WO2006065730A3 - A broken rail detection system - Google Patents

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WO2006065730A3
WO2006065730A3 PCT/US2005/044884 US2005044884W WO2006065730A3 WO 2006065730 A3 WO2006065730 A3 WO 2006065730A3 US 2005044884 W US2005044884 W US 2005044884W WO 2006065730 A3 WO2006065730 A3 WO 2006065730A3
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broken rail
locomotive
signal indicative
track
signal
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Kenneth A Karg
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Bombardier Transp Gmbh
Kenneth A Karg
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Priority to US11/721,657 priority patent/US20080105791A1/en
Priority to CA002590042A priority patent/CA2590042A1/en
Publication of WO2006065730A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006065730A2/en
Publication of WO2006065730A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006065730A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61K—AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61K9/00—Railway vehicle profile gauges; Detecting or indicating overheating of components; Apparatus on locomotives or cars to indicate bad track sections; General design of track recording vehicles
    • B61K9/08—Measuring installations for surveying permanent way
    • B61K9/10—Measuring installations for surveying permanent way for detecting cracks in rails or welds thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
    • B61L23/04—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
    • B61L23/042—Track changes detection
    • B61L23/044—Broken rails
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L3/00—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal
    • B61L3/02—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control
    • B61L3/08—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically
    • B61L3/12—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves
    • B61L3/121—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves using magnetic induction

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Train Traffic Observation, Control, And Security (AREA)

Abstract

A system for performing broken rail detection on a railway track. The system comprises at least one locomotive and a monitoring entity. Each locomotive comprises a receiver for receiving a track signal that is circulating in the railway track and a processing unit that is in communication with the receiver. The processing unit is operative for detecting a characteristic of the track signal and generating a signal indicative of a potential broken rail in response to a change in the characteristic of the track signal. The locomotive further comprises a wireless transmitter for transmitting the signal indicative of a potential broken rail over a wireless communication link. The monitoring entity comprises a receiver for receiving the signal indicative of a potential broken rail and a processing unit for detecting a broken rail at least in part on the basis of the signal indicative of a potential broken rail from the locomotive.
PCT/US2005/044884 2004-12-13 2005-12-12 A broken rail detection system WO2006065730A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP05853731A EP1824720A4 (en) 2004-12-13 2005-12-12 A broken rail detection system
US11/721,657 US20080105791A1 (en) 2004-12-13 2005-12-12 Broken Rail Detection System
CA002590042A CA2590042A1 (en) 2004-12-13 2005-12-12 A broken rail detection system

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US63500304P 2004-12-13 2004-12-13
US60/635,003 2004-12-13

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CA (1) CA2590042A1 (en)
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