Knorr-bremse Systeme Fur Schienenfahrzeuge Gmbh

Deutsche Bahn Ag

Peter Berger

Thomas Merkel

Gert Assmann

Marc-Oliver Herden

Christian Urra

Jörg-Johannes Wach

Rainer Rau

Marcus Fischer

Boris Wittich

Angelika Riedi

Philipp Gehrke

Angelicka Riedi

Frank Minde

A method and a control device determine a position-related braking ability of a vehicle. A first vehicle determines at least one piece of position-related information of a route section, the at least one piece of position-related information of the route section being information relating to the braking ability on the route section. The first vehicle transmits the at least one piece of position-related information to a receiver, the receiver being at least one second vehicle, whereby the braking curves of at least one rail vehicle are adapted according to the situation, thus allowing safety on the route section and the utilization of the section to be improved.

Support of train control systems by online transmission of information about braking ability

A method and device supply a vehicle with main and auxiliary air, wherein the device includes a compressor driven via an electric motor for generating compressed air to fill at least one main air tank for supplying pneumatic units of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has at least one first and second power source for supplying electric energy, wherein a pneumatic actuator that upgrades the vehicle and activates the first power source is provided with the compressed air produced by the compressor in that, in that phase, the second power source feeds the electric motor of the compressor, wherein a switching valve device supplies the compressed air for upgrading to an auxiliary air tank associated with the pneumatic actuator, and otherwise the switching valve device supplies the compressed air produced by the to the main air tank.

Method and device for supplying, in particular a rail vehicle, with main and auxiliary air

A method and device control at least one air dryer unit of an air supply system for the primary and auxiliary air supply of a vehicle. In the method and device, at least one compressor is driven by an associated electric motor that serves both for the primary air supply of a primary air tank and for the auxiliary air supply of an auxiliary air tank. Compressed air generated by the compressor is channeled over the at least one downstream air dryer unit so as to dry the compressed air generated by the compressor while the drying agent of the air dryer is regenerated with dried compressed air. During the auxiliary air supply, the air flow used for regenerating the at least one air dryer unit is reduced or suppressed.

Method and device for controlling an air dryer unit of an air supply system for primary and auxiliary air supply, in particular for a rail vehicle

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Unterschleissheim, Germany

Peter Berger