88results about "Solar cell/heat pipe technology" patented technology

A public transportation system includes control by highly distributed communications, ultra-light transit vehicles suspended from single or dual rails and powered by electricity. The electric power supplied independently and supplemented by wind generators and solar panels. The transit vehicles, are suitable to transport from one to four persons. The system includes a plurality interconnected rails with main conduits and station conduits to provide non-stop transportation from one station to another station.

The present invention provides a new personal transport system for passengers and goods, which comprises: a tube car comprising a self-powered closed tube car carrying passengers or goods from door to door; and a network of tubes comprising a plurality of tubes, the said network of tubes combined with the existing blocks or buildings, with each tube in the network of tubes provided with an upper rail and / or a lower rail for supporting and / or guiding the said tube car carrying passengers or goods. According to the invention it is possible to achieve a door-to-door transport between two buildings. In comparison to other traffic systems, the inventive system's velocity, line capacity, safety and reliability, ability of resisting disasters and comfortableness are much increased while its consumption of energy, construction cost, occupied space, operating cost, noise and visual pollution are greatly reduced. Furthermore, the transport system of the invention is easy to put into a standardized production, quick to be laid, removed and reused.

The present invention provides a new personal transport system for passengers and goods, which comprises: a tube car comprising a self-powered closed tube car carrying passengers or goods from door to door; and a network of tubes comprising a plurality of tubes, the said network of tubes combined with the existing blocks or buildings, with each tube in the network of tubes provided with an upper rail and / or a lower rail for supporting and / or guiding the said tube car carrying passengers or goods. According to the invention it is possible to achieve a door-to-door transport between two buildings. In comparison to other traffic systems, the inventive system's velocity, line capacity, safety and reliability, ability of resisting disasters and comfortableness are much increased while its consumption of energy, construction cost, occupied space, operating cost, noise and visual pollution are greatly reduced. Furthermore, the transport system of the invention is easy to put into a standardized production, quick to be laid, removed and reused.

A system of one or more tower structures operationally configured for cable-based transportation, including adaptations of such technologies that may blend into surrounding environments, and which are particularly beneficial for use in connection with amusement facilities.

A capsule for an evacuated tube transport system, the capsule comprising a capsule body for carrying passengers within an evacuated tube; a first door disposed in a first end of the body; and a first coupling mechanism and a first sealing mechanism arranged respectively to couple the capsule to another capsule at the end of the body while the capsules are moving and to establish a seal around the door and a corresponding door in the other capsule to enable passengers to move from one capsule to another through the doors without exposing the passengers to the pressure of the evacuated tube.

The present invention is an improved ski lift. The ski lift contains a solar power source which is attached to one or more heating elements. The heating elements heat a passenger's hands during transit up the mountain. As a result, the passenger is made more comfortable during transit, increasing his or her overall skiing experience.

New and useful system, components and methods are provided for a transportation system in which one or more vehicles are moved between at least a pair of stations along a guideway that extends between the pair of stations. The vehicle is propelled along the guideway while one or more signals are transmitted that can be used for controlling the speed of the vehicle and the spacing between the vehicle and other vehicles on the guideway. A digital signal that decodes into a sync signal component and a spacing signal component is transmitted along the guideway, where the difference between the period of the sync and spacing signal components determines the predetermined speed of the vehicles moving along the guideway. Each vehicle has a virtual scan window, based on the actual speed of the vehicle, that is configured to follow the spacing signal component in a manner such that the relation of a predetermined point on the virtual scan window to the spacing signal component determines whether the vehicle is maintaining the predetermined speed or whether the speed of the vehicle needs to be adjusted to maintain the predetermined speed and spacing.

The cable railroad system has a load support, a traction cable, and many chairs. These chairs are equipped with a coupling device for coupling these to the load support and the traction cable. The seats of the chairs are constructed with batteries to supply an electric heating device and / or a heating device. The system has also devices to charge the batteries.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a freight transportation system includes a track comprising a pair of rails and a linear motor reaction plate disposed between the rails and a transport vehicle having a universal intermodal container bay configured to accommodate a plurality of containers. The transport vehicle includes one or more suspension systems each having a plurality of steel wheels engaged with the rails. The freight transportation system further includes a linear induction propulsion system coupled to the transport vehicle and operable to work in conjunction with the linear motor reaction plate to move the transport vehicle, and a control system coupled to the linear induction propulsion system and operable to control the movement of the transport vehicle.

A rail car cover system that includes a rail car, a first cover section and a second cover section. The rail car has an opening. The first cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The first cover section includes a first closure mechanism. The second cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The second cover section includes a second closure mechanism. The first cover section and the second cover section are both movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. When in the closed configuration, the first closure mechanism engages the second closure mechanism to maintain the first cover section and the second cover section in the closed configuration.

A communication system for a vehicle consist may include a control module that interfaces with router transceiver units coupled to a cable bus, and can communicate network data between vehicles having a transceiver unit over a cable bus.

A ballast distributing railroad car has a number of ballast hoppers, each with a selectively operable hopper discharge control member which is operable to selectively drop material from the respective hopper either inside of or outside of the rails of a railroad track. The railroad car also has a pair of ballast distributing blades pivotally attached beneath it, either between the hopper discharge control members or one at either end of the car, with the blades being mirror images of each other. Each blade and each hopper discharge control member can be selectively operated via an independent hydraulic actuator. A remote control radio transmitter and car mounted receiver provide for remote, individual and selective control of hopper discharge control members and blades on a car.

A system for monitoring railroad cars comprising a hatch cover assembly including a cover body, a sensor, a wireless transmitter for transmitting data received from the sensor, a wireless receiver for receiving the data from the wireless transmitter, and a satellite transmitter for transmitting the data to a satellite. The wireless receiver and the satellite transmitter are attached to the hatch cover assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor is a pressure sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is an air flow sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is a chain tension sensor attached to a handbrake chain. In another embodiment, the sensor is a hatch cover position attached to the hatch cover assembly.

Designs introduced to three sectors that relate to the distribution network and support structures for delivering energy and utilities services to buildings, distributed renewable energy generation and its supply to electrical vehicles, and public transportation including roadway services and mass transportation infrastructure, including the application of aerially supported utilities whereby the implementation and distribution of utility and municipal services are now integrated with the objective of a more efficient installation, maintenance and operation. Disclosed is an aerial modular support system that can accommodate all categories of utility services whether handling fluids, solids, energy or digital signals. An electrified roadway power distribution for vehicles, an electrified train in a semi-continuous tunnel and a solar energy collector used to provide electricity and to protect roadways are also disclosed.

The invention provides a high-speed and energy-saving train which can effectively prevent a fluid hole from being sealed in the motion process, greatly reduces the fluid resistance and the lift resistance in the traveling process and is matched with a novel power system so as to realize the energy saving. The invention provides two schemes for the high-speed and energy-saving train, wherein one scheme is characterized in that the fluid resistance in the traveling process of the train is reduced and the energy is saved by arranging a fluid passage which penetrates through the whole train main body as well as a leading-in mouth and a leading-out mouth at the front and back; besides, a turbulence surface or a second fluid passage is arranged at the bottom of the train in both schemes so that a path that fluid passes through the bottom is larger than or at least equal to a path that the fluid passes through the upper part, therefore, the lift resistance is eliminated, the weight of the train is 1 / 5 of the weight of the conventional train, and the energy consumption for overcoming the mass motion is greatly reduced. By matching with a hybrid power system, the high-speed and energy-saving train can travel for a long distance without a power supply network on the way, thereby avoiding catastrophic effects on the traveling process from natural disasters.

The invention relates to a solar energy air railway electric car as well as a driving and running method and a system device thereof, and particularly provides a cabin-type solar energy electric caravan which runs on steel rails / iron rails hung in the air, as well as the driving and running method and the system device thereof. The cabin-type solar energy electric caravan is composed of an electric caravan body, a running and driving mechanism, a solar energy photovoltaic system, a davit, a cantilever, railways, platforms and a scheduling system. The invention aims to provides a novel energy-saving transportation means for urban traffic or a vehicle for urban appearance air tour and sightseeing, which can effectively protect environment, keep human beings healthy, and use the inexhaustible and renewable resource, namely the solar energy, as the driving power.

The invention discloses a car or train running system and a housing body thereof. The housing body is fixed above a railway or a road and comprises a top, two side edges connected with the top, solar cells and an energy storage device, wherein, the distance between the top of the housing body and the railway or the road is more than the height of a train or a car; the bottom edges of the two sideedges of the housing body are fixed at two sides of the railway or the road; the solar cells are arranged on the top and the two side edges of the housing body or the whole housing body and are connected with the energy storage device; and the energy storage device supplies electric energy to the traveling car or train in the housing body. By adopting the system and the housing body of the invention, the car or the train can run at a high speed with lower energy consumption.

The invention discloses a vacuum pipeline automobile capable of freely running on roads and entering a vacuum pipeline to run at a high speed, and belongs to the technical field of combination of vacuum pipeline high-speed maglev transportation and road automobiles. The vacuum pipeline automobile is characterized in that: a magnetic levitation device is arranged on the automobile; a passenger compartment has good air tightness and is provided with oxygen supply, air-conditioning and other life support systems; a fuel tank, a water tank, a battery and the like are suitable for working under vacuum conditions; and a pneumatic tire is deflated to release pressure before entering the vacuum pipeline. After the automobile enters the vacuum pipeline, the automobile is driven by a linear motor on a rail and automatically runs according to a computer command of a central control system. The vacuum pipeline automobile can be organized into groups with vehicles special for the vacuum pipeline for running, and the speed is over 6,000km / h. The vacuum pipeline automobile has the advantages of making the automobile run in ultra-long distance, eliminating transfer links, making door-to-door travel possible on a global scale, reducing carbon emission and avoiding fatigue of long-distance driving and caused traffic accidents.

The invention relates to a side hanging type double-power supply drive rail electric bus which belongs to a novel bus. The side hanging type double-power supply drive rail electric bus comprises a solar lamp, a solar cell panel, a beam, an upper rail, a connecting shaft, a safety hoop, a vibration damping bracket, a vibration damper, a reduction gearbox, a motor, a motor bracket, a keel, a lower lateral wheel, wheel arms, an upper lateral wheel, a hinge, a suspension column, typres, an air spring, a support beam, a guide wheel, a guide rail, a lower rail, overhead girder piers, a bus axle, a bearing seat, a stable shaft and a safety shaft. The electric bus is provided with a novel platform and is configured with a special vehicle rotating device by adopting a modern bus technology and matching with intelligent traffic and operation management. The overhead girder piers are constructed in the center of a road in rows, the rails are vertically expanded at both sides of the overhead girder piers, vehicles are driven in opposite direction on the rails, the vehicles at the bottom are driven without obstruction, and thereby, the efficient space multiplexing on the traditional road is realized; by adopting new energy drive, the zero emission is realized; and the electric bus has the advantages of safety, environmental protection, rapidness and fashion and is the electric bus with high quality, high efficiency, low energy consumption, low cost and zero emission.

A monorail suspension type dual-power electric bus belongs to a novel electric bus. The electric bus adopts a modernization bus technology and is cooperated with intelligent transportation and operation management, a new platform is built and a special purpose vehicle rotary device is configured. The bus is driven by new energy, is manufactured into a new structure, and realizes zero emission; the engineering proposal is implemented by only utilizing median strips or yellow line positions to construct overhead girder piers, thus realizing efficient spatial multiplexing; the special vehicles with special structures are arranged on the overhead girder piers which are constructed at the centers of roads in columns; and the buses are placed on monorails at the two sides of the overhead girder piers to oppositely travel, and the buses below travel without obstructions, so the efficient spatial multiplexing of the original road is realized. The bus is driven by new energy, so zero emission is realized; and the bus is safe, environment-friendly, quick and modern.

A system for monitoring railroad cars comprising a hatch cover assembly including a cover body, a sensor, a wireless transmitter for transmitting data received from the sensor, a wireless receiver for receiving the data from the wireless transmitter, and a satellite transmitter for transmitting the data to a satellite. The wireless receiver and the satellite transmitter are attached to the hatch cover assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor is a pressure sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is an air flow sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is a chain tension sensor attached to a handbrake chain. In another embodiment, the sensor is a hatch cover position attached to the hatch cover assembly.

The invention relates to an urban rail tram which comprises a first vehicle-mounted control generator arranged on the tram and positioned below a frame, a first collector shoe, a second collector shoeand a second vehicle-mounted control generator, wherein the first vehicle-mounted control generator, the first collector shoe, the second collector shoe and the second vehicle-mounted control generator are arranged in sequence from beginning to end; when being used, the first collector shoe and the second collector shoe are both parts which are movably contacted with an electric conduction singlerail to realize electrical connection; the first vehicle-mounted control generator is positioned at the front end of the whole tram; the second vehicle-mounted control generator is positioned at themiddle part or the middle-back part of the whole tram; the first collector shoe is positioned at the front part of the whole tram; the second collector shoe is positioned between the middle part or the middle-back part of the whole tram; the first collector shoe is electrically connected with the second collector shoe; and the first collector shoe is electrically connected with an electrical system of the tram.

Disclosed is a transportation system with integrated infrastructure. In one embodiment, this infrastructure takes the form of a hollow elevated load bearing guideway structure designed to support the weight of traveling vehicles. The structure supports a backbone beam, or rail, that has multiple functions. These functions may include vehicle control, security, and energy delivery. The structure is bimodal meaning vehicles can have wheels like cars or steel rimmed wheels like a train or any combination thereof.

The invention relates to a high-frame wide-body electric vehicle and an on-off device and a quick escape system thereof. The vehicle comprises a vehicle body, wheels, and a power system, wherein the vehicle body comprises a carriage and a chassis; a plurality of wheels are arranged below the chassis, and are connected with the vehicle body through brackets; a common car can pass below the chassis; and the top of the vehicle body is provided with entrances / exits for passengers to get on or off the vehicle and staircases. The on-off device comprises an elevated bridge erected above a road, and stations on two sides of the road; and two sides of the carriage are provided with escape doors. The top of the vehicle body is provided with the passenger entrances / exits, and bridge stations are arranged above the road, so that the passengers get on or off the vehicle easily, and a passage for pedestrians to cross the road is increased. In an emergency state, the passengers can slide out of the carriage through the escape doors, the old and children are easily evacuated particularly, and the safety of the vehicle is improved. The invention is an economic, practical and feasible public transport choice in modern cities, and can effectively improve the difficult situation of traffic jams of urban roads at present.

The present invention provides a method for operating a ropeway system and the operating a ropeway. The ropeway system has a valley station and a mountain station. A supporting and conveying cable displace transport devices between the stations, and / or the system has at least one supporting cable, on which the transport devices are displaced with a conveying cable. The inclined positions of transport devices in relation to the vertical operating position are sensed by a respective sensor on the transport devices. When a first limit value for the inclined position of one of the transport devices is exceeded, a transmitter transmits a first control signal from the transport device to a receiver in one or both stations. The first control signal reduces the speed of the conveying cable. When a predetermined second limit value for the inclined position of a transport device is exceeded, a second control signal is transmitted to the receiver. The second control signal switches off the drive for the conveying cable.

The invention provides a system for supplying energy to an electric locomotive by utilizing natural energy and the method thereof. Solar energy is converted to be electric energy for accumulation through a solar photovoltaic array, or wind energy is converted to be electric energy for accumulation through a wind power generation device array in the invention, so as to be used for charging a storage battery of the electric locomotive in an energy filling station, and meanwhile, the system is also connected with a commercial power network. When the electric quantity generated by the solar photovoltaic array is sufficient in a sunny daylight, or electric quantity generated by wind power generation device array is sufficient because of larger wind, the redundant electric quantity can be incorporated into the commercial power network for other loads; in an overcast weather in a daylight or a night, or when the wind is smaller, the alternate current from the commercial power network can be converted into direct current for accumulation, so as to be used for charging the storage battery of the electric locomotive in the energy filling station; and the storage battery and the electric locomotive can be complemented one another. Therefore, the reliable and stable energy supply for the electric locomotive by utilizing the natural energy can be realized, the dependence on the non-renewable energy resources, such as petroleum, coal and the like, can be reduced, the energy crisis is relieved, and the atmospheric environment is protected.

Disclosed is a transportation system with integrated infrastructure. In one embodiment, this infrastructure takes the form of a hollow elevated load bearing guideway structure designed to support the weight of traveling vehicles. The structure supports a backbone beam, or rail, that has multiple functions. These functions may include vehicle control, security, and energy delivery. The structure is bimodal meaning vehicles can have wheels like cars or steel rimmed wheels like a train or any combination thereof.

The invention provides a side-turn cart and a control system of the side-turn cart. The control system of the side-turn cart comprises hydraulic cylinders, a pneumatic hydraulic pump and pneumatic control reversing valves, wherein each hydraulic cylinder comprises a cylinder body, a piston is arranged in each cylinder body, each piston divides each cylinder body into a first cavity body and a second cavity body, the number of the hydraulic cylinders is four, every two hydraulic cylinders are set as one group, the two groups of the hydraulic cylinders are respectively arranged at two sides of the side-turn cart, the pneumatic hydraulic pump is provided with an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, the air inlet is communicated with a pressure air source, the liquid inlet is communicated with a pressure liquid source, the pneumatic control reversing valves are connected between the pneumatic hydraulic pump and the hydraulic cylinders, the number of the pneumatic control reversing valves is two, and every two hydraulic cylinders at one side of the side-turn cart are communicated with one pneumatic control reversing valve. The side-turn cart comprises a cart compartment and the control system. According to the side-turn cart and the control system of the side-turn cart, through the arrangement of the hydraulic cylinders, the pneumatic hydraulic pump and the pneumatic control reversing valves, the safe stability of the side-turn cart is improved.