The invention relates to a power distribution system for a rail-bound vehicle (30) having a plurality of carriages (31); comprising: - a number of converter modules (2) distributed over the plurality of carriages (31), wherein AC inputs of the number of co...

A multi-system power converter arrangement (1) is provided for optional supply of an electric drive motor (17,18) of a rail vehicle from an alternating current network (2) or a direct current network (3). The multi-system power converter arrangement (1) co...

The arrangement has a power supply line (3) including a terminal for connecting the power supply line to a vehicle-external power line (1), where the power supply line includes shield segments (55a, 55b). The shield segments are connected via electrical co...

In a drive system for a train with plural vehicles coupled together, each of the vehicles (1) includes: an engine (2); a generator (3) that is driven by the engine; a converter (4) that converts alternating current from the generator into direct current; a...

The present invention enables as large an amount of charge and discharge to be carried out as possible while allowing each battery to complete a target life, without the need to increase the capacity of the battery. According to the present invention, each...

The method involves chaining the main switches of the drive vehicles (STD1-STD3) in hardware or software so that they are switched on with a time offset in a sequence starting from the occupied driver position (DS11-DS32) at one end of the drive vehicle tr...