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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Electro-motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin A. Raeder, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Gregory R. Kupiec, Lemont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 15/14 (2006.01); B61C 5/00 (2006.01); B61C 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 15/14 (2013.01); B61C 5/00 (2013.01); B61C 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for adjusting wheel adhesion levels on multiple locomotive axles in a rail vehicle consist is provided. The system includes a first controller associated with a lead locomotive and a second controller associated with at least one trailing locomotive. A wheel adhesion level sensor is configured to detect a low wheel adhesion level at an axle and transmit that information to the first or second controller. The first controller adjusts the load being delivered to the axles by the motor in response to the low wheel adhesion level.