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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Edzard Luebben, Erlangen, DE;
Martin Offer, Weilersbach, DE;
Juergen Schlaht, Fuerth, DE;
Joerg Schneider, Erlangen, DE;
Edzard Luebben, Erlangen, DE;
Martin Offer, Weilersbach, DE;
Juergen Schlaht, Fuerth, DE;
Joerg Schneider, Erlangen, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A rail vehicle system includes a set of cars for transporting passengers. The set has two end cars, at least one driveless central car and at least one central car constructed as a traction car having at least one drive unit. In order to achieve greater flexibility in assembling a rail vehicle system, in particular with regard to improved scalability of traction power, the traction car includes a power supply unit for the drive unit and has at least one voltage transformation unit and a power converter unit.