A charging apparatus for installation on an electric rail vehicle having a battery, the charging apparatus comprising a controller and a charging shoe electrically connectable to a battery. The charging shoe is configured to be movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, and is electrically connectable to a trackside charging contact when in the deployed position. The controller is configured to detect a position of the electric rail vehicle relative to the trackside charging contact, and cause the charging shoe to: move from the retracted position to the deployed position prior to the charging shoe being positioned over the charging contact, and/or while the battery electric rail vehicle is in motion, thereby sliding the charging shoe along at least a first portion of the trackside charging contact, and/or move from the deployed position to the retracted position subsequent to the electric rail vehicle starting to move away from the trackside charging contact, thereby sliding the charging shoe along at least a second portion of the trackside charging contact.
ELECTRIC RAIL VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS
LADEVORRICHTUNG FÜR ELEKTRISCHES SCHIENENFAHRZEUG
APPAREIL DE RECHARGE DE VÉHICULE FERROVIAIRE ÉLECTRIQUE
2025-04-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English