CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

A control system and method determine an energy demand associated with delivery of cargo in a trip. The energy demand represents how much electric energy is needed to move cargo vehicles that carry the cargo through the trip. Locations of energy tenders and states of charge of the energy tenders are...

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Hauptverfasser:	North, Nathan Thomas, Golden, Samuel William, Karunaratne, Milan, Cooper, Jared Klineman, Foy, rRobert James, Peltz, David Michael
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC PERFORMING OPERATIONS RAILWAYS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A control system and method determine an energy demand associated with delivery of cargo in a trip. The energy demand represents how much electric energy is needed to move cargo vehicles that carry the cargo through the trip. Locations of energy tenders and states of charge of the energy tenders are determined. A schedule for the cargo vehicles to deliver the cargo to a delivery location within a delivery time slot is determined. This schedule is determined based on the energy demand, the locations of the energy tenders, and the states of charge of the energy tenders. The system and method direct which of the energy tenders that the cargo vehicles are to couple with, be powered by, and move with for powering the cargo along routes to the delivery location of the trip within the designated time slot.