A transportation system is disclosed herein. The transportation system may be useful to convey a user from an origin to a destination. The transportation system includes a network of enclosed passageways, roadway lanes passing though and networking within the passageways, vehicles able to pass along the roadway lanes within the passageways, and multiple passenger terminals dispersed along the passageways to effect boarding of passengers onto the vehicles. The passageways have an interior for containing the rails and vehicles, and an exterior. The vehicle has at least one induction motor for propulsion which engages the electromagnetic rail, a storage device electrically powering the motor, and a braking system able to decelerate the vehicle.

A Power transmission system for transmission of electrical energy comprising a battery unit and a form of transportation to transport said battery unit wherein the transportation is comprised of a plurality of train cars carrying said battery unit and at least one rail track system to which the railcars travel on and further where the railcars are comprised of plurality of battery modules which are comprised of plurality of battery packs which are comprised of plurality of battery cells and a battery pack management system.

A Power transmission system for transmission of electrical energy comprising a battery unit and a form of transportation to transport said battery unit wherein the transportation is comprised of a plurality of train cars carrying said battery unit and at least one rail track system to which the railcars travel on and further where the railcars are comprised of plurality of battery modules which are comprised of plurality of battery packs which are comprised of plurality of battery cells and a battery pack management system.

A copper alloy has a composition including 0.05 mass % or more and 0.70 mass % or less of Co; 0.02 mass % or more and 0.20 mass % or less of P; 0.005 mass % or more and 0.70 mass % or less of Sn, one or more of B, Cr, and Zr; and furthermore, a Cu balance containing inevitable impurities, wherein X, Y, and Z satisfy the following Expression (1): 1(X/5)+(Y/50)+(Z/100) and Expression (2): X+Y+Z1,000, in case where an amount of B is represented by X (massppm), an amount of Cr is represented by Y (massppm), and an amount of Zr is represented by Z (massppm).

A system for supplying power to a trolley chain. The system includes: a trolley chain, consisting of at least two trollies coupled with one another, wherein the trolley chain has a closed bus; and a stationary energy conductor along the track of the trolley chain. The stationary energy conductor consists of one or more successive segments, which are spaced apart from each other. The closed bus has several transmission heads, which are designed to supply the closed bus with electricity from the stationary energy conductor without contacting the stationary energy conductor, if they are within a pre-determined distance to the stationary energy conductor. During a journey of the trolley chain along the track, at each moment in time, at least one of the transmission heads supplies the closed bus with electricity from the stationary energy conductor.

A system for supplying power to a trolley chain. The system includes: a trolley chain, consisting of at least two trollies coupled with one another, wherein the trolley chain has a closed bus; and a stationary energy conductor along the track of the trolley chain. The stationary energy conductor consists of one or more successive segments, which are spaced apart from each other. The closed bus has several transmission heads, which are designed to supply the closed bus with electricity from the stationary energy conductor without contacting the stationary energy conductor, if they are within a pre-determined distance to the stationary energy conductor. During a journey of the trolley chain along the track, at each moment in time, at least one of the transmission heads supplies the closed bus with electricity from the stationary energy conductor.

A trolley-wire measurement device includes a rail detection unit to detect rails from point-group data that is an aggregate of points obtained by measuring a target object three-dimensionally, the rails defining a railway on which a train runs, a reference setting unit to set a reference for measuring a height and a displacement of a point on a trolley wire on the basis of the rails detected, a trolley-wire detection unit to detect the point on the trolley wire from the point-group data, and a height and displacement measurement unit to measure a height and a displacement of the point on the trolley wire by using the reference.

A trolley-wire measurement device includes a rail detection unit to detect rails from point-group data that is an aggregate of points obtained by measuring a target object three-dimensionally, the rails defining a railway on which a train runs, a reference setting unit to set a reference for measuring a height and a displacement of a point on a trolley wire on the basis of the rails detected, a trolley-wire detection unit to detect the point on the trolley wire from the point-group data, and a height and displacement measurement unit to measure a height and a displacement of the point on the trolley wire by using the reference.

An electric drive dump truck travels by contacting, with trolley lines, power collection units configured to be moved up and down by lifting devices and receiving electrical power from the trolley lines. A position detection device is configured to detect a position of the electric drive dump truck; a vehicle speed detection device is configured to detect a vehicle speed of the electric drive dump truck; and a storage section is configured to store a position of the trolley lines and a time (hereinafter referred to as a moving-up time) until the power collection units contact with the trolley lines since the power collection units start moving up. A control device is configured to output a signal indicating that the power collection units can be moved up based on the position and vehicle speed of the electric drive dump truck, the position of the trolley lines, and the moving-up time.

An electric drive dump truck travels by contacting, with trolley lines, power collection units configured to be moved up and down by lifting devices and receiving electrical power from the trolley lines. A position detection device is configured to detect a position of the electric drive dump truck; a vehicle speed detection device is configured to detect a vehicle speed of the electric drive dump truck; and a storage section is configured to store a position of the trolley lines and a time (hereinafter referred to as a moving-up time) until the power collection units contact with the trolley lines since the power collection units start moving up. A control device is configured to output a signal indicating that the power collection units can be moved up based on the position and vehicle speed of the electric drive dump truck, the position of the trolley lines, and the moving-up time.