STATIC SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE OF ITS RUNNING SURFACE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADAPTED TO BE POWERED FROM SUCH SYSTEM

摘要

The ground feed for an electric rail vehicle has conductor segments (16A-D) which are insulated from each other and which are contacted by a slide shoe (32) for current feed to the vehicle. High voltage feeds are connected to each conductor segment and switches (45) are used to cause flow to each segment when the shoe is in contact with it. The switch assembly has circuit breakers (T1, 2) controlled by sensors (44) to detect shoe contact.