Insulating track segment for a ground power feeding system and corresponding ground power feeding system
An insulating track segment for a ground power supply system includes a body made of an electric current insulating material. The insulating track segment constitutes a portion of an insulating track for forming a continuous sliding surface for a pad of a vehicle powered by the ground power supply system.
1. An insulating track segment for a ground power supply system, comprising a body made of an electrical insulating material,
wherein the insulating track segment constitutes a portion of an insulating track for forming, with a conductive track of the ground power supply system, a continuous sliding surface for a pad of a vehicle powered by the ground power supply system,
the body is made of an elastomeric material and incorporating a metal reinforcing plate of the body, and
the body of the insulating track segment is provided with a plurality of inserts defining the sliding surface of the insulating track segment, the inserts being made of ceramic.
2. The segment according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating track segment has a through-hole designed to receive a suitable fastening system.
3. A ground power supply system, comprising a power supply and at least one insulating track segment according to claim 1 .
4. The ground power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating track segment is anchored directly into a concrete slab buried in a roadway.
5. The ground power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating track segment is anchored directly in a roadway.