A remote condition monitoring system for recording synchronous video footage of a pantograph and overhead line impact, comprising a camera system 1a to be installed on top of a train, which when triggered by an event detected by an accelerometer mounted on the pantograph, records video footage for several seconds before and after the event. A blade wiper system 1b prevents dust and debris accumulation in front of the camera system and a protective glass 1c is affixed by gluing to the front face of the camera system. The system may communicate key event information via the cloud, SMS or email, and may include a multiband antenna. The system may also comprise a light source, which may be an LED. The camera system and light source may be magnetically attached from the inside of the camera housing. The camera system may include a filter to limit or permit specific frequencies of light to reach the camera. The system may include a microphone sensor to detect and record sound pressure originating from an event. The system may include a GPS for pin-pointing event locations. The system may include an internal heater to prevent the camera and wiper systems from jamming or fogging during freezing conditions.
Rail camera for pantograph and overhead line monitoring
2024-05-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60M Speiseleitungen oder Vorrichtungen am Gleis für elektrisch angetriebene Fahrzeuge , POWER SUPPLY LINES, OR DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / G01B MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS , Messen der Länge, der Dicke oder ähnlicher linearer Abmessungen / G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS / G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM , Geräte oder Anordnungen zum Aufnehmen, Projizieren oder Betrachten von Fotografien / H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen |
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