SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED TRAIN HANDLING AND FUEL CONSUMPTION

A method of controlling the operation of a railroad train having a locomotive consist comprising one or more railroad locomotives to improve locomotive consist fuel efficiency, the method including calculating on-board the locomotive consist a load of the train being moved by the locomotive consist...

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Hauptverfasser:	DAUM, WOLFGANG, BALLESTY, DANIEL, SHAFFER, GLENN R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS LOCOMOTIVES MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS MOTOR RAILCARS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS RAILWAYS REGULATING TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of controlling the operation of a railroad train having a locomotive consist comprising one or more railroad locomotives to improve locomotive consist fuel efficiency, the method including calculating on-board the locomotive consist a load of the train being moved by the locomotive consist based on measuring the movement of the train in response to locomotive consist power settings, determining on-board the locomotive consist a current location of the train, identifying on-board the locomotive consist a change in condition of the track prior to the train reaching the change in track condition, and adjusting on-board the locomotive consist the locomotive consist power setting 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.