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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Paoletti Umberto, Tokyo, JP;
Aya Ohmae, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 5/24 (2006.01); B60L 50/53 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 5/24 (2013.01); B60L 50/53 (2019.02); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/912 (2013.01);
Abstract
An object of the disclosure is to provide a technique for identifying an arc position between an overhead line and a pantograph mounted on an electric vehicle. A system according to the disclosure includes: a magnetic field detector configured to detects a magnetic field generated by an arc; and a first processor disposed in an electric vehicle and configured to determine a horizontal position of the arc on a pantograph by using the magnetic field detected by the detector.