A self-propelled railcar having a structure; at least one bogie attached to the structure, a sensor suite; a propulsion motor; and an energy storage system. The at least one bogie having at least one powered axle. The sensor suite has a processor and a plurality of sensors. The energy storage system includes a controller and a power source, wherein the controller provides energy from the power source to the propulsion motor to the powered axle in a predetermined manner to control movement of the self-propelled railcar. The energy storage system may be off-board.
SELF-PROPELLED RAILCAR
2024-06-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61C Lokomotiven , LOCOMOTIVES |