Offentligt transportnet med elektriske fartøjer

The vehicles (1,2) run on accumulator battery power between stations. They have overhead current collectors (7) which contact conductor wires (8) provided only at stations (A,B). Each station has its own current supply (3,4) with a transformer (6), one or more capacitors (5) and a switch (9) which is open when the station is empty and closed when a vehicle is present. The capacitors at the stations have a very high capacitance, and can store enough electrical energy to drive the vehicle to the next station. The power storage on the vehicles may involve very high capacity capacitors instead of the usual lead-acid accumulator batteries.