A locomotive assembly including a legacy locomotive controller and an intercept locomotive controller and a method of controlling a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a power bus, a locomotive, and an intercept locomotive controller. The locomotive includes a primary power unit coupled to the power bus and a legacy locomotive controller programmed to transmit a control command to the primary power unit. The intercept locomotive controller is electrically coupled between the locomotive controller and the primary power unit and is programmed to intercept an initial locomotive control signal transmitted from the legacy locomotive controller to the primary power unit indicating an amount of locomotive power, modify the initial locomotive control signal, and transmit the modified control signal to the primary power unit.

    Ensemble locomotive comprenant un dispositif de commande de locomotive existant et un dispositif de commande de locomotive d'interception et procédé de commande d'une locomotive. L'ensemble locomotive comprend un bus de puissance, une locomotive et un dispositif de commande de locomotive d'interception. La locomotive comprend une unité d'alimentation primaire accouplée au bus de puissance et un dispositif de commande de locomotive existant programmé pour transmettre un ordre de commande à l'unité d'alimentation primaire. Le dispositif de commande de locomotive d'interception est électriquement accouplé entre le dispositif de commande de locomotive et l'unité d'alimentation primaire et est programmé pour intercepter un signal de commande locomotive initial transmis depuis le dispositif de commande de locomotive existant à l'unité d'alimentation primaire indiquant une quantité de puissance locomotive, pour modifier le signal de commande de locomotive initial et pour transmettre le signal de commande modifié à l'unité d'alimentation primaire.


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    Title :

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST


    Additional title:

    APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE COMMANDE DE GROUPE DE TRACTION


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-09-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61C Lokomotiven , LOCOMOTIVES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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