Patents
US 12172684 B2: Managing vehicle energy use based on future energy demand
- Granted
- 2024-12-24
- Filed
- 2022-11-23 application 17993337
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system includes one or more processors and memory storing processor-executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include generating a driving strategy for a traveling route of a train comprising at least one battery-electric locomotive (BEL) based on saved data in the system for optimizing one or more aspects for the train over the traveling route; operating the train according to the driving strategy; receiving update data associated with a current location of the train; revising the driving strategy based on the saved data and the update data for optimizing energy consumption efficiency for a segment of the traveling route by identifying active powered components of the train that are non-essential for traversing the segment and turning off power to one or more of the identified active powered components for a duration of traversing the segment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Rail Services Corporation 113 patents | US company or organization | Albertville, AL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Akif | Corral City, TX | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sidarta Fornari Beltramin | Curitiba, BR | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Evan Paul Sevel | Wexford, PA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John William Brand | Merritt Island, FL | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B61L | Guiding railway traffic; ensuring the safety of railway traffic | B61L15/0058 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60L | Propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles ; supplying electric power for auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles ; electrodynamic brake systems for vehicles in general ; magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles; monitoring operating variables of electrically-propelled vehicles; electric safety devices for electrically-propelled vehicles | B60L3/0046 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AKIF, SAMMY signed 2022-11-08 SEVEL, EVAN P signed 2022-11-10 BRAND, JOHN WILLIAM signed 2022-11-18 BELTRAMIN, SIDARTA FORNARI signed 2022-11-21 | PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION ALBERTVILLE, AL | 61864/919 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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