Patents Assigned to STADLER RAIL AG
  • Publication number: 20250074478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bogie (10) for a rail vehicle (29). The bogie (10) comprises a bogie frame (11) with two longitudinal beams (8), a traction motor (1) with a motor shaft (15) and a cooling device (14). The traction motor (1) can be cooled by the cooling device (14). The traction motor (1) is arranged between the longitudinal beams (8). The cooling device (14) comprises a fan (2) and a fan drive (4). The fan drive (4) can be designed as an electric permanent magnet motor. The cooling device (14) is arranged between the longitudinal beams (8). The invention also relates to a rail vehicle (29) with a bogie (10) as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Stadler Rail AG
    Inventor: Ewald FALKE
  • Publication number: 20240399914
    Abstract: A rail vehicle is disclosed which comprises an electrical energy storage device (2), a charging contact device (7), a charging controller and a DC link (1). The electrical energy storage device (2) and the charging contact device (7) are each connected to the DC link 1. A charging switch (8) is arranged between the charging contact device (7) and the DC link (1). The charging switch (8) is controlled by the charging control via a component of the hardware circuit (9) in such a way that the charging switch (8) can only be closed at a switch-on voltage level and an electrical connection between the charging contact device (7) and the DC link (1) can be achieved, the component of the charging control being in particular a hardware circuit (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Stadler Rail AG
    Inventor: Jorgen TSCHENG
  • Publication number: 20240400116
    Abstract: The invention relates to a railway vehicle (1) having at least one door opening (2) and a door (3) closing the door opening (2). The railway vehicle (1) comprises a sensor unit (4), a drive and a monitoring computer (8). The rail vehicle (1) can have a control unit (10). The sensor unit (4) can comprise an optical sensor and/or a LiDAR sensor. The sensor unit (4) can scan both the interior (6) of the railway vehicle (1) and the exterior (7) of the railway vehicle (1) in three dimensions. The door (3) can be opened and closed by the drive. The monitoring computer (8) is connected to the sensor unit (4) via a data link. The control unit (10) is connected to the monitoring computer (8) via a data link. The sensor unit (4) can detect at least the presence of passengers in the interior (6) and in the exterior (7), the closing status of the door and the presence of obstacles in the door opening (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Stadler Rail AG
    Inventors: Daniel FORRER, Georg KLUBERTANZ, Johannes WILHELMER, Martin BOURRELY
  • Patent number: 11970193
    Abstract: A rail vehicle car for transporting passengers comprising a car body, a car body floor, a car body ceiling and a front end area. An A-pillar is disposed in the front portion. The car body has a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, and the longitudinal extent is greater than the transverse extent. The car body includes a height extension transverse to the longitudinal and transverse extensions. The A-pillar is substantially centered in the transverse direction so that the front region is divided into a first side and a second side, and the first side comprises 30-70% of the transverse extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Stadler Rail AG
    Inventors: Joaquim Font, Fadi Khairallah
  • Publication number: 20240067235
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle (1) comprising a first passenger car and a powerpack (2) having a longitudinal axis, the powerpack (2) and the passenger car being coupled together. The powerpack (2) comprises at least one fuel cell (20) and at least one fuel tank (21) having a fuel tank valve (33). The powerpack (2) is mounted on at least one bogie. The rail vehicle (1) comprises at least one driven bogie which can be supplied with electrical energy from the fuel cell (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventors: Stefan JENNI, Marc WAGNIÈRE, Fabian SUTER, Thomas KÄGI, Beat SCHMID, Stefan BERNSDORF, Markus WEBER, Robert JONES, Chee Wee TOH, David WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20240067004
    Abstract: The invention concerns a rail vehicle (1) comprising a first power supply unit (5) which has at least one, preferably at least two, fuel cells (7), at least one fuel storage (8) and a first fuel cell power converter (10). The first fuel cell power converter (10) comprises a DC/DC converter (12) for each fuel cell (7), the DC/DC converters (12) preferably have outputs which are connected in parallel. The first power supply unit (5) is preferably arranged in a powerpack (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventors: Thomas MÜHLBAUER, Markus SPILLMANN, Pierre FECHTING, Jorgen TSCHENG
  • Publication number: 20240059158
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for optimizing the driving strategy of a rail vehicle having an energy-generating device and an energy-storage device. The method comprises the steps of dividing a route to be driven into at least one, in particular several, route sections, combining the at least one route section into at least one horizon, determining an energy demand of the at least one horizon, determining a substantially constant energy consumption rate of the energy-generating device of the rail vehicle for the horizon, at which the state of charge of the energy-storage device for the horizon lies within an optimum range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventor: Andreas BUCHNER
  • Patent number: 11541759
    Abstract: An electric vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, with a current collection device (2). The current collection device has at least one contact device (2a, 2b). An electrically conductive contact, of the current collection device (2) to an external power supply (1), can be achieved by the contact device (2a, 2b). The vehicle comprises a DC link (11) and at least one electric traction motor (10). During normal driving operation, the current is conducted from the current collection device (2), via the DC link (11), into the one of the traction motors (10) and a current connection is formed between the contact device (2a, 2b) and the DC link (11). The current connection is at least partially bidirectional. A disconnecting device (5) is arranged between contact device (2a, 2b) and DC link (11). The disconnecting device (5) is designed to be interrupted unidirectionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Stadler Rail AG
    Inventor: Jorgen Tscheng
  • Publication number: 20220227234
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy-supplying double-deck carriage, in particular a passenger double-deck carriage, for power supply, in which a main transformer is arranged in the roof region, preferably on or at the roof, and moreover preferably substantially above a bogie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Stadler Rail AG
    Inventor: Kuno SCHMID
  • Patent number: 11148597
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle. The rail vehicle comprises at least one rail vehicle outer wall. The rail vehicle further comprises a boarding arrangement having at least one first sliding step and one second sliding step. The first sliding step and the second sliding step are mounted so as to be laterally sliding. The first sliding step and the second sliding step can slide from a travel position to an end position by a lateral retraction movement in the direction of the outer wall of the rail vehicle. In the end position, the second sliding step protrudes beyond the first sliding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventors: Marcel Schmid, Alexander Bosshart
  • Patent number: 11124205
    Abstract: A body (1) for a rail vehicle (100) comprising a control panel (4) for controlling the rail vehicle (100). The control panel (4) has a rest position and an operational position and, in the rest position, is located in a control panel holder (41) while, in the operational position, is at least partially located outside the control panel holder (41) such that control elements (42) are accessible for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventor: Marc Wagniére
  • Patent number: 10974739
    Abstract: A bogie (100) for a rail vehicle. The bogie (100) comprises a frame (10) that is mounted on one or more wheel axles (20). The bogie (100) comprises at least one support surface for a vehicle body (40). At least one liftable surface on the bogie (100) is designed in such a way that its vertical distance, from the support surface, can be modified by a lifting element (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventor: Alberto Cortesi
  • Patent number: 10611385
    Abstract: A rail vehicle (1), a method of producing and method of driving the rail vehicle (1) which comprises at least one car body (2). The car body (2) comprises two car body ends (3, 4) the end region of which is supported on a respective wheel unit (5, 6). At least one wheel unit (5, 6) is designed to be driven. The rail vehicle comprises a drive arrangement comprising a transformer unit (7), a traction motor unit (9) and a power converter unit (8). The primary transformer unit (7) and primary power converter unit (8) are arranged adjacent the first wheel unit (5). The primary transformer unit (7) and the primary power converter unit (8) are connected to the second wheel unit (6) such that a traction motor unit (9), of the second wheel unit (6), can be driven by the primary transformer unit and the primary power converter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: STADLER RAIL AG
    Inventor: Daniel Forrer