An assembly includes a movable door assembly and a heating element. The movable door assembly is configured to be disposed on an exterior of a vehicle. The heating element is coupled to the movable door assembly, and is configured to receive energy from a battery disposed on the vehicle and to heat at least a portion of the movable door assembly.

A third rail paddle system includes a support assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle, a pivot connection attached to the support assembly and that defines a range of up and down movement, and a third rail paddle assembly having an arm unit and a paddle. The paddle assembly is attached to the pivot connection for the paddle to contact a third rail and move up and down relative to the third rail when the support assembly is attached to the vehicle. One of the pivot connection, the paddle assembly, or the support assembly includes a stop element that limits the range of the up and down movement and prevents the paddle assembly from moving downwards to a bottom of the range of movement.

A third rail paddle system includes a support assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle, a pivot connection attached to the support assembly and that defines a range of up and down movement, and a third rail paddle assembly having an arm unit and a paddle. The paddle assembly is attached to the pivot connection for the paddle to contact a third rail and move up and down relative to the third rail when the support assembly is attached to the vehicle. One of the pivot connection, the paddle assembly, or the support assembly includes a stop element that limits the range of the up and down movement and prevents the paddle assembly from moving downwards to a bottom of the range of movement.

An assembly includes a movable door assembly and a heating element. The movable door assembly is configured to be disposed on an exterior of a vehicle. The heating element is coupled to the movable door assembly, and is configured to receive energy from a battery disposed on the vehicle and to heat at least a portion of the movable door assembly.

A control unit distributes a motor voltage vector corresponding to an output request for a motor to a first and a second inverter voltage vectors associated with outputs from a first inverter and a second inverter, and determines whether a switching condition for three-phase-on mode is satisfied. Determining that the switching condition is satisfied, the control unit switches to three-phase-on mode in which every high-side switching element or every low-side switching element of one inverter is turned on and one end of a coil in each phase of the motor is brought into common connection, and the control unit drives the motor with an output from the other inverter. Herein, the switching condition for three-phase-on mode includes failure of one inverter and an inverter voltage vector of an output from one inverter being approximate to 0 when neither of the inverters fails.

A method for controlling the temperature of a changing cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The method includes the steps of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, sensing connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, and ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle. A fast charging station has a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station is designed to carry out the above method for controlling the temperature of a charging cable.

A method for controlling the temperature of a changing cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The method includes the steps of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, sensing connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, and ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle. A fast charging station has a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station is designed to carry out the above method for controlling the temperature of a charging cable.

A train includes: a body, a pantagraph current collector and an ice scraper, wherein the pantagraph current collector is provided on the body; and the ice scraper is mounted on the pantagraph current collector, and the ice scraper is in contact with a power supply rail, so as to remove ice on the power supply rail during the movement of the body. Thus, it is ensured that the pantagraph current collector can be in effective contact with the power supply rail during the running of the train, and normal power supply of the train is ensured. The problem in the conventional art in which the current receiving performance of a current receiver of a train is greatly reduced when a power supply rail is frozen or suffers from heavy snow is solved.

A train includes: a body, a pantagraph current collector and an ice scraper, wherein the pantagraph current collector is provided on the body; and the ice scraper is mounted on the pantagraph current collector, and the ice scraper is in contact with a power supply rail, so as to remove ice on the power supply rail during the movement of the body. Thus, it is ensured that the pantagraph current collector can be in effective contact with the power supply rail during the running of the train, and normal power supply of the train is ensured. The problem in the conventional art in which the current receiving performance of a current receiver of a train is greatly reduced when a power supply rail is frozen or suffers from heavy snow is solved.

Provided is a collected current monitoring device. A transformer current acquisition unit acquires a current value I.sub.p of a current flowing through a part of a plurality of transformers. A total collected current calculation unit calculates a current value I.sub.all of a collected current supplied by a plurality of current collectors from the current value I.sub.p by using a following Equation (1): I.sub.all=I.sub.p(M.sub.all/M.sub.p). A collected current acquisition unit acquires a current value I.sub.X of a collected current supplied by the current collector(s) other than one current collector. The collected current calculation unit calculates a current value I.sub.Y of a collected current supplied by the one current collector by subtracting the current value I.sub.X from the current value I.sub.all.