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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2024
Alstom Holdings, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR;
Gandhal Vishwanath, Bangalore, IN;
Veliyambra Umesh Babu, Bangalore, IN;
ALSTOM HOLDINGS, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR;
Abstract
A system for distributing auxiliary power onboard of a train including a first car, a second car, and a third car equipped each with electric loads, including: a power distribution line extending across the cars; a first, a second and a third auxiliary power generators each configured to supply power to the electric loads on the first, second and third cars, respectively; a first and a second auxiliary power switching devices positioned along the power distribution line between the first and second auxiliary power generators and between the second and third power generators, respectively; a third and a fourth auxiliary power switching devices positioned along the power distribution line at the second car. When one of the auxiliary power generators is faulty, loads installed on the car affected by the faulty generator are supplied by one of the other auxiliary power generators via switching of the power switching devices.