Feeder sections to be a target of interchange are to be expanded in order to improve the effect of power interchange between feeders. A control device for railway power conditioner is connected to a first feeder connected to a load side of a transformer in a first railway substation including a transformer receiving power from a power grid, and a second feeder connected to a load side of a transformer in a second railway substation including a transformer receiving power from a power grid, and decides an amount of power interchanged between the first and second feeders. The control device decides the amount of power interchanged between the first and second feeders, using the received power in the first railway substation and power on the first feeder, and the received power in the second railway substation and power on the second feeder.

The invention is intended for conserving energy expended by railway rolling stock, for instance by a locomotive when carrying out train operations and shunting, when trains are run in an automatic mode or in a train operator assistance mode. A method for increasing the efficiency of rolling stock includes the following steps: obtaining the parameters of the rolling stock, including at least the following: speed, coordinates, overhead system voltage, traction engine current voltage, brake line discharging; in addition, determining at least the dependence parameters of an active traction force, braking force, motion resistance force, force of wheel adherence to the rails, and the mass of the rolling stock; then, determining the optimal control to be carried out by traction and braking equipment of railway rolling stock based on the dependence parameters obtained during the previous step; then, transmitting the optimal control, determined during the previous step, to a rolling stock control system for implementation or for displaying to the train operator.

A system for wireless power transfer of on-road vehicles is provided herein. The system includes a plurality of base stations; a power transmission line located beneath a surface of a road having a plurality of segments, each segment having at least one pair of coils and at least one capacitor electrically connected via a switch to the coils in the segment; and at least one vehicle having at least one power receiving segment having at least two coils, connected to at least one capacitor, wherein the at least one vehicle further includes a communication transmitter configured to transmit a power requesting signal, wherein the coils of the power transmitting segment are configured to receive the power requesting signal; and wherein each of the base stations is further configured to feed a plurality of the power transmitting segments with current at a resonance frequency, responsive to the power requesting signal.

A system for wireless power transfer of on-road vehicles is provided herein. The system includes a plurality of base stations; a power transmission line located beneath a surface of a road having a plurality of segments, each segment having at least one pair of coils and at least one capacitor electrically connected via a switch to the coils in the segment; and at least one vehicle having at least one power receiving segment having at least two coils, connected to at least one capacitor, wherein the at least one vehicle further includes a communication transmitter configured to transmit a power requesting signal, wherein the coils of the power transmitting segment are configured to receive the power requesting signal; and wherein each of the base stations is further configured to feed a plurality of the power transmitting segments with current at a resonance frequency, responsive to the power requesting signal.

A system and method for reducing harmonics in a rectified incoming wireless power transfer signal at a receiver of an electrical vehicle are provided herein. The electrical vehicle receiver shall be equipped with a two-stage filter which shall reduce the harmonics post rectifying of the alternating current inducted at the receiver coils. Advantageously, using a specially designed capacitor, an effective reduction of the harmonics is achieved for power efficiency and electromagnetic compliance (EMC). The design is challenging due to the high amperage and frequency range of the alternating current.

A system and method for reducing harmonics in a rectified incoming wireless power transfer signal at a receiver of an electrical vehicle are provided herein. The electrical vehicle receiver shall be equipped with a two-stage filter which shall reduce the harmonics post rectifying of the alternating current inducted at the receiver coils. Advantageously, using a specially designed capacitor, an effective reduction of the harmonics is achieved for power efficiency and electromagnetic compliance (EMC). The design is challenging due to the high amperage and frequency range of the alternating current.

A system and method for protecting against overvoltage in a vehicle assembly of an electric vehicle, wherein the vehicle assembly is in communication with a ground assembly as a part of a wireless power transfer system for electric vehicles, are provided herein. The system may include: a communication unit in the vehicle assembly configured to repeatedly transmit a power request signal to the ground assembly; a protection circuitry configured to: detect an overvoltage event across an output of the vehicle assembly; and divert current off the output of the vehicle assembly, into a by-pass circuitry, upon detection of the overvoltage event, wherein upon receiving an indication from the protection circuitry of the overvoltage event, the communication unit stops transmitting the power request signal to the ground assembly

A system and method for protecting against overvoltage in a vehicle assembly of an electric vehicle, wherein the vehicle assembly is in communication with a ground assembly as a part of a wireless power transfer system for electric vehicles, are provided herein. The system may include: a communication unit in the vehicle assembly configured to repeatedly transmit a power request signal to the ground assembly; a protection circuitry configured to: detect an overvoltage event across an output of the vehicle assembly; and divert current off the output of the vehicle assembly, into a by-pass circuitry, upon detection of the overvoltage event, wherein upon receiving an indication from the protection circuitry of the overvoltage event, the communication unit stops transmitting the power request signal to the ground assembly