D4) of the segment, - the vehicle (81) comprises a transmitter control arrangement adapted to stop transmitting the enable signal if the receiver and/or if any device combined with the receiver is not to be operated.