A method for managing electrical power consumption of a railway vehicle 100 utilises a central control unit 150 of the railway vehicle which receives information representing an amount of electrical traction power 240 required for a traction motor 250 or generated by electrodynamic braking based on a traction demand set by the driver of the railway vehicle. The central control unit additionally receives information representing an amount of electrical auxiliary power 260 demanded by auxiliary devices 161,262,263 from control units 160 of the respective auxiliary devices. The total available electrical power, which can be provided by the energy supply line 300 for the railway vehicle, is determined. The central control unit prioritizes operation of the auxiliary devices based on the total available electrical power and the electrical traction power required for traction to selectively reduce consumption of electrical energy by all or selected auxiliary devices if a sum of the electrical traction power required for traction and the electrical auxiliary power demanded by auxiliary devices exceeds the total available electrical power.


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    Title :

    Method for managing power consumption of a railway vehicle, and railway vehicle with improved power consumption management


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-08-03


    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