EP3494025B1 - Devices and methods for operating field elements arranged locally on a railway track - Google Patents

Devices and methods for operating field elements arranged locally on a railway track Download PDF

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EP3494025B1
EP3494025B1 EP17765136.1A EP17765136A EP3494025B1 EP 3494025 B1 EP3494025 B1 EP 3494025B1 EP 17765136 A EP17765136 A EP 17765136A EP 3494025 B1 EP3494025 B1 EP 3494025B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L7/00—Remote control of local operating means for points, signals, or trackmounted scotch-blocks
    • B61L7/06—Remote control of local operating means for points, signals, or trackmounted scotch-blocks using electrical transmission
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    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
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    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L27/00—Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
    • B61L27/30—Trackside multiple control systems, e.g. switch-over between different systems
    • B61L27/33—Backup systems, e.g. switching when failures occur
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    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
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  • EP 2 821 313 A2 a device for operating decentralized electrical field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking known which exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams.
  • the known device also has a data transport network which is coupled to the interlocking and connected to the decentralized field elements.
  • the known device is also equipped with an energy transport network to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy, the energy transport network having energy feed points which are arranged distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network; the energy feed points can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy feed.
  • the invention is based on the object of optimizing a device of this type with regard to the energy supply of the decentralized field elements.
  • a monitoring device is arranged on the input side, from which a fault signal of the energy feed can be output to the interlocking; the interlocking is suitable for limiting the field elements to a number of field elements that can be actuated simultaneously with the fault signal.
  • a significant advantage of the device according to the invention is seen in the fact that by means of the at least In the event of a fault signal from the monitoring device, there is the possibility of not specifying a predetermined number of simultaneously actuatable field elements of the decentralized field elements, but that with the fault signal, depending on the situation or energy, the field elements move towards a number of simultaneously actuated field elements limit;
  • the limited number of field elements that can be operated at the same time ensures that all field elements activated in this way can actually be operated depending on the situation, so that in the event of a fault that has not been reported, all field elements can be addressed, while in the case of a severely disrupted energy supply, only one field element can be operated in the borderline case.
  • a particularly important field element can be determined as this one field element within the framework of the entire track system.
  • the present invention also relates to a device for operating decentralized electrical field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking that exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams, a data transport network that is coupled to the interlocking and with the decentralized field elements is connected to an energy transport network to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy;
  • the energy transport network has energy feed points that are distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network, and the energy feed points can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy feed, and the decentralized field elements each give output-related measured values to the interlocking, as they are also from the input mentioned patent application is known.
  • an interlocking is provided which is suitable for forming a performance-related total measured value from the performance-related measured values and with the performance-related total measured value energy-related to limit the field elements to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.
  • the device according to the invention is of particular importance for field elements designed as switches, because switches have a high energy requirement at start-up. In this respect, it is advantageous that at least some field elements are switches.
  • the device according to the invention can be provided both with an interlocking to respond to a fault signal from the monitoring device and with an interlocking insofar as it limits the field elements to the number of simultaneously actuatable field elements with the power-related total measured value.
  • the interlocking is advantageously suitable for selecting the smaller number of simultaneously operable field elements from the one number and the number of simultaneously operable field elements as the final limit of the simultaneously operable field elements.
  • the device according to the invention can be designed both as an alternating current network and as a direct current network. If the device according to the invention is supplied with energy at the specified Power bus structure with alternating current, then this alternating current can be fed in from one side of the device according to the invention. The feed can also take place from one side with a single or double supply unit in order to achieve a redundant design with regard to the energy feed in the latter case.
  • the interlocking of the device according to the invention is advantageously suitable for forming a power-related total alternating current measured value from power-related alternating current measured values in an energy transport network as an alternating current network and thus limiting the number of simultaneously actuable field elements in the decentralized field elements due to energy requirements.
  • the interlocking is suitable for forming a power-related total direct current measured value from power-related direct-current measured values in an energy transport network as a direct-current network, thus reducing the field elements to the number of limit simultaneously actuatable field elements.
  • a capacitor supporting the start-up of the switches is arranged in a supply unit for the respective switches, the supply unit being coupled to the direct current network via a network node unit.
  • the advantage of this arrangement of the capacitor in the supply unit for the respective switches is that the capacitor for supplying energy to the switch can already be charged when a fault has occurred on the power bus; Such a malfunction allows the capacitor to continue to be charged so that the switch can be operated by the capacitor even in the event of a subsequent malfunction.
  • the invention also relates to a method for operating decentralized electrical field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking that exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams, a data transport network that is coupled to the interlocking and connected to the decentralized field elements, a Energy transport network to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy, the energy transport network having energy feed points that are arranged distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network, and the energy feed points can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy feed, as is known from the European patent application cited at the outset, and is characterized according to the invention in that with a In the course of the monitoring device located at least one energy supply, a fault signal can be emitted to the signal box and the field elements are limited by the signal box with the fault signal to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.
  • the invention also relates to a method for operating decentralized field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking that exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams, a data transport network that is coupled to the interlocking and connected to the decentralized field elements, an energy transport network, to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy, the energy transport network having energy feed points which are arranged distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network, the energy feed points through at least an independent energy feed can be supplied with corresponding electrical power and the decentralized field elements each emit power-related measured values to the interlocking, according to the above-mentioned European patent application, and, in order to solve the above-mentioned object, the invention provides that a power-related total measured value from the interlocking from the output-related measured values is formed and with the power-related total measured value, the field elements are limited to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.
  • This embodiment of the device according to the invention also has the advantages as listed above for the device according to the invention.
  • switches are used in at least some field elements.
  • the smaller number of field elements of the field elements that can be operated simultaneously is selected from the interlocking as the final limit, whereby the interlocking as a whole ensures an optimal energy supply with regard to the respective feed-in situation and the number of field elements are taken care of.
  • a power-related total alternating current measured value is formed from power-related alternating current measured values and the number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously is therefore limited due to the energy.
  • a signal box 1 can be seen, which is connected to a monitoring device 4 or 5 via a data connection 2 or 3, respectively.
  • Each of the monitoring devices 4 and 5 is connected to an energy supply 6 or 7, which is fed by direct current sources (not shown).
  • a power supply bus 8 is connected to the monitoring device 4 and is connected to several power feed points 9 and 10.
  • Another power bus 11 is connected to the further monitoring device 5, which in turn has feed points 12 and 13.
  • the energy buses 8 and 11 form an energy transport network 14 which can be operated with direct or alternating current.
  • the one monitoring device 4 and the further monitoring device 5 are used to check whether the energy supply via the energy supply 6 or 7 is running properly or whether a fault has occurred. If such a fault is detected by the monitoring device 4, for example, to the extent that the energy supply 6 has completely failed, this is reported to the signal box 1 via the data connection 2 by means of a fault signal S1. Thereupon, the power supply from the signal box 1 7 activated and thus the energy supply for the energy bus 11 is ensured. This is communicated via the data connection 3 to the signal box 1 from the further monitoring device 5 with a signal S2.
  • the monitoring device 4 determines that only relatively little energy is being fed in via the energy supply 6, then the fault signal S1 signals the interlocking 1 that a certain amount of energy is still flowing. This energy flow is taken into account together with a fully functioning energy supply 7 in the signal box 1, so that it can be determined there overall that there is an adequate energy supply. However, this consideration only relates to the results of the monitoring devices 4 and 5.
  • measuring transducers 15 and 16 are connected to the feed points 9 and 12 or 10 and 13 of the energy transport network.
  • performance-related measured values are formed from decentralized field elements 17 and 18, which are transmitted to the signal box 1 as signals S3 and S4.
  • the decentralized field elements 17 and 18 are switches.
  • Both the transducer 15 and the transducer 16 are each followed by a voltage converter 19 or 20, with which the voltage of the energy transport network 14 is converted to the input voltage required for a switch control 21 or 22.
  • the device operates according to Fig. 1 in such a way that the power-related measured values S3 and S4 are transmitted as power-related direct current or alternating current measured values via a data transport network 23 to the interlocking 1, which is designed in such a way that from the power-related measured values S3 and S4 a power-related total measured value as direct current or alternating current sum reading.
  • the power-related total measured value depending on the energy or situation, a number of field elements 17 and 18 which can be actuated simultaneously and which can still be adequately supplied with the energy available is limited. In the present example, further field elements indicated by dots are then not activated, so that only two points 17 and 18 are activated here.
  • the interlocking 1 is designed in such a way that it takes into account the number of simultaneously actuatable field elements resulting from the observation of the monitoring device 4 and 5 by means of the fault signals S1 and S2 and the performance-related measured values obtained by means of the decentralized field elements 17 and 18 and thereby results in an optimal one Limitation of the total of simultaneously actuatable field elements arrives.
  • a capacitor 24 and 25 is connected to the voltage converters 19 and 20, which supports the starting of the switches 17 and 18.
  • Each capacitor 24 and 25 is connected to the voltage converter 19 or 20 via a supply unit, which is coupled to the direct current network or the power bus 14 via a network node unit (not shown), whereby in the event of a fault the energy remaining in the power bus is used to slowly recharge the capacitors 24 and 25 can be used.
  • the signal box 1 works as in Fig. 1 described, accordingly takes into account disturbance signals S1 from, for example, one monitoring device 4 in order to then first determine a number of field elements in the form of switches 17 and 18 which can be operated simultaneously.
  • a power-related measured value is formed as a direct current measured value in addition with measured value transducers 15 and 16 and fed to the signal box 1 as signal S3 or S4.
  • a power-related total direct current measured value is then generated in the signal box 1, and depending on the energy or situation, the field elements are limited to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously, with restrictions on the field elements that can be operated simultaneously due to the way in which the monitoring devices 4 and 5 work become. If there are no critical performance-related measured values from the measuring transducers 15 and 16, then - in the present example - the field elements that can be operated simultaneously are limited to the switches 17 and 18.

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Es ist aus der europäischen Patentanmeldung EP 2 821 313 A2 eine Einrichtung zum Betreiben von in einer Gleisanlage angeordneten dezentralen, elektrischen Feldelementen mit einem Stellwerk bekannt, das mit den dezentralen Feldelementen mittels Datentelegrammen Informationen austauscht. Die bekannte Einrichtung weist ferner ein Datentransportnetzwerk auf, das an das Stellwerk angekoppelt und mit den dezentralen Feldelementen verbunden ist. Ausgerüstet ist die bekannte Einrichtung darüber hinaus mit einem Energietransportnetz, an das die dezentralen Feldelemente angeschlossen sind und das die dezentralen Feldelemente mit elektrischer Energie versorgt, wobei das Energietransportnetz Energieeinspeisepunkte aufweist, die entlang einer Energiebusstruktur des Energietransportnetzes verteilt angeordnet sind; die Energieeinspeisepunkte sind durch mindestens eine unabhängige Energieeinspeisung mit entsprechender elektrischer Leistung versorgbar.It is from the European patent application EP 2 821 313 A2 a device for operating decentralized electrical field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking known which exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams. The known device also has a data transport network which is coupled to the interlocking and connected to the decentralized field elements. The known device is also equipped with an energy transport network to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy, the energy transport network having energy feed points which are arranged distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network; the energy feed points can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy feed.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Einrichtung dieser Art hinsichtlich der Energieversorgung der dezentralen Feldelemente zu optimieren.The invention is based on the object of optimizing a device of this type with regard to the energy supply of the decentralized field elements.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist bei der Einrichtung der oben angegebenen Art erfindungsgemäß im Zuge der mindestens einen Energieeinspeisung eingangsseitig eine Überwachungseinrichtung angeordnet, von der ein Störungssignal der Energieeinspeisung an das Stellwerk abgebbar ist; das Stellwerk ist geeignet, mit dem Störungssignal jeweils energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf eine Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen zu begrenzen.To solve this problem, in the device of the type specified above, according to the invention, in the course of the at least one energy feed, a monitoring device is arranged on the input side, from which a fault signal of the energy feed can be output to the interlocking; the interlocking is suitable for limiting the field elements to a number of field elements that can be actuated simultaneously with the fault signal.

Ein wesentlicher Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung wird darin gesehen, dass mittels der im Zuge der mindestens einen Energieeinspeisung liegenden Überwachungseinrichtung die Möglichkeit besteht, bei einem Störungssignal der Überwachungseinrichtung nicht eine von vornherein fest gelegte Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen der dezentralen Feldelemente vorzugeben, sondern dass mit dem Störungssignal jeweils situations- bzw. energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf eine Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen zu begrenzen; mit der insoweit begrenzten Anzahl der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente ist sichergestellt, dass alle somit aktivierten Feldelemente situationsbedingt tatsächlich betätigbar sind, so dass bei einer nicht gemeldeten Störung alle Feldelemente ansprechbar sind, während bei einer stark gestörten Energieeinspeisung im Grenzfall nur ein Feldelement betätigbar ist. Als dieses eine Feldelement kann im Rahmen der gesamten Gleisanlage ein besonders wichtiges Feldelement bestimmt sein.A significant advantage of the device according to the invention is seen in the fact that by means of the at least In the event of a fault signal from the monitoring device, there is the possibility of not specifying a predetermined number of simultaneously actuatable field elements of the decentralized field elements, but that with the fault signal, depending on the situation or energy, the field elements move towards a number of simultaneously actuated field elements limit; The limited number of field elements that can be operated at the same time ensures that all field elements activated in this way can actually be operated depending on the situation, so that in the event of a fault that has not been reported, all field elements can be addressed, while in the case of a severely disrupted energy supply, only one field element can be operated in the borderline case. A particularly important field element can be determined as this one field element within the framework of the entire track system.

Zur Lösung der oben angegebenen Aufgabe bezieht sich die vorliegende Erfindung auch auf eine Einrichtung zum Betreiben von in einer Gleisanlage angeordneten dezentralen, elektrischen Feldelementen mit einem Stellwerk, das mit den dezentralen Feldelementen mittels Datentelegrammen Informationen austauscht, einem Datentransportnetzwerk, das an das Stellwerk angekoppelt und mit den dezentralen Feldelementen verbunden ist, einem Energietransportnetz, an das die dezentralen Feldelemente angeschlossen sind und das die dezentralen Feldelemente mit elektrischer Energie versorgt; das Energietransportnetz weist dabei Energieeinspeisepunkte auf, die entlang einer Energiebusstruktur des Energietransportnetzes verteilt angeordnet sind, und die Energieeinspeisepunkte sind durch mindestens eine unabhängige Energieeinspeisung mit entsprechender elektrischer Leistung versorgbar, und die dezentralen Feldelemente geben jeweils leistungsbezogene Messwerte an das Stellwerk, wie sie ebenfalls aus der eingangs genannten Patentanmeldung bekannt ist. Erfindungsgemäß ist ein Stellwerk vorgesehen, das geeignet ist, aus den leistungsbezogenen Messwerten einen leistungsbezogenen Summenmesswert zu bilden und mit dem leistungsbezogenen Summenmesswert jeweils energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf eine Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen zu begrenzen.To solve the above-mentioned object, the present invention also relates to a device for operating decentralized electrical field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking that exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams, a data transport network that is coupled to the interlocking and with the decentralized field elements is connected to an energy transport network to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy; The energy transport network has energy feed points that are distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network, and the energy feed points can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy feed, and the decentralized field elements each give output-related measured values to the interlocking, as they are also from the input mentioned patent application is known. According to the invention, an interlocking is provided which is suitable for forming a performance-related total measured value from the performance-related measured values and with the performance-related total measured value energy-related to limit the field elements to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.

Bei dieser Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung ergibt sich der Vorteil, dass bei Störungen in der Energieeinspeisung - sofern sie die einzelnen Feldelemente betrifft - in optimaler Anpassung an die jeweilige zur Verfügung stehende Energieeinspeisung nur die Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen unter den dezentralen Feldelementen ansprechbar ist, für die tatsächlich eine ausreichende Energieversorgung sichergestellt ist. Arbeitet also die Energieeinspeisung einwandfrei, dann sind alle infrage kommenden Feldelemente der Gleisanlage gleichzeitig betätigbar, weil dies die einzelnen Feldelemente signalisieren, während bei einer stark gestörten Energieeinspeisung ungünstigen Falles nur ein einziges Feldelement aktivierbar ist.In this embodiment of the device according to the invention, there is the advantage that in the event of disturbances in the energy supply - insofar as it affects the individual field elements - only the number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously among the decentralized field elements can be addressed in optimal adaptation to the respective available energy supply which actually ensures a sufficient energy supply. If the energy supply is working properly, then all field elements of the track system in question can be operated simultaneously because this is signaled by the individual field elements, while in the worst case only a single field element can be activated in the event of a severely disturbed energy supply.

Von besonderer Bedeutung ist die erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung für als Weichen ausgebildete Feldelemente, weil Weichen beim Anlauf einen hohen Energiebedarf haben. Insofern ist es vorteilhaft, dass zumindest einige Feldelemente Weichen sind.The device according to the invention is of particular importance for field elements designed as switches, because switches have a high energy requirement at start-up. In this respect, it is advantageous that at least some field elements are switches.

Die erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung kann sowohl mit einem Stellwerk zur Reaktion auf ein Störungssignal der Überwachungseinrichtung als auch mit einem insofern ergänzten Stellwerk versehen sein, als es mit dem leistungsbezogenen Summenmesswert die Feldelemente auf die Zahl der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente begrenzt. In diesem Fall ist vorteilhafterweise das Stellwerk geeignet, jeweils aus der einen Anzahl und der Zahl der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente die kleinere Elementenanzahl der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente als endgültige Begrenzung der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente auszuwählen.The device according to the invention can be provided both with an interlocking to respond to a fault signal from the monitoring device and with an interlocking insofar as it limits the field elements to the number of simultaneously actuatable field elements with the power-related total measured value. In this case, the interlocking is advantageously suitable for selecting the smaller number of simultaneously operable field elements from the one number and the number of simultaneously operable field elements as the final limit of the simultaneously operable field elements.

Die erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung kann hinsichtlich der Energieeinspeisung sowohl als Wechselstromnetz als auch als Gleichstromnetz ausgebildet sein. Erfolgt die Energieversorgung der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung bei der vorgegebenen Energiebus-Struktur mit Wechselstrom, dann kann dieser Wechselstrom mit seiner Einspeisung allein von einer Seite der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung her erfolgen. Auch kann die Einspeisung von der einen Seite mit einer einfachen oder doppelten Versorgungseinheit erfolgen, um im letzteren Falle eine redundante Ausführung hinsichtlich der Energieeinspeisung zu erreichen. In beiden Fällen ist in vorteilhafter Weise das Stellwerk der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung geeignet, bei einem Energietransportnetz als Wechselstromnetz aus leistungsbezogenen Wechselstrom-Messwerten einen leistungsbezogenen Summenwechselstrommesswert zu bilden und damit energiebedingt die Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen in den dezentralen Feldelementen zu begrenzen.With regard to the energy supply, the device according to the invention can be designed both as an alternating current network and as a direct current network. If the device according to the invention is supplied with energy at the specified Power bus structure with alternating current, then this alternating current can be fed in from one side of the device according to the invention. The feed can also take place from one side with a single or double supply unit in order to achieve a redundant design with regard to the energy feed in the latter case. In both cases, the interlocking of the device according to the invention is advantageously suitable for forming a power-related total alternating current measured value from power-related alternating current measured values in an energy transport network as an alternating current network and thus limiting the number of simultaneously actuable field elements in the decentralized field elements due to energy requirements.

Bei einem Anschluss der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung an ein Gleichstromnetz, wie in der eingangs angegebenen europäischen Patentanmeldung beschrieben, ist das Stellwerk geeignet, bei einem Energietransportnetz als Gleichstromnetz aus leistungsbezogenen Gleichstrom-Messwerten einen leistungsbezogenen Summengleichstrom-Messwert zu bilden und damit energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf die Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen zu begrenzen.When the device according to the invention is connected to a direct current network, as described in the European patent application cited at the outset, the interlocking is suitable for forming a power-related total direct current measured value from power-related direct-current measured values in an energy transport network as a direct-current network, thus reducing the field elements to the number of limit simultaneously actuatable field elements.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung hat sich ferner als vorteilhaft herausgestellt, dass jeweils ein das Anlaufen der Weichen unterstützender Kondensator in einer Versorgungseinheit für die jeweiligen Weichen angeordnet ist, wobei die Versorgungseinheit über eine Netzknoteneinheit an das Gleichstromnetz angekoppelt ist. Der Vorteil dieser Anordnung des Kondensators in der Versorgungseinheit für die jeweiligen Weichen besteht darin, dass der Kondensator zur Energieversorgung der Weiche bereits aufgeladen sein kann, wenn sich auf dem Energiebus eine Störung eingestellt hat; ein solcher Störungsfall lässt die Aufladung des Kondensators weiterhin bestehen, so dass von dem Kondensator auch bei einer nachfolgenden Störung die Weiche betätigt werden kann.In the device according to the invention, it has also been found to be advantageous that a capacitor supporting the start-up of the switches is arranged in a supply unit for the respective switches, the supply unit being coupled to the direct current network via a network node unit. The advantage of this arrangement of the capacitor in the supply unit for the respective switches is that the capacitor for supplying energy to the switch can already be charged when a fault has occurred on the power bus; Such a malfunction allows the capacitor to continue to be charged so that the switch can be operated by the capacitor even in the event of a subsequent malfunction.

Die Erfindung bezieht sich ferner auf ein Verfahren zum Betreiben von in einer Gleisanlage angeordneten dezentralen, elektrischen Feldelementen mit einem Stellwerk, das mit den dezentralen Feldelementen mittels Datentelegrammen Informationen austauscht, einem Datentransportnetzwerk, das an das Stellwerk angekoppelt und mit den dezentralen Feldelementen verbunden ist, einem Energietransportnetz, an das die dezentralen Feldelemente angeschlossen sind und das die dezentralen Feldelemente mit elektrischer Energie versorgt, wobei das Energietransportnetz Energieeinspeisepunkte aufweist, die entlang einer Energiebusstruktur des Energietransportnetzes verteilt angeordnet sind, und die Energieeinspeisepunkte durch mindestens eine unabhängige Energieeinspeisung mit entsprechender elektrischer Leistung versorgbar sind, wie es aus der eingangs angegebenen europäischen Patentanmeldung bekannt ist, und zeichnet sich zur Lösung der oben angegebenen Aufgabe erfindungsgemäß dadurch aus, dass mit einer im Zuge der mindestens einen Energieeinspeisung liegenden Überwachungseinrichtung ein Störungssignal an das Stellwerk abgebbar ist und von dem Stellwerk mit dem Störungssignal jeweils energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf eine Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen begrenzt wird.The invention also relates to a method for operating decentralized electrical field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking that exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams, a data transport network that is coupled to the interlocking and connected to the decentralized field elements, a Energy transport network to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy, the energy transport network having energy feed points that are arranged distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network, and the energy feed points can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy feed, as is known from the European patent application cited at the outset, and is characterized according to the invention in that with a In the course of the monitoring device located at least one energy supply, a fault signal can be emitted to the signal box and the field elements are limited by the signal box with the fault signal to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.

Damit ergeben sich sinngemäß dieselben Vorteile, wie sie oben zu der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung aufgeführt sind.This results in the same advantages as are listed above for the device according to the invention.

Außerdem bezieht sich die Erfindung auf ein Verfahren zum Betreiben von in einer Gleisanlage angeordneten dezentralen Feldelementen mit einem Stellwerk, das mit den dezentralen Feldelementen mittels Datentelegrammen Informationen austauscht, einem Datentransportnetzwerk, das an das Stellwerk angekoppelt und mit den dezentralen Feldelementen verbunden ist, einem Energietransportnetz, an das die dezentralen Feldelemente angeschlossen sind und das die dezentralen Feldelemente mit elektrischer Energie versorgt, wobei das Energietransportnetz Energieeinspeisepunkte aufweist, die entlang einer Energiebusstruktur des Energietransportnetzes verteilt angeordnet sind, wobei die Energieeinspeisepunkte durch mindestens eine unabhängige Energieeinspeisung mit entsprechender elektrischer Leistung versorgbar sind und die dezentralen Feldelemente jeweils leistungsbezogene Messwerte an das Stellwerk abgeben, gemäß der oben angegebenen europäischen Patentanmeldung, und sieht zur Lösung der oben aufgeführten Aufgabe erfindungsgemäß vor, dass von dem Stellwerk aus den leistungsbezogenen Messwerten ein leistungsbezogener Summenmesswert gebildet wird und mit dem leistungsbezogenen Summenmesswert jeweils energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf eine Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen begrenzt werden.The invention also relates to a method for operating decentralized field elements arranged in a track system with an interlocking that exchanges information with the decentralized field elements by means of data telegrams, a data transport network that is coupled to the interlocking and connected to the decentralized field elements, an energy transport network, to which the decentralized field elements are connected and which supplies the decentralized field elements with electrical energy, the energy transport network having energy feed points which are arranged distributed along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network, the energy feed points through at least an independent energy feed can be supplied with corresponding electrical power and the decentralized field elements each emit power-related measured values to the interlocking, according to the above-mentioned European patent application, and, in order to solve the above-mentioned object, the invention provides that a power-related total measured value from the interlocking from the output-related measured values is formed and with the power-related total measured value, the field elements are limited to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.

Auch bei dieser Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung ergeben sich die Vorteile, wie sie oben zur erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung aufgeführt sind.This embodiment of the device according to the invention also has the advantages as listed above for the device according to the invention.

Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren werden bei zumindest einigen Feldelementen Weichen verwendet.In the method according to the invention, switches are used in at least some field elements.

Bei beiden Ausführungsformen des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ist es vorteilhaft, wenn von dem Stellwerk jeweils aus der Anzahl und der Zahl der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente die kleinere Feldelementenzahl der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente als endgültige Begrenzung ausgewählt wird, wodurch von dem Stellwerk insgesamt für eine optimale Energieversorgung im Hinblick auf die jeweilige Einspeisesituation und die Anzahl der Feldelemente gesorgt ist.In both embodiments of the method according to the invention, it is advantageous if, from the number and the number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously, the smaller number of field elements of the field elements that can be operated simultaneously is selected from the interlocking as the final limit, whereby the interlocking as a whole ensures an optimal energy supply with regard to the respective feed-in situation and the number of field elements are taken care of.

Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren wird es auch als vorteilhaft angesehen, wenn bei einem Energietransportnetz als Wechselstromnetz aus leistungsbezogenen Wechselstrom-Messwerten ein leistungsbezogener Summenwechselstrommesswert gebildet und damit jeweils energiebedingt die Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen begrenzt wird.In the method according to the invention, it is also considered advantageous if, in an energy transport network as an alternating current network, a power-related total alternating current measured value is formed from power-related alternating current measured values and the number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously is therefore limited due to the energy.

Vorteilhaft erscheint es ferner, wenn bei einem Energietransportnetz als Gleichstromnetz aus leistungsbezogenen Gleichstrom-Messwerten ein leistungsbezogener Summengleichstrom-Messwert gebildet wird und damit jeweils energiebedingt die Feldelemente auf die Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen begrenzt werden.It also appears to be advantageous if in an energy transport network as a direct current network from power-related direct current measured values a power-related total direct current measured value is formed and thus the energy-related field elements are limited to the number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously.

Zur weiteren Erläuterung der Erfindung ist in

  • Fig. 1 ein Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung für Gleich- oder Wechselstromeinspeisung und in
  • Fig. 2 ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel mit einer Gleichstromeinspeisung
gezeigt.To further explain the invention is in
  • Fig. 1 an embodiment of the device according to the invention for direct or alternating current supply and in
  • Fig. 2 a further embodiment with a direct current feed
shown.

In Fig. 1 ist ein Stellwerk 1 zu erkennen, das über jeweils eine Datenverbindung 2 bzw. 3 mit einer Überwachungseinrichtung 4 bzw. 5 verbunden ist. Jede der Überwachungseinrichtungen 4 bzw. 5 ist an eine Energieeinspeisung 6 bzw. 7 angeschlossen, die von nicht gezeigten Gleichstromquellen gespeist ist.In Fig. 1 a signal box 1 can be seen, which is connected to a monitoring device 4 or 5 via a data connection 2 or 3, respectively. Each of the monitoring devices 4 and 5 is connected to an energy supply 6 or 7, which is fed by direct current sources (not shown).

An die Überwachungseinrichtung 4 ist ein Energieversorgungsbus 8 angeschlossen, der mit mehreren Energieeinspeisepunkten 9 und 10 verbunden ist. An die weitere Überwachungseinrichtung 5 ist ein weiterer Energiebus 11 angeschlossen, der seinerseits über Einspeisepunkte 12 und 13 verfügt. Die Energiebusse 8 und 11 bilden ein Energietransportnetz 14, das mit Gleich- oder Wechselstrom betrieben werden kann.A power supply bus 8 is connected to the monitoring device 4 and is connected to several power feed points 9 and 10. Another power bus 11 is connected to the further monitoring device 5, which in turn has feed points 12 and 13. The energy buses 8 and 11 form an energy transport network 14 which can be operated with direct or alternating current.

Mittels der einen Überwachungseinrichtung 4 und der weiteren Überwachungseinrichtung 5 wird überprüft, ob die Energieeinspeisung über die Energieeinspeisung 6 bzw. 7 einwandfrei verläuft oder ob eine Störung aufgetreten ist. Wird eine solche Störung beispielsweise von der Überwachungseinrichtung 4 insofern festgestellt, dass die Energieeinspeisung 6 vollkommen ausgefallen ist, dann wird dies mittels eines Störungssignals S1 über die Datenverbindung 2 dem Stellwerk 1 gemeldet. Daraufhin wird von dem Stellwerk 1 die Energieeinspeisung 7 aktiviert und somit die Energieversorgung für den Energiebus 11 sichergestellt. Über die Datenverbindung 3 wird dies mit einem Signal S2 dem Stellwerk 1 von der weiteren Überwachungseinrichtung 5 mitgeteilt.The one monitoring device 4 and the further monitoring device 5 are used to check whether the energy supply via the energy supply 6 or 7 is running properly or whether a fault has occurred. If such a fault is detected by the monitoring device 4, for example, to the extent that the energy supply 6 has completely failed, this is reported to the signal box 1 via the data connection 2 by means of a fault signal S1. Thereupon, the power supply from the signal box 1 7 activated and thus the energy supply for the energy bus 11 is ensured. This is communicated via the data connection 3 to the signal box 1 from the further monitoring device 5 with a signal S2.

Stellt die Überwachungseinrichtung 4 hingegen fest, dass über die Energieeinspeisung 6 nur relativ wenig Energie eingespeist wird, dann wird mit dem Störungssignal S1 dem Stellwerk 1 signalisiert, dass noch ein gewisser Energiefluss vorhanden ist. Dieser Energiefluss wird zusammen mit einer vollständig funktionierenden Energieeinspeisung 7 im Stellwerk 1 berücksichtigt, so dass dort insgesamt feststellbar ist, dass eine ausreichende Energieversorgung vorhanden ist. Allerdings bezieht sich diese Betrachtung lediglich auf die Ergebnisse der Überwachungseinrichtungen 4 und 5.If, on the other hand, the monitoring device 4 determines that only relatively little energy is being fed in via the energy supply 6, then the fault signal S1 signals the interlocking 1 that a certain amount of energy is still flowing. This energy flow is taken into account together with a fully functioning energy supply 7 in the signal box 1, so that it can be determined there overall that there is an adequate energy supply. However, this consideration only relates to the results of the monitoring devices 4 and 5.

Wie die Fig. 1 nämlich ferner zeigt, sind an den Einspeisepunkten 9 und 12 bzw. 10 und 13 des Energietransportnetzes 14 Messwertgeber 15 und 16 angeschlossen. Mittels dieser Messwertgeber 15 und 16 werden jeweils leistungsbezogene Messwerte von dezentralen Feldelementen 17 und 18 gebildet, die als Signale S3 und S4 zu dem Stellwerk 1 übertragen werden. Die dezentralen Feldelemente 17 und 18 sind Weichen.As the Fig. 1 namely, also shows, 14 measuring transducers 15 and 16 are connected to the feed points 9 and 12 or 10 and 13 of the energy transport network. By means of these measuring transducers 15 and 16, performance-related measured values are formed from decentralized field elements 17 and 18, which are transmitted to the signal box 1 as signals S3 and S4. The decentralized field elements 17 and 18 are switches.

Sowohl dem Messwertgeber 15 als auch dem Messwertgeber 16 ist jeweils ein Spannungswandler 19 bzw. 20 nachgeordnet, mit denen die Spannung des Energietransportnetzes 14 jeweils auf die für eine Weichensteuerung 21 bzw. 22 erforderliche Eingangsspannung konvertiert wird.Both the transducer 15 and the transducer 16 are each followed by a voltage converter 19 or 20, with which the voltage of the energy transport network 14 is converted to the input voltage required for a switch control 21 or 22.

Hinsichtlich der dezentralen Feldelemente 17 und 18 als Weichen und der jeweiligen Weichenansteuerung 21 bzw. 22 arbeitet die Einrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 in der Weise, dass die leistungsbezogenen Messwerte S3 und S4 als leistungsbezogene Gleichstrom- oder Wechselstrommesswerte über ein Datentransportnetz 23 an das Stellwerk 1 übertragen werden, das so ausgeführt ist, dass es aus den leistungsbezogenen Messwerten S3 und S4 einen leistungsbezogenen Summenmesswert als Gleichstrom- oder Wechselstromsummenmesswert bildet. Mit dem leistungsbezogenen Summenmesswert wird jeweils energie- bzw. situationsbedingt eine Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen 17 und 18 begrenzt, die mit der vorhandenen Energie noch ausreichend versorgt werden können. Im vorliegenden Beispiel werden weitere mit Punkten angedeutete Feldelemente dann nicht aktiviert, so dass hier nur zwei Weichen 17 und 18 aktiviert werden.With regard to the decentralized field elements 17 and 18 as switches and the respective switch control 21 and 22, the device operates according to Fig. 1 in such a way that the power-related measured values S3 and S4 are transmitted as power-related direct current or alternating current measured values via a data transport network 23 to the interlocking 1, which is designed in such a way that from the power-related measured values S3 and S4 a power-related total measured value as direct current or alternating current sum reading. With the power-related total measured value, depending on the energy or situation, a number of field elements 17 and 18 which can be actuated simultaneously and which can still be adequately supplied with the energy available is limited. In the present example, further field elements indicated by dots are then not activated, so that only two points 17 and 18 are activated here.

Dabei ist das Stellwerk 1 insgesamt so ausgelegt, dass es die aus der Beobachtung der Überwachungseinrichtung 4 und 5 mittels der Störungssignale S1 und S2 resultierende Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen und die mittels der dezentralen Feldelemente 17 und 18 gewonnenen leistungsbezogenen Messwerte berücksichtigt und dabei zu einer optimalen Begrenzung der jeweils insgesamt gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente gelangt.The interlocking 1 is designed in such a way that it takes into account the number of simultaneously actuatable field elements resulting from the observation of the monitoring device 4 and 5 by means of the fault signals S1 and S2 and the performance-related measured values obtained by means of the decentralized field elements 17 and 18 and thereby results in an optimal one Limitation of the total of simultaneously actuatable field elements arrives.

Zu ergänzen ist, dass an die Spannungswandler 19 und 20 jeweils ein Kondensator 24 und 25 angeschlossen ist, der das Anlaufen der Weichen 17 und 18 unterstützt. Jeder Kondensator 24 und 25 ist über eine Versorgungseinheit mit dem Spannungswandler 19 bzw. 20 verbunden, die über eine nicht gezeigte Netzknoteneinheit an das Gleichstromnetz bzw. den Energiebus 14 angekoppelt ist, wodurch im Störungsfall die im Energiebus verbleibende Energie zur langsamen Wiederaufladung der Kondensatoren 24 und 25 genutzt werden kann.It should be added that a capacitor 24 and 25 is connected to the voltage converters 19 and 20, which supports the starting of the switches 17 and 18. Each capacitor 24 and 25 is connected to the voltage converter 19 or 20 via a supply unit, which is coupled to the direct current network or the power bus 14 via a network node unit (not shown), whereby in the event of a fault the energy remaining in the power bus is used to slowly recharge the capacitors 24 and 25 can be used.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 2, in dem mit Fig. 1 übereinstimmende Elemente mit den gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen sind, unterscheidet sich von dem nach Fig. 1 dadurch, dass Gleichstromeinspeisung vorliegt, so dass es hier nur einen Gleichstrom-Energiebus 30 gibt, der sich von der einen Gleichstromeinspeisung 6 über die eine Überwachungseinrichtung 4 und die weitere Überwachungseinrichtung 5 zur anderen Gleichstromeinspeisung 7 erstreckt und dabei über Messwertgeber 15 und 16 geführt ist.The embodiment according to Fig. 2 , in which with Fig. 1 Corresponding elements are provided with the same reference numerals differs from that according to Fig. 1 in that there is a direct current feed, so that there is only one direct current power bus 30, which extends from the one direct current feed 6 via the one monitoring device 4 and the further monitoring device 5 to the other direct current feed 7 and is routed via transducers 15 and 16.

Das Stellwerk 1 arbeitet so, wie in Fig. 1 beschrieben, berücksichtigt demzufolge Störungssignale S1 von beispielsweise der einen Überwachungseinrichtung 4, um dann zunächst eine Anzahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen in Form der Weichen 17 und 18 zu bestimmen.The signal box 1 works as in Fig. 1 described, accordingly takes into account disturbance signals S1 from, for example, one monitoring device 4 in order to then first determine a number of field elements in the form of switches 17 and 18 which can be operated simultaneously.

Auch hierbei wird ergänzend mit Messwertgebern 15 bzw. 16 jeweils ein leistungsbezogener Messwert als Gleichstrommesswert gebildet und als Signal S3 bzw. S4 dem Stellwerk 1 zugeführt. Daraufhin wird in dem Stellwerk 1 ein leistungsbezogener Gleichstrom-Summenmesswert gebildet, und es werden jeweils energie- bzw. situationsbedingt die Feldelemente auf eine Zahl von gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelementen begrenzt, wobei dabei bereits Einschränkungen der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente aufgrund der Arbeitsweise der Überwachungseinrichtungen 4 und 5 mitberücksichtigt werden. Ergeben sich keine kritischen leistungsbezogenen Messwerte von den Messwertgebern 15 und 16, dann verbleibt es - im vorliegenden Beispiel - bei einer Begrenzung der gleichzeitig betätigbaren Feldelemente auf die Weichen 17 und 18.In this case, too, a power-related measured value is formed as a direct current measured value in addition with measured value transducers 15 and 16 and fed to the signal box 1 as signal S3 or S4. A power-related total direct current measured value is then generated in the signal box 1, and depending on the energy or situation, the field elements are limited to a number of field elements that can be operated simultaneously, with restrictions on the field elements that can be operated simultaneously due to the way in which the monitoring devices 4 and 5 work become. If there are no critical performance-related measured values from the measuring transducers 15 and 16, then - in the present example - the field elements that can be operated simultaneously are limited to the switches 17 and 18.

BezugszeichenlisteReference list

11
StellwerkSignal box
22
DatenverbindungData Connection
33
DatenverbindungData Connection
44th
ÜberwachungseinrichtungMonitoring device
55
weitere Überwachungseinrichtungfurther monitoring device
66
EnergieeinspeisungEnergy feed
77th
EnergieeinspeisungEnergy feed
88th
EnergieversorgungsbusEnergy supply bus
99
EnergieeinspeisepunktEnergy feed point
1010
EnergieeinspeisepunktEnergy feed point
1111
EnergiebusPower bus
1212th
EnergieeinspeisepunktEnergy feed point
1313th
EnergieeinspeisepunktEnergy feed point
1414th
EnergietransportnetzEnergy transport network
1515
MesswertgeberTransducer
1616
weiterer Messwertgeberfurther transducer
1717th
WeicheSoft
1818th
WeicheSoft
1919th
SpannungswandlerVoltage converter
2020th
SpannungswandlerVoltage converter
2121st
WeichensteuerungPoint control
2222nd
WeichensteuerungPoint control
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DatentransportnetzData transport network
2424
Kondensatorcapacitor
2525
Kondensatorcapacitor
3030th
Gleichstrom-EnergiebusDC power bus
S1S1
StörungssignalFault signal
S2S2
StörungssignalFault signal
S3S3
Signalsignal
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Claims (13)

  1. Device for operating local electrical field elements (17,18) arranged on a railway track, having a signal box (1) which exchanges information with the local field elements (17,18) by means of data telegrams, a data transport network (23) which is coupled to the signal box (1) and is connected to the local field elements,
    an energy transport network (14) to which the local field elements (17,18) are connected and which supplies the local field elements (17,18) with electrical energy, wherein
    the energy transport network (14) has energy feed-in points (9,10,12,13) which are arranged in a distributed manner along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network (14), and
    the energy feed-in points (9,10,12,13) can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy infeed (6,7),
    characterised in that
    in the course of the at least one energy infeed (6,7) a monitoring device (4,5) is arranged on the input side, from which an interference signal (S1,52) of the energy infeed (6,7) can be emitted to the signal box (1), and the signal box (1) is suitable for restricting a quantity of simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18) of the local field elements (17,18) using the interference signal (S1,S2), in each case on an energy-related basis.
  2. Device for operating local electrical field elements (17,18) arranged on a railway track, having a signal box (1) which exchanges information with the local field elements (17,18) by means of data telegrams, a data transport network (23) which is coupled to the signal box (1) and is connected to the local field elements (17,18),
    an energy transport network (14) to which the local field elements (17,18) are connected and which supplies the local field elements (17,18) with electrical energy, wherein
    the energy transport network (14) has energy feed-in points (9,10,12,13) which are arranged in a distributed manner along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network (14),
    the energy feed-in points (9,10,12,13) can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy infeed (6,7) and the local field elements (17,18) each emit power-related measurement values (S3,S4) to the signal box (19),
    characterised in that
    the signal box (1) is suitable for in each case forming a power-related sum measurement value from the power-related measurement values (S3,S4) and, using the power-related sum measurement value, restricting the field elements to a number of simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18), in each case on an energy-related basis.
  3. Device according to claims 1 and 2,
    characterised in that
    the at least some field elements are points (17,18).
  4. Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that
    the signal box (1) is suitable for selecting the smaller field element quantity of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18), in each case as a final restriction of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18), in each case from the quantity and number of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18).
  5. Device according to one of claims 2 to 4,
    characterised in that
    the signal box (1) is suitable, in the case of an energy transport network (14) as an alternating current network, for forming a power-related sum alternating current value in each case from power-related alternating current measurement values (S3,S4) and thereby on an energy-related basis restricting the number of simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18) of the local field elements (17,18).
  6. Device according to one of claims 2 to 4,
    characterised in that
    the signal box (1) is suitable, in the case of an energy transport network (14) as a direct current network, for forming a power-related sum direct current value from power-related direct current measurement values (S3,S4) and thereby on an energy-related basis restricting the number of simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18) of the local field elements (17,18).
  7. Device according to claim 6,
    characterised in that
    in the case of points (17,18) as field elements a capacitor (24,25) supporting the start-up of the points (17,18) is in each case arranged in a supply unit for the respective points (17,18), wherein the supply unit is coupled to the direct current network (14) via a network node unit.
  8. Method for operating local electrical field elements (17,18) arranged on a railway track, having a signal box (1) which exchanges information with the local field elements (17,18) by means of data telegrams, a data transport network (23) which is coupled to the signal box (1) and is connected to the local field elements (17,18),
    an energy transport network (14) to which the local field elements (17,18) are connected and which supplies the local field elements (17,18) with electrical energy, wherein
    the energy transport network (14) has energy feed-in points (9,10,12,13) which are arranged in a distributed manner along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network (14), and
    the energy feed-in points (9,10,12,13) can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy infeed (6,7),
    characterised in that
    an interference signal (S1,S2) of the energy infeed (6,7) can be emitted to the signal box (1) using a monitoring device (4,5) lying on the input side in the course of the at least one energy infeed (6,7), and
    the field elements (17,18) are restricted to a quantity of simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18) by the signal box (1) using the interference signal (S1,S2), in each case on an energy-related basis.
  9. Method for operating local electrical field elements (17,18) arranged on a railway track, having a signal box (1) which exchanges information with the local field elements (17,18) by means of data telegrams, a data transport network (23) which is coupled to the signal box (1) and is connected to the local field elements (17,18),
    an energy transport network (14) to which the local field elements (17, 18) are connected and which supplies the local field elements (17, 17) with electrical energy, wherein
    the energy transport network (14) has energy feed-in points (9, 10, 12, 13) which are arranged in a distributed manner along an energy bus structure of the energy transport network (14),
    the energy feed-in points (9, 10, 12, 13) can be supplied with corresponding electrical power by at least one independent energy infeed (6, 7) and the local field elements (17, 18) each emit power-related measurement values (S3, S4) to the signal box (1),
    characterised in that
    a power-related sum measurement value is formed by the signal box in each case from the power-related measurement values (S3,S4) and using the power-related sum measurement value on an energy-related basis in each case the field elements are restricted to a number of simultaneously actuatable field elements (17, 18).
  10. Method according to claim 8 and 9,
    characterised in that
    points (17, 18) are used in the case of at least some local field elements.
  11. Method according to one of claims 8 to 10,
    characterised in that
    the smaller field element quantity is selected by the signal box (1), in each case from the quantity and number of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18), as a final restriction of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17,18).
  12. Method according to one of claims 8 to 11,
    characterised in that
    in the case of an energy transport network (14) as an alternating current network, a power-related sum alternating current value is formed from power-related alternating current measurement values (S3, S4) and thereby the field elements are restricted to the number of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17, 18), in each case on an energy-related basis.
  13. Method according to one of claims 8 to 11,
    characterised in that
    in the case of an energy transport network (14) as a direct current network, a power-related sum direct current value is formed from power-related direct current measurement values (S3,S4) and thereby the field elements are restricted to the number of the simultaneously actuatable field elements (17, 18), in each case on an energy-related basis.
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