JP2000127967A - Ats-p ground device and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ATS-P ground device capable of maintaining its operation even if a part of the device causes a failure and having a simple configuration and a control method therefor. SOLUTION: A code processing device 1 forms an information processing circuit into a double system consisting of information one system and information two system and maintains its operation even if a failure of the system on one side occurs. Power supplies are connected with each ground piece 2, 3, 4 in parallel, the supply of power supply to the ground piece which causes a failure is stopped by a switch 1-1 when the failure of a part of the ground piece occurs, and the operation of the other normal ground piece is maintained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ATS (Auto
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a magnetic Train Stop-P ground apparatus and a control method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art (Conventional Example 1) FIG. 2 shows an example of a conventional apparatus of this type. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a code processor, 2
Reference numerals 2, 23, and 24 denote repeaters (also referred to as "repeaters") that are arranged at a distance along the track, and a ground element (a transmission coil that transmits to an on-board device) that is energized by the repeaters.
It is a combination of Hereinafter, this combination is generally referred to as a ground child.
Reference numeral 25 denotes a cable for connecting the code processor 1 and the ground terminal 22 for information transmission and a power supply, and the information is superimposed on the power supply. Reference numerals 26 and 27 denote a code processor 1 and a ground terminal 2 respectively.
This is a cable having the same function as that of the cable 25 connecting the cables 3 and 24.
21-1 is provided in the code processor 21, and the cable 2
The switches 5, 26, and 27 can be individually separated from the power supply and the information processing unit having a single system configuration.

[0003] Conventional example 1 is configured as described above, and the information processing section is of a single system. Therefore, when a failure is detected, erroneous information is not transmitted via ground terminals 22, 23, and 24. By the switch 21-1, the cables 25, 26, 2
7 are all separated. If any of the ground contacts 22, 23, and 24 detects a failure, only the cable connected to the detected ground contact is disconnected by the switch 21-1 to maintain the operation of the other normal ground contacts. .

(Conventional Example 2) FIG. 3 shows another example of a conventional ATS-P ground apparatus. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 denotes a code processor, and reference numerals 32, 33, and 34 denote ground terminals (a combination of a repeater and a transmission coil energized by the repeater) arranged at a distance along the track. . Reference numeral 35 denotes a cable dedicated to information transmission that connects the code processor 31 and the ground terminals 32, 33, and 34. Reference numeral 36 denotes a power supply-dedicated cable for connecting the code processor 31 and the ground terminals 32, 33, and 34. Ground wires 32, 33, 34 are multi-drop connected to the cables 35, 36. A switch 31-1 is provided in the code processor 31 and can disconnect the cable 36 from the power supply. The information processing unit has a single system configuration.

[0005] Conventional Example 2 is configured as described above, and the information processing unit has a single system configuration. Therefore, when a failure is detected, a switch is provided so that erroneous information is not transmitted via the ground terminals 32, 33, and 34. 31-1 disconnects the cable 36,
The operation of the grounding elements 32, 33, 34 is stopped.

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional example 1 and the conventional example 2, since the information processing unit in the code processor is of a single system configuration, if the information processing unit fails, the operation is completely performed. There is a problem that it has to be stopped.

In the prior art 1, since information is superimposed on the power supply, a superimposition circuit and a separation circuit are required, and there is a problem that the configuration becomes complicated.

In Conventional Example 2, since the information transmission cable and the power supply cable are respectively common to a plurality of ground terminals,
There is a problem in that if even one ground fault occurs, the operation must be completely stopped.

The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ATS-P ground apparatus having a simple configuration capable of maintaining operation even when a part of the apparatus fails, and a control method thereof. It is assumed that.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, an ATS-P ground apparatus is provided with the following (1) to (1).
The control method of the ATS-P ground equipment is configured as in (3) and as in (4) to (6) below.

(1) A code processor having a plurality of ground terminals arranged along a track, a power supply unit and an information processing unit having a redundant configuration, and a plurality of ground terminals connected to the information processing unit by multi-drop connection A connection unit for connecting the plurality of ground terminals in parallel to the power supply unit, wherein the power supply unit has a unit capable of disconnecting power for each ground terminal.
Ground equipment.

(2) The ATS-P ground equipment according to the above (1), wherein the grounding element has a built-in repeater.

(3) In the ATS-P ground equipment according to (1), the information processing section having the redundant configuration has a main information processing circuit and a slave information processing circuit.
TS-P ground equipment.

(4) The method for controlling an ATS-P ground apparatus according to (3), wherein a step of detecting a failure of the information processing circuit of the main system; Switching the connection with the ground information terminal from the main information processing circuit to the slave information processing circuit.

(5) The method for controlling an ATS-P ground apparatus according to (3), wherein a step of detecting a mismatch between an output of the master information processing circuit and an output of the slave information processing circuit. When a mismatch is detected in this step, a step of selecting an output on the safe side from an output of the master information processing circuit and an output of the slave information processing circuit; and Outputting to a plurality of ground terminals. A method for controlling an ATS-P ground device.

(6) A method for controlling an ATS-P ground apparatus according to any one of (1), (2) and (3),
Detecting a failure of each of the plurality of ground children,
And a step of disconnecting the power supply of the ground child detecting this step.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to ATS.
A detailed description will be given by using an example of the -P ground apparatus. Although the grounding element in the embodiment has a built-in repeater,
The present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly implemented in a form using a powered ground terminal incorporating a proper device.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the form of the ATS-P ground apparatus, and can be similarly implemented in the form of a control method of the ATS-P ground apparatus.

[0019]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an ATS-P ground apparatus according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a code processor, which is composed of two systems, an information 1 system (main system) and an information 2 system (slave system).
It has a system information processing circuit and a power supply.

Reference numerals 2, 3, and 4 denote grounding elements (combinations of a repeater and a transmission coil energized by the repeater) arranged at a distance along the track. Reference numeral 5 denotes a cable dedicated to information transmission for connecting the code processor 1 and the ground terminals 2, 3, and 4, and the ground terminals 2, 3, and 4 are connected in a multidrop manner. 6 is a power-only cable for connecting the code processor 1 and the ground terminal 2,
Similarly, reference numerals 7 and 8 denote power-only cables for connecting the code processor 1 with the ground terminals 3 and 4, respectively.

In the code processor 1, the cable 5 is connected to the information processing circuit of the information 1 system, and the cables 6, 7, 8
Is switch 1-1 so that it can be separated from the power supply individually.
Connected to the power supply.

In the normal operation, the information processing circuit of the information 1 system, which is the main system, transmits information to the on-board device (not shown) via the cable 5 and the grounds 2, 3, and 4. Send.

When a failure is detected in the main information processing circuit, the information processing circuit is switched to the sub information processing circuit and information is transmitted to the on-vehicle device via the cable 5 and the grounds 2, 3, and 4.

If a failure is detected in any of the grounding units,
By disconnecting only the cable connected to the ground detector that has detected the failure by the switch 1-1, the operation of the other normal ground detector is maintained.

If the outputs of the main system and the slave system do not match, even though the failure is not detected in any of the information processing circuits of the master system and the slave system, the outputs on the safety side are output to the ground terminals 2, 3, and 4.
To ensure safety.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
The operation can be maintained irrespective of the failure detection of the main system or the slave system. Further, regardless of the failure detection of some of the ground terminals, the operation of the other normal ground members can be maintained.

Since dedicated cables are used for information transmission and power supply, respectively, a superposition circuit and a separation circuit are not required and the configuration is simplified.

In the embodiment, the information is transmitted from the code processor to the on-board device via the grounding element. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information can be transmitted and received to and from the on-board device. .

Further, in the embodiment, the information processing circuit has a double system configuration. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide an ATS-P ground apparatus having a simple configuration that can maintain operation even when a part of the apparatus fails, and a control method thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional example 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a second conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Code processor 2,3,4 Ground cable 5-8 Cable

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A code processor having a plurality of ground terminals arranged along a track, a power supply unit and an information processing unit having a redundant configuration, and a plurality of ground terminals connected to the information processing unit by multi-drop connection. An ATS-P ground apparatus, comprising: a connection unit for connecting the plurality of ground terminals in parallel to the power unit; and the power unit includes a unit capable of disconnecting power for each ground terminal. . 2. The ATS-P ground apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said grounding element includes a repeater. 3. The ATS-P ground apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said redundant information processing unit has a main information processing circuit and a sub information processing circuit. ATS-P ground equipment. 4. The control method for an ATS-P ground apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a step of detecting a failure of the main information processing circuit;
Switching the connection with the plurality of ground terminals from the master information processing circuit to the slave information processing circuit. 5. The control method for an ATS-P ground apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a step of detecting a mismatch between an output of the main information processing circuit and an output of the sub information processing circuit is provided. When a mismatch is detected in the step, a step of selecting an output on the safe side among an output of the master information processing circuit and an output of the slave information processing circuit; and And outputting to the ground child. A method for controlling an ATS-P ground device. 6. The control method for an ATS-P ground apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the step of detecting a failure of each of the plurality of ground terminals is performed. Disconnecting the power supply of the ground child detecting the step.