Apparatus and method for controlling a locomotive consist

A locomotive assembly including a legacy locomotive controller and an intercept locomotive controller and a method of controlling a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a power bus, a locomotive, and an intercept locomotive controller. The locomotive includes a primary power un...

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Hauptverfasser:	GINTER KARL, PYKKONEN KEVIN, PRITCHARD JEFFREY ORION, FRAZIER SCOTT RAYMOND
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL LOCOMOTIVES MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MOTOR RAILCARS PERFORMING OPERATIONS RAILWAYS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A locomotive assembly including a legacy locomotive controller and an intercept locomotive controller and a method of controlling a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a power bus, a locomotive, and an intercept locomotive controller. The locomotive includes a primary power unit coupled to the power bus and a legacy locomotive controller programmed to transmit a control command to the primary power unit. The intercept locomotive controller is electrically coupled between the locomotive controller and the primary power unit and is programmed to intercept an initial locomotive control signal transmitted from the legacy locomotive controller to the primary power unit indicating an amount of locomotive power, modify the initial locomotive control signal, and transmit the modified control signal to the primary power unit.