Abstract

A rotor (3) of a synchronous reluctance motor (1), with axially laminated magnetic poles (4), is provided with a support core (10) having a plurality of recesses (17) along its outer periphery, so as to house respective sheet stacks (19) defining the magnetic poles (4); the rotor is also provided with a respective retention bar (30) for each recess (17); these retention bars (30) are parallel to the axis (6) of the rotor (3) and are fixed to the support core (10) by threaded stems (34), which radially clamp the sheet stacks (19) between the retention bars (30) and the support core (10); the rotor (3) has two head rings (40), which are arranged at opposite ends of the rotor (3), coaxially to the support core (10), and are coupled directly to axial ends of the retention bars (30) in such a way as to constrain the latter with respect to the head rings (40) in a fixed position.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02K 1/24 - Rotor cores with salient poles
• H02K 15/02 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines of stator or rotor bodies
• H02K 19/10 - Synchronous motors for multi-phase current

Abstract

A rail vehicle including a plurality of components and an optimization system coupled to the components and configured to receive input data and, based on the received input data, generate a plurality of candidate speed profiles and select, among the candidate speed profiles, an optimized speed profile for driving the rail vehicle, the optimized speed profile minimizing the energy consumption of the rail vehicle. The input data comprise: kinematics data determined in real-time and indicative of real-time kinematics information of the rail vehicle; track data indicative of a path to be travelled by the rail vehicle; constraint data indicative of constraints for the functioning of the rail vehicle; and component condition data comprising operating parameters determined in real-time and indicative of the real-time functioning of the components.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes

Abstract

A railway vehicle is provided with a pantograph movable under the action of a moving device between a raised position, in which it is able to cooperate in contact, in use, with a catenary conductor cable for drawing electrical energy, and a lowered position, in which it is lower than the height where, in use, such catenary is provided; the vehicle is provided with a battery pack and a control system for controlling the moving device and therefore lowering/raising the pantograph; the control system has a microprocessor control unit configured to control the moving device in response to signals containing information indicative of the actual position of the vehicle, and/or indicative of the presence or absence of the conductor cable in the vicinity of the vehicle.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
• B60L 5/18 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles using bow-type collectors in contact with trolley wire
• B60M 1/28 - Manufacturing or repairing trolley lines
• B60M 7/00 - Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
• B61L 23/04 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
• B61L 25/02 - Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains

Abstract

A method and a user equipment for tracking a second user equipment in a transportation network is described. The user equipment is configured for receiving a first identification signal having a first identification datum, emitted by the second user equipment when it is aboard a means of transportation, determining a position datum that defines the position in which the first identification signal has been received, and transmitting a second identification signal to an electronic computer. The second identification signal has the first identification datum and the position datum, so that the electronic computer can track the route being followed by the second user equipment in the transportation network on the basis of the first identification datum and the position datum.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An electric or hybrid traction vehicle is provided with a passenger compartment conditioned by means of an air conditioning system, and with electrical/electronic components which are cooled by means of a waste heat dissipation and recovery system; such system transfers the recovered heat to an additional heat exchanger for heating and/or post-heating an air flow, which is conveyed towards the passenger compartment by means of an aeraulic duct; the additional exchanger is arranged in series with, and downstream of, an evaporator of a refrigerating assembly, which cools the air flow in the aeraulic duct; by means of the heat recovered from cooling the electrical/electronic components, it is possible to post-heat the air for summer conditioning for achieving temperature setpoint and humidity setpoint.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60H 1/22 - Heating, cooling or ventilating devices the heat being derived otherwise than from the propulsion plant
• B60H 1/00 - Heating, cooling or ventilating devices

Abstract

Method and apparatus (1) for detecting passengers getting on and/or getting off a means of transportation (T), comprising a) an acquisition phase (P1), wherein at least one image is acquired which comprises at least one portion depicting at least one portion of a door of said means of transportation (T), b) a processing phase (P2), wherein it is determined whether said door is in a closed state or in an open state on the basis of said at least one image, and a detection phase (P3), wherein at least one passenger getting on or getting off said means of transportation (T) is detected when said door is in the open state.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06M 11/00 - Counting of objects distributed at random, e.g. on a surface
• G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
• G06V 20/52 - Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects

Abstract

The invention consists of an electric current converter (10) comprising a first line (11) for supplying said converter with direct current, a second line for supplying an electric load with alternating current, an inductive element (115) configured for coupling said lines (11, 12) to each other, a capacitive element (111) positioned in parallel with the second line, a first regulator (120) adapted to control a first current circulating in said inductive element and generated by an absorption of power from the first line, a second regulator (121) adapted to control a second current circulating in the inductive element and inputting electric power to the first line, a third regulator (125) adapted to control a third current circulating in the capacitive element in a first direction, a fourth regulator (126) adapted to control a fourth current circulating in the capacitive element in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02M 7/48 - Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1a) and a method for controlling a critical system (S), as well as to a device (3a,3b) and a method for the distribution of messages for controlling said critical system (S), wherein said apparatus (1a) is configured for encrypting a first control message by using the first private key, transmitting said first encrypted message to a second apparatus (1b), receiving a second encrypted message generated by a second apparatus (1b) and encrypted by said second apparatus (1b) by using a second private key, decrypting said second encrypted message by using a public key associated with said second private key, verifying the second decrypted message on the basis of said first message and, if the verification is successful, encrypting at least said second encrypted message with said first private key, thereby generating a third encrypted message, and transmitting said third encrypted message.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
• H04L 9/30 - Public key, i.e. encryption algorithm being computationally infeasible to invert and users' encryption keys not requiring secrecy

Abstract

A control method for a control system for a railway transport facility (1), wherein the control system (10) comprises a terminal (300), preferably of a mobile or fixed type; the method comprising the steps of: - receiving a first command from an operator via the terminal (300); - executing the first command; - sending to the terminal (300) at least one display message (MV) containing information for the operator; - displaying on a screen (301) of the terminal (300) the information of the at least one display message (MV), in particular a screen illustrating the information contained in the at least a display message (MV).

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 23/24 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for controlling traffic in two directions over the same pair of rails using token systems, e.g. train staffs, tablets
• B61L 27/20 - Trackside control of safe travel of vehicle or train, e.g. braking curve calculation
• B61L 27/70 - Details of trackside communication

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for monitoring a railway, subway or tramway bogie (B) comprising a damper (D, WD, VD, YD, LD), wherein said method comprises a) an acquisition phase wherein at least one travel datum is acquired, which represents a quantity concerning at least one behaviour of said bogie (B) in a travelling condition, b) a processing phase, wherein at least one monitoring datum is determined, by means of a neural network and on the basis of said, at least one travel datum, at least one monitoring datum representing an operating state of said damper (D, WD, VD, YD, LD), c) a transmission phase, wherein a signal (SM), in which said at least one monitoring datum is encoded, is transmitted to a supervision computer (3).

IPC Classes  ?

• G01M 17/10 - Suspensions, axles or wheels
• G06N 3/08 - Learning methods

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for monitoring an overhead contact line (OLE) of a transportation network, wherein said method comprises a) an acquisition phase (P1), wherein at least one image is acquired, which represents a possible point of contact between said overhead contact line (OLE) and a pantograph (P) that can collect an electric current from said overhead contact line (OLE), b) a processing phase (P2), wherein at least one monitoring datum is determined, by means of a neural network and on the basis of said at least one image, wherein said at least one monitoring datum represents a state of said overhead contact line (OLE), c) a transmission phase (P3), wherein a signal (SM), in which said at least one monitoring datum is encoded, is transmitted to a supervision computer ( 3 ).

IPC Classes  ?

• B60M 1/28 - Manufacturing or repairing trolley lines
• B61L 23/04 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for monitoring a switch (D) of a railway, subway or tramway network (R), wherein said method comprises a) an acquisition phase (P1), wherein at least one operating datum is acquired, which represents a quantity concerning a manoeuvre of said switch (D), b) a processing phase (P2), wherein at least one monitoring datum is determined, by means of a neural network and on the basis of said at least one operating datum, wherein said at least one monitoring datum represents an operating state of said switch (D), c) a transmission phase (P3), wherein a signal (SM), in which said at least one monitoring datum is encoded, is transmitted to a supervision computer (3).

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 27/53 - Trackside diagnosis or maintenance, e.g. software upgrades for trackside elements or systems, e.g. trackside supervision of trackside control system conditions
• B61L 27/60 - Testing or simulation
• B61L 5/06 - Electric devices for operating points or scotch-blocks

Abstract

The invention consists of a method and a user equipment (1b) for tracking a second user equipment (1a) in a transportation network, wherein said user equipment (1b) is configured for receiving a first identification signal (S1) comprising a first identification datum (ID1), emitted by said second user equipment (1,1a) when it is aboard a means of transportation (V), determining a position datum ( POS2, POS3, POS4 ) that defines the position in which said first identification signal has been received (S1 ), and transmitting a second identification signal (S2, S3, S4) to an electronic computer (DB), wherein said second identification signal (S2, S3, S4) comprises at least said first identification datum (ID1) and said position datum (POS2, POS3, POS4), so that said electronic computer (DB) can track the route being followed by said second user equipment (1,1a) in said transportation network on the basis of at least said first identification datum (ID1) and said position datum (POS2, POS3, POS4).

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
• H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
• H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A railway vehicle is provided with a pantograph movable under the action of a moving device between a raised position, in which it is able to cooperate in contact, in use, with a catenary conductor cable for drawing electrical energy, and a lowered position, in which it is lower than the height where, in use, such catenary is provided; the vehicle is provided with a battery pack and a control system for controlling the moving device and therefore lowering/raising the pantograph; the control system has a microprocessor control unit configured to control the moving device in response to signals containing information indicative of the actual position of the vehicle, and/or indicative of the presence or absence of the conductor cable in the vicinity of the vehicle.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
• B60L 5/18 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles using bow-type collectors in contact with trolley wire
• B60M 1/28 - Manufacturing or repairing trolley lines
• B60M 7/00 - Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
• B61L 23/04 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
• B61L 25/02 - Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains

Abstract

A vehicle has an electric traction chain to supply a drive torque to the wheels, and an energy management system comprising: a generator set configured to generate a first supply voltage and mechanically disconnected from the wheels in every operating condition; a battery storage assembly configured to generate a second supply voltage; a control unit that implements operative conditions of the vehicle, including: (i) powering the electrical traction chain with the first supply voltage; (ii) powering the electrical traction chain with the second supply voltage; (iii) recharging the storage assembly with a network voltage external to the vehicle and coming from a catenary; (iv) recharging the storage assembly with the first supply voltage; and (v) recharging the storage assembly with a recovered voltage generated by the traction chain operating as an electrical generator.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 1/12 - Methods or devices for control or regulation
• B60L 9/18 - Electric propulsion with power supply external to the vehicle using AC induction motors fed from DC supply lines
• B60L 50/11 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines using DC generators and DC motors
• B60L 50/13 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines using AC generators and AC motors
• B60L 50/61 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• B60R 16/03 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided forArrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems

Abstract

An apparatus (1100) for generating an itinerary a travelling object has travelled comprising an input unit configured to receive location information data (3001 . . . 300n) from a mobile computer (1200) of said travelling object; an itinerary generation unit (1113) which is configured to generate itinerary history data (1105) including a plurality of itinerary subsection information data 6001 . . . 600n); and an output unit (1115) which is configured to output at least one itinerary of the travelling object based on the itinerary subsection information data (6001 . . . 600n) and based on a weight value to the mobile computer (1200).

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 10/02 - Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• G06Q 50/30 - Transportation; Communications

Abstract

An optimal driving profile is generated for vehicles provided with electric propulsion, by providing a sequence of consecutive time intervals until an arrival time and providing a plurality of accelerations that the vehicle can hypothetically take in each of the time intervals; by applying laws of uniformly accelerated motion for each of the accelerations and for each of the time intervals, hypothetical future points along the route are generated, starting from the current position and speed of the vehicle; for each of the time intervals, before analysing the subsequent time interval, it is checked whether the generated points meet all the predefined constraints; if the check has a negative outcome, the point being checked is eliminated from the plausible hypotheses; driving profiles are obtained, each defined by a respective sequence of remaining points; from among said driving profiles, the one requiring a lowest overall energy to be executed is selected.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60W 40/09 - Driving style or behaviour
• B60W 30/14 - Cruise control
• B60W 30/18 - Propelling the vehicle
• B60W 40/04 - Traffic conditions
• B60W 40/105 - Speed
• B60W 50/00 - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit

Abstract

A railway vehicle has two side walls facing each other to define a passenger compartment and a front end portion, which has two LIDAR devices arranged at the upper side corners of the front end portion; each of the LIDAR devices has a field of view of 360° about its axis, and such axis is oriented with a forward inclination and with a lateral outward inclination.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
• G01S 17/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
• G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging

Abstract

A transportation system is controlled by an apparatus which has a communication means adapted to communicate with at least one second apparatus and processing means which, when they are controlling the transportation system configured for transmitting to the at least one second apparatus. At least one first status message defines a first status of the transportation system, and which, when they are being kept as a reserve for the at least one second apparatus, are configured for receiving from the at least one second apparatus at least one second status message defining a second status of the transportation system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
• H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• B61L 27/30 - Trackside multiple control systems, e.g. switch-over between different systems

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1a) and a method for controlling a critical system (S), as well as to a device (3a,3b) and a method for the distribution of messages for controlling said critical system (S), wherein said apparatus (1a) is configured for encrypting a first control message by using the first private key, transmitting said first encrypted message to a second apparatus (1b), receiving a second encrypted message generated by a second apparatus (1b) and encrypted by said second apparatus (1b) by using a second private key, decrypting said second encrypted message by using a public key associated with said second private key, verifying the second decrypted message on the basis of said first message and, if the verification is successful, encrypting at least said second encrypted message with said first private key, thereby generating a third encrypted message, and transmitting said third encrypted message.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
• B61L 27/30 - Trackside multiple control systems, e.g. switch-over between different systems
• B61L 27/20 - Trackside control of safe travel of vehicle or train, e.g. braking curve calculation
• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
• B61L 29/10 - Means for securing gates in their desired position

Abstract

A communication architecture of a train in which at least one central processing unit arranged in a train carriage is interconnected through a communication network of the train with a plurality of peripheral processing units. The central processing unit is provided on a single board with: a processor designed to process data associated with an SIL 0 safety level; a coprocessor designed to process data associated with an SIL 1-SIL 2 safety level; an internal bus built on the board and configured to allow a two-way data communication between the processor and the coprocessor; an interface for the communication network of the train. The coprocessor is designed to be programmed in a reconfigurable manner with a software that allows the validation and encoding of data coming from the processor according to a safety protocol.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes

Abstract

An apparatus (1100) for generating an itinerary a travelling object has travelled comprising an input unit configured to receive location information data (3001..300n) from a mobile computer (1200) of said travelling object; an itinerary generation unit (1113) which is configured to generate itinerary history data (1105) including a plurality of itinerary subsection information data (6001..600n); and an output unit (1115) which is configured to output at least one itinerary of the travelling object based on the itinerary subsection information data (6001..600n) and based on a weight value to the mobile computer (1200).

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 50/30 - Transportation; Communications
• G06Q 20/14 - Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
• G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
• G07B 15/06 - Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a transportation system (R), wherein said apparatus (2a,2b) comprises communication means (23) adapted to communicate with at least one second apparatus (2a/2b)/ and processing means (21) which, when they are controlling the transportation system. (R), are configured for transmitting to said at least one second apparatus (2a,2b) at least one first status message defining a first status of said transportation system (R), and which, when they are being kept as a reserve for said at least one second apparatus (2a,2b)/ are configured for receiving from said at least one second apparatus (2a, Zb) at least one second status message defining a second status of said transportation system (R).

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
• B61L 27/00 - Central railway traffic control systemsTrackside controlCommunication systems specially adapted therefor

Abstract

b for changing a timetable so as to include a change in the destination of the train so that the degree of congestion of the violation position is within the allowed range or so that the degree of congestion of the violation position approaches the allowed range.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 50/30 - Transportation; Communications
• G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• B61L 27/12 - Preparing schedules

Abstract

The invention relates to a luminous device (5) and a method for managing said device (5), comprising LED lighting means (51), a dissipative electric load (52) adapted to increase an electric power dissipated by the device (5) when the LED lighting means (51) are emitting light, and current interrupting means (53) configured for dynamically interrupting the flow of current through said dissipative load (52) when the LED lighting means (51) are emitting light, so as to reduce the electric power dissipated by said device (5).

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 5/18 - Light signalsMechanisms associated therewith, e.g. blinders
• H05B 45/44 - Details of LED load circuits with an active control inside an LED matrix
• G08G 1/095 - Traffic lights

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for remotely controlling the status of graphic user interfaces such as monitors, panels, displays, screens and others, used in railway or transportation systems. For achieving a reliable safety level, so that a person can be sure that the information displayed by the graphic interface in real time correspond to the effective situation of the transportation network, there is provided a feedback control loop between an image elaboration-generation block, and a safety block. According to a preferred solution, the communications between the blocks of the control loop are encrypted. With the control method of the present invention, it is possible to achieve a top safety level in the railway networks, even when using commercially available graphic user interfaces, such as COTS terminal.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 25/08 - Diagrammatic displays
• B61L 25/02 - Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
• H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols

Abstract

An apparatus and method for generating and verifying secure messages between vital equipment for controlling a railway network, wherein the apparatus includes control and/or processing components configured to carry out the following steps: a) generating a message body including information that may change the state of the railway network; b) generating a first pseudo-signature on the basis of the message body and a first cryptographic key; c) transmitting the first pseudo-signature to a second apparatus; d) receiving a second pseudo-signature from the second apparatus; e) generating a message signature on the basis of the second pseudo-signature and the first cryptographic key; f) generating a message by combining the message body and the message signature; g) sending the message to a recipient.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 27/40 - Handling position reports or trackside vehicle data
• B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
• H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
• B61L 27/70 - Details of trackside communication

Abstract

The invention relates to a structure (1) for housing electronic apparatuses (10) such as boards (11) and the like, wherein the apparatuses are arranged in a container with a drawer (40) insertable and extractable with respect to a frame (20) of the structure (1). On the back wall of the drawer (40) and on the frame (20) connectors (53, 54) are provided which are coupled directly and automatically when the drawer is inserted.

IPC Classes  ?

• H05K 7/00 - Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
• H05K 7/14 - Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
• H05K 7/18 - Construction of rack or frame

Goods & Services

Railway vehicles, including high-speed trains and parts therefore.

Goods & Services

Signalling, controlling and safety apparatus and instruments, control systems for train movement, control systems for underground train movement.

Goods & Services

Base metals and theirs alloys, metal material for building, metal transportable buildings, metal material for railways, not electric cables and wires; hardware and metal fancy goods, metal pipes, safes, metal products, ores. Electric apparatus and instruments, measuring instruments, signalling instruments, checking instruments, life-saving instruments, instruments for the treatment of information and computers. Vehicles; apparatus of locomotion by land, air or water. Building construction, repair, installation services. Telecommunications. Scientific and industrial research services.