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Granted Patent B2
US 8,677,908 · App. 13/561,465 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Hybrid locomotive

Inventor: Masahiko Kanda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 8,677,908
App. No.
13/561,465
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power conversion unit is unitized by accommodating an inverter, converter, and control equipment etc in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. A storage battery unit is unitized by accommodating a storage battery and storage battery control equipment etc in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. The driving control equipment of a driver's cab is accommodated in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. A power generation unit is unitized by accommodating an engine, main generator and radiator etc in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. The power conversion unit, storage battery unit, driver's cab and power generation unit are mounted on a car body under-frame.

Claims (30)

1. A hybrid locomotive comprising:

a driver's cab from which the hybrid locomotive is controlled accommodated in a first enclosure;

a traction converter unit wherein power conversion device is accommodated in a second enclosure different from the first enclosure;

a power generation unit wherein power generation device and cooling equipment that cools said power generation device are accommodated in a third enclosure different from the first and second enclosures;

a storage battery unit wherein a storage battery device is accommodated in a fourth enclosure different from the first, second, and third enclosures; and

a car body under-frame that carries said driver's cab, said power conversion device, said power generation unit and said storage battery unit;

wherein said car body under-frame includes:

a car body under-frame-side fixing unit whereby said driver's cab, said power conversion device, said power generation unit and said storage battery unit are connected and fixed; and

a car body-side fixing unit whereby said driver's cab, said power conversion device, said power generation unit and said storage battery unit are connected and fixed with said car body under-frame.

2. The hybrid locomotive according to claim 1 ,

wherein said car body under-frame-side fixing unit comprises:

a driver's cab fixing frame whereby said driver's cab is fixed on said car body under-frame;

a power conversion unit fixing frame whereby said power conversion unit is fixed on said car body under-frame;

a storage battery unit fixing frame whereby said storage battery unit is fixed on said car body under-frame; and

a power generation unit fixing frame whereby said power generation unit is fixed on said car body under-frame.

3. The hybrid locomotive according to claim 1 ,

wherein said car body under-frame-side fixing unit comprises a hollow portion that is mounted along a longitudinal direction of said car body under-frame; and

said car body-side fixing unit comprises a protrusion that is mounted on an enclosure of said driver's cab, power conversion unit, storage battery unit and power generation unit.

4. The hybrid locomotive according to claim 1 ,

wherein said car body under-frame-side fixing unit comprises a protrusion that is mounted along a longitudinal direction of said car body under-frame; and

said car body-side fixing unit comprises a hollow that is mounted on an enclosure of said driver's cab, power conversion unit, storage battery unit and power generation unit.

5. A method of manufacturing a hybrid locomotive comprising:

(1) a unitization manufacturing

(a) a driver's cab in a first enclosure from which a vehicle as a whole is controlled accommodated in a first enclosure;

(b) a traction converter unit in which a converter and an inverter that perform power conversion, and control equipment for controlling said converter and said inverter, are accommodated in a second enclosure different from the first enclosure;

(c) a power generation unit in which an engine and a generator for generating electricity and a radiator for cooling said engine and said generator are accommodated in a third enclosure different from the first and second enclosures; and

(d) a storage battery unit wherein a plurality of storage batteries are accommodated in a fourth enclosure different from the first, second, and third enclosures; and

(2) an assembly including

(e) mounting said driver's cab, said power conversion device, said power generation unit and said storage battery unit that are manufactured by said unitization on a car body under-frame; and

(f) connecting a fixing unit of said driver's cab, said power conversion device, said power generation unit and said storage battery unit with a fixing unit of said car body under-frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2012
From: KANDA, MASAHIKO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 029100/0590 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-049555 · Mar 5, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2011001276 · Mar 4, 2011
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