A power converter in which reduction in weight and size can be realized and improvement in reliability can be realized by properly protecting power switching elements is to be provided. A power converter for rolling stock includes a filter capacitor that s...

A driving motor for an electric vehicle includes a rotor having a field coil wound thereon and a stator having an armature coil wound thereon. The driving motor includes a motor control unit to perform temperature based control between the stator and the r...

A vehicle (100) capable of traveling using electric power from a power storage device (110) mounted thereon has an ECU (300) executing, when traveling by electric power from the power storage device(110): the step (S 140) of calculating a reference electri...

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle and to a method for controlling the speed thereof, wherein the degree of acceleration of the electric vehicle is controlled based on the rate of change in an accelerator or a brake during the operation o...

An electric motorcycle (1) of the present invention comprises: a battery (14) for storing electric power; an inverter (18) for generating an AC current by the electric power supplied from the battery (14) to the inverter; a motor (21) for generating drivin...

To provide a communication adapter that can supply a signal and electric power from a management system to a bicycle electrical system in which a plurality of electric devices can be connected using power line communication. The communication adapter 40 ca...

After initialization the power demanded by the traction network is measured continuously (101) and compared (102) to stored values appropriate to economic tariff operation. If consumption is too high an alarm is initiated (103) and an operator examines the...

The invention relates to conveyor systems. This application is a divisional application of EP-A-1 015 851 and relates specifically to a modular conveyor system comprising a number of interconnected track sections forming a substantially continuous track, w...

A system is described for the controlled propulsion of a transporting device which consists of at least two drive wheels propelled by electromotive means, in which system at least two drive wheels are each propelled by independent electric motors; each ele...