IPC 7 English version B60L !A-B60L 15/42

B60L-B60L01542

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 60

VEHICLES IN GENERAL

B 60 L

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D 1/62; electric heating for vehicles B60H; arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units in vehicles B60K 1/00; arrangements or mounting of electric gearing in vehicles B60K 17/12, B60K 17/14; auxiliary drives on vehicles B60K 25/00; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicle brake control systems in general B60T; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C; railway track circuits in general B61L; lighting in general F21, H05B; switches in general H01H; coupling devices for electric connections in general H01R; dynamo-electric machines H02K; electric converters H02M; starting, controlling, braking of electric machines or converters in general H02P; electric heating in general H05B) [4]

Note

This subclass covers, subject to the references following the title of the subclass:

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feeding of power to auxiliary circuits;

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current-collectors, arrangements thereof on rail or road vehicles or on vehicles in general;

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electrodynamic brake systems;

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electric propulsion of vehicles; control and regulation therefor.

Subclass Index

ELECTRIC PROPULSION

With external or internal supply

B60L 8/00 to B60L 11/00

For monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways; Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles

B60L 13/00

Control

B60L 15/00

CURRENT-COLLECTORS

B60L 5/00

ELECTRIC SUPPLY TO AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT

B60L 1/00

SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS

B60L 3/00

ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKING

B60L 7/00

Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J 7/00) [6]

to electric heating circuits

fed by the power supply line

using only one supply

Methods or devices for control or regulation

with provision for using different supplies

Methods or devices for control or regulation

to electric lighting circuits

fed by the power supply line

Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration, power consumption (measuring in general G01)

Dead-man's devices

Cutting-off the power supply under fault conditions (protective devices or circuit arrangements in general H01H, H02H)

Limiting the traction current under mechanical- overload conditions

Means for preventing excessive speed of the vehicle

Indicating wheel slip

Recording operating variables

Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles (current-collectors in general H01R 41/00)

with ice-removing device

using rollers or sliding shoes in contact with trolley wire (B60L 5/40 takes precedence)

Structure of the rollers or their carrying means

Structure of the sliding shoes or their carrying means

Devices preventing the collector from jumping off

Structural features of poles or their bases

Devices for automatic lowering of a jumped-off collector

Devices for lifting and resetting the collector (B60L 5/34 takes precedence)

using bow-type collectors in contact with trolley wire

using arrangements for effecting collector movement transverse to the direction of vehicle motion [3]

Details of contact bow

Supporting means for the contact bow

Pantographs

Half-pantographs, e.g. using counter-rocking beams

Devices for lifting and resetting the collector

using springs

using fluid pressure

with devices to enable one vehicle to pass another one using the same power supply line

with means for collecting current simultaneously from more than one conductor, e.g. from more than one phase

for collecting current from conductor rails (B60L 5/40 takes precedence)

from third rail [3]

for collecting current from lines in slotted conduits

for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line

Electrodynamic brake systems for vehicles in general [4]

Dynamic electric resistor braking (B60L 7/22 takes precedence)

for vehicles propelled by dc motors

for vehicles propelled by ac motors

Controlling the braking effect (B60L 7/04, B60L 7/06 take precedence)

Dynamic electric regenerative braking (B60L 7/22 takes precedence)

for vehicles propelled by dc motors

for vehicles propelled by ac motors

for vehicles comprising converters between the power source and the motor

Controlling the braking effect (B60L 7/12, B60L 7/14, B60L 7/16 take precedence)

Braking by supplying regenerated power to the prime mover of vehicles comprising engine-driven generators

Dynamic electric resistor braking, combined with dynamic electric regenerative braking

with additional mechanical or electromagnetic braking (electromagnetic brakes F16D 65/34)

Controlling the braking effect

Eddy-current braking

Electric propulsion with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun, wind [5]

Electric propulsion with power supply external to vehicle (B60L 8/00, B60L 13/00 take precedence) [5,6]

using dc motors

fed from dc supply lines

with conversion by metadyne

fed from ac supply lines

with rotary converters

with static converters

fed from different kinds of power supply lines

using ac induction motors

fed from dc supply lines

single-phase motors

polyphase motors

fed from ac supply lines

single-phase motors

polyphase motors

fed from different kinds of power supply lines

using ac brush-displacement motors

11/

Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle (B60L 8/00, B60L 13/00 take precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K 6/00) [5,6]

11/

using engine-driven generators

11/

using dc generators and motors

11/

using ac generators and dc motors

11/

using ac generators and motors

11/

using dc generators and ac motors

11/

with additional electric power supply, e.g. accumulator

11/

with provision for direct mechanical propulsion

11/

using power stored mechanically, e.g. in flywheel

11/

using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells

13/

Electric propulsion for monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways; Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles (electromagnetics per se H01F 7/06; linear motors per se H02K 41/00) [4,6]

13/

Electric propulsion by linear motors [6]

13/

Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles [4]

13/

Means to sense or control vehicle position or attitude with respect to railway [4]

13/

for the lateral position [4]

13/

Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation [4]

15/

Methods, circuits, or devices for controlling the traction-motor speed of electrically-propelled vehicles

15/

characterised by the form of the current used in the control circuit

15/

using dc

15/

using substantially-sinusoidal ac

15/

using pulses

15/

for automatic control superimposed on human control to limit the acceleration of the vehicle, e.g. to prevent excessive motor current (electric devices for safety purposes B60L 3/00)

15/

with circuits controlled by relays or contactors

15/

with main controller driven by a servomotor (B60L 15/18 takes precedence)

15/

with main controller driven through a ratchet mechanism (B60L 15/18 takes precedence)

15/

without contact-making and breaking, e.g. using a transductor

15/

for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed

15/

with sequential operation of interdependent switches, e.g. relays, contactors, programme drum

15/

with main controller driven by a servomotor (B60L 15/28 takes precedence)

15/

with main controller driven through a ratchet mechanism (B60L 15/28 takes precedence)

15/

without contact-making and breaking, e.g. using a transductor

15/

with means to change-over to human control

15/

Control or regulation of multiple-unit electrically-propelled vehicles

15/

with human control of a setting device

15/

with automatic control superimposed, e.g. to prevent excessive motor current

15/

with automatic control

15/

Adaptation of control equipment on vehicle for remote actuation from a stationary place (devices along the route for controlling devices on rail vehicles B61L 3/00; central rail-traffic control systems B61L 27/00)

15/

Adaptation of control equipment on vehicle for actuation from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train (B60L 15/32 takes precedence)