A method for remotely controlling electrical isolation of a conductor 10, 20 (in embodiments the powerline or third rail of an electric railway). The method involves creating a script (fig. 5 and 6) comprising a time-ordered sequence of instructions for operating remotely controlled equipment 6, 7, 9 and 26, loading the script into a controller 24, and executing the script on the controller to apply the instructions to the remotely controlled equipment to disconnect a voltage from the conductor. The script may include further instructions for reconnecting the voltage to the conductor (fig. 6). The script may be stored with an identifier in a library to enable future re-use. Physical tokens 19a may be removed from some trackside equipment to prevent the voltage being re-applied. Reconnection may include replacing the physical tokens prior to running the script. An authorisation code may be requested from a signaller before running the script, and the code may be stored in the library with the script. A further authorisation code may be required before executing the script. The script may be tested on a simulator model. A claim is also made to an apparatus for performing the method.
Methods and apparatus for electrically isolating a section of railway track or similar
2023-04-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60M Speiseleitungen oder Vorrichtungen am Gleis für elektrisch angetriebene Fahrzeuge , POWER SUPPLY LINES, OR DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES |
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