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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Siemens Mobility Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Alexander Dorsch, Nuremberg, DE;
Bernd Vangermain, Erlangen, DE;
Martin Jung, Erlangen, DE;
Tobias Weis, Hausen, DE;
Siemens Mobility GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method determines the energy consumption of a rail vehicle during a test drive. The method includes: a) providing a locomotive system having a brake locomotive component and a test locomotive component, b) providing a test route, c) providing basic data for the test drive having information about the train composition, load, route profile and timetable, d) determining driving data from the basic data, and transmitting the driving data to the control system, e) determining braking data from the basic data, and transmitting the braking data to the control system, f) carrying out the test drive with the locomotive system on the test route and measuring the energy consumption of the test locomotive component while this is controlled in accordance with the driving data and is simultaneously braked by the brake locomotive component in accordance with the braking data. A corresponding system is provided for implementing the method.
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