EP3696047A1 - Steuersystem für ein schienenfahrzeug, und schienenfahrzeug, das ein solches system umfasst - Google Patents

Steuersystem für ein schienenfahrzeug, und schienenfahrzeug, das ein solches system umfasst Download PDF

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EP3696047A1
EP3696047A1 EP20157177.5A EP20157177A EP3696047A1 EP 3696047 A1 EP3696047 A1 EP 3696047A1 EP 20157177 A EP20157177 A EP 20157177A EP 3696047 A1 EP3696047 A1 EP 3696047A1
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Pierre Chanal
Bernard Puel
Martial GARCIA
Jean-Francois ARNOLD
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0018—Communication with or on the vehicle or train
    • B61L15/0036—Conductor-based, e.g. using CAN-Bus, train-line or optical fibres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0081—On-board diagnosis or maintenance

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  • the present invention relates to an instrumentation and control system for a railway vehicle.
  • the invention also relates to a railway vehicle comprising such a system.
  • Known railway vehicles typically include controllable electrical devices such as electrical or electromechanical equipment relating to main functions (traction and / or braking units, etc.) or secondary functions (heating and air conditioning, lighting, management of doors and entrances, passenger information systems, etc.) of the rail vehicle.
  • controllable electrical devices such as electrical or electromechanical equipment relating to main functions (traction and / or braking units, etc.) or secondary functions (heating and air conditioning, lighting, management of doors and entrances, passenger information systems, etc.) of the rail vehicle.
  • control and the electrical supply of these devices are carried out by means of a wired control-command system including individual electromechanical devices such as relays, contactors, and switches, interconnected by wire links.
  • the electromechanical devices and the associated cables are bulky and complicated to install.
  • the architecture of the system must be completely modified each time one wishes to update or modify a functionality.
  • these solutions have limited scalability and their maintenance is expensive and complicated to implement.
  • the electromechanical devices used generally include inductive elements, such as coils, which generate electromagnetic noise and degrade the quality of the control signals and / or of the measurement signals passing through the system.
  • the invention more particularly intends to remedy by proposing an instrumentation and control system for a railway vehicle.
  • the invention relates to a railway vehicle comprising electrical devices and a control-command system for controlling each electrical device, characterized in that the control-command system is as previously described.
  • each electrical device is electrical or electronic equipment relating to main functions of the rail vehicle or to secondary functions of the rail vehicle, such as a motor or a compressor or an actuator.
  • the figure 1 shows a rail vehicle 2 comprising a control system 4 for controlling one or more electrical devices 6 of the rail vehicle 2.
  • the rail vehicle 2 is a passenger train, or a freight train, or an urban transport vehicle such as a metro or a tram, or else a rail maintenance vehicle such as a railcar or a locotractor.
  • the electrical devices 6 can be motors or compressors or actuators or any other controllable electrical device and can be referred to generically as “actuators” in what follows.
  • the reference "8" designates a group which may contain several electrical devices 6 of the railway vehicle 2.
  • the system 4 comprises a central computer 10, a communication network 12, at least one acquisition device 14 of at least one measured physical quantity representative of the operating state of one or more devices. electric 6 and at least one power controller 16 to control at least one of the electric devices 6.
  • the power controllers 16 are solid state controllers (“Solid-State Power Controller”), for example based on semiconductor electronic devices.
  • Each power controller 16 and each acquisition device 14 is connected to the central computer 10 via the communication network 12.
  • the communication network 12 is a wired network of Ethernet type, preferably of industrial Ethernet type, such as EtherCAT or equivalent.
  • Mainframe 10 includes a microprocessor and computer memory which stores instructions that can be executed by the microprocessor to operate computer 10.
  • the central computer 10 is a central railway computer of the TCMS (“Train Control and Management System”) type.
  • Each acquisition device 14 is configured to acquire one or more physical quantities representative of the operating state of one or more of the electrical devices 6.
  • the physical quantities can include one or more of the following physical quantities: an electric voltage, the intensity of an electric current, an electric power, a frequency, a temperature, a position, a distance, a luminous intensity, and many others.
  • the physical quantity or quantities are for example measured by means of one or more measuring devices 18 associated with one or more of the devices 6 of group 8, this or these measuring devices 18 being connected to the acquisition device 14.
  • each acquisition device 14 comprises an electronic circuit or a programmable electronic computer, a measurement acquisition interface connected to one or more measurement devices 18, as well as a network interface connected to the network 12.
  • the measuring devices 18 can include one or more sensors, such as current sensors, voltage sensors, power sensors, temperature sensors, position or distance sensors, or the like.
  • the measuring devices 18 are connected to one or more acquisition devices 14, for example by means of analog or digital links.
  • Each device 14 is further configured to automatically transmit the measured physical quantities, only to the central computer 10, via the communication network 12.
  • the measurement data collected by each acquisition device 14 are automatically fed back to the central computer 10 via the communication network 12 without going through the power controllers 16.
  • the central computer 10 is configured to automatically control the power controllers 16 as a function of the measured physical quantities received from the or each acquisition device 14, with a view to controlling the operation of the electrical appliance (s) 6.
  • Each power controller 16 is configured to be automatically controlled by the central computer 10 by means of control signals transmitted via the communication network 12.
  • the acquisition devices 14 are not able to directly control the power controllers 16, nor to directly supply the power controllers 16 with the measured physical quantities representative of the state of the devices 6.
  • a single electrical appliance 6, a single device 14 and a single power controller 16 are illustrated for ease of explanation, but in practice their number may be different.
  • each power controller 16 comprises a network interface 20, a power input interface 22, an electronic control circuit 24, one or more power components 26 and a control output 28.
  • the network interface 20 is connected to the communications network 12.
  • the network interface 20 makes it possible in particular to receive control signals sent by the central computer 10 for controlling an apparatus 6.
  • the power input interface 22 is connected to an electrical power source of the vehicle 2, not shown.
  • the power components 26 are, for example, power switches or electrical protection devices.
  • the power components 26 are semiconductor devices.
  • power switches include transistors, in particular field effect transistors, or bipolar transistors, or thyristors, or triacs, or insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) or any other similar device.
  • transistors in particular field effect transistors, or bipolar transistors, or thyristors, or triacs, or insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) or any other similar device.
  • IGBTs insulated gate bipolar transistors
  • Electrical protection devices are for example circuit breakers equipped with electronic trip units.
  • the power components 26 are controlled by the electronic control circuit 24 as a function of the control signals sent by the central computer 10 and received on the network interface 20 via the communication network 12.
  • the control output 28 is connected to a device 6.
  • the control output 28 is able to deliver a control signal for the device 6 and / or an electrical power for electrically supplying the device 6 to which it is connected, from the electrical power received from the input interface. 22.
  • the power controller 16 can include several independent control outputs 28 connected to different devices 6 and which can be activated independently of each other.
  • the power components 26 may also include one or more power converters to modify the shape and / or the properties of the power signal received on the input interface 22, depending on the characteristics of the apparatus 6 connected to the output. 28.
  • the power controller 16 comprises a housing inside which the components of the power controller 16 as described above are encapsulated.
  • the box is arranged so that it can be plugged in or removed from an electrical panel in the vehicle 2, in the manner of a removable drawer.
  • each power controller 16 is further configured to transmit diagnostic information to the central computer 10, via the communication network 12, without going through the acquisition device 14.
  • the diagnostic information is for example generated by the electronic control circuit 24.
  • the diagnostic information is representative of the internal state of the power controller 16 (open or closed state of components 26 when the latter are switches and / or circuit breakers, information on a possible fault, sending of a code. error ).
  • the diagnostic information is representative of intensity values of an electric current flowing through the power controller 16, for example for an electric current received at input 22, for an electric current delivered at output 28, or for an electric current measured at one or more power components 26.
  • the embodiments of the invention thus make it possible, among other things, to simplify the operation, installation and maintenance of the system 4.
  • the functionalities of the system 4 can be modified and / or updated, in particular when an electrical device 6 is added or removed or modified, without it being necessary to change the entire architecture of the system 4.
  • the power controllers 16 are fewer in number, more compact and easier to handle and connect than the known individual electromechanical devices with their hard-wired interconnects.
  • the power controllers 16 make it possible to simplify the wiring and to optimize mass and significant volume at the level of the complete train, which makes it possible in particular to save energy or else to allocate more seats to passengers. In fact, they allow, compared to the state of the art, the passage from a logic wired with many analog components (relays, micro-circuit breakers ...), to a logic programmed with adapted interfaces.
  • control and / or measurement signals run less risk of being altered because the power controllers 16 do not generate as much electromagnetic noise as known electromechanical devices.

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