LOCOMOTIVE WITH VARIABLE POWER MODULES

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140318410A1
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13871374

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A locomotive includes a plurality of axles and a plurality of pairs of wheels, each pair of wheels being connected to one of said axles. The locomotive also includes a plurality of traction motors, each traction motor operably attached to at least one of the axles. The locomotive includes a power system including at least one power module, the power system being configured to provide power to the traction motors. The locomotive includes a controller configured to receive a control signal indicative of a locomotive powering mode and determine a number of power modules operably connected to the power system and, based on the number of power modules operably connected to the power system and the control signal, send a command signal to the power system for operating the power system.

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PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION1600 PROGRESS DRIVE PO BOX 1037 ALBERTVILLE AL 35950

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beltramin, Sidarta Fornari Curitiba - Parana, BR 13 21
Kral, John Franklin Plainfield, US 11 57
van, den Berg Luis Roberto Curitiba, BR 1 5
Wright, Jeffrey Holt Edelstein, US 5 34

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