Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Mobility Gmbh

Bernd Köhler

Stefan Von Dosky

Richard H Osman

Herbert Schorb

Olaf Körner

The disclosure relates to a railway vehicle component group for generating an electronic life history of a machine component. The railway vehicle component group includes a machine component having a storage unit arranged in or on the machine component, and at least one control unit suitable for bidirectional communication with the machine component, wherein operating data is configured to be generated in the control unit. The storage unit is suitable at least for bidirectional communication with the control unit, wherein a storage of the operating data generated via the control unit is provided during the operation of the machine component by at least the bidirectional communication in order to generate an electronic life history of the machine component. The storage unit also has an electronic type label of the machine component. The disclosure also relates to a method for generating a life history of a machine component, as well as a service method for maintenance.

Rail vehicle component group and method for generating a life history of a machine component and service method for maintenance

A power electronic device is disclosed. The power electronic device may include a housing, a conductive element positioned within the housing and rated for at least a medium voltage, a cooling system in fluid communication with the conductive element, a plurality of temperature sensing tags and a data collection unit having a receiver that is configured to receive signals from the antennae of the temperature sensing tags. The cooling system may have a plurality of outlet conduit elements that are positioned within the housing. Each of the tags may be attached to one of the outlet conduits and may include a power supply, a temperature sensor, and an antenna.

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Forchheim, Germany

Bernd Köhler