HRP20161051T1 - Programmable railway level crossing safeguarding equipment with communication coupling to external intelligent peripherals and the method for controlling this equipment's activity - Google Patents

Claims (20)

1. Programmable protection equipment for level crossing at track level with communication connection to external intelligent peripheral equipment, where at least one level crossing (LC) is located on railway tracks (RL), characterized in that - the mentioned programmable level crossing protection equipment (LCSE) contains a backup programmable control block (CB), which is connected via backup data transmission (DT) to remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP), which is placed near the railway tracks (RL ) in a place marked for the protection of level crossings (LC), and which is partially or completely covered by security, whereby - backup programmable control block (CB), backup data transmission (DT) and remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) connected to backup power supply (PS) via backup power lines (PL), and - in a given coverage area of the reserve programmable control block (CB) there are 1, 2 to M remotely controlled units of intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) in one place for the protection of level crossings (LC), and - 1, 2 to J places marked for the protection of one level crossing (LC), where the value of M is for the remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) at one place for the level crossing (LC) and the value of the place J marked for the protection of one of transitions at the track level (LC) depending on the performance capacity of the backup programmable control block (CB), and on the transmission capacity of the backup data transfer (DT). 2. Programmable protective equipment for a level crossing at the track level in accordance with claim 1, characterized by the fact that - remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) located away from the backup programmable control block (CB), in a length of the order of a kilometer or ten or a hundred kilometers, along the railway lines (RL), to cover with arbitrary variants of the station variant (SV) and/or to the track variants (TV) of the specified track level crossing protective equipment (LCSE), whereby - reserve programmable control block (CB) bidirectionally connected via interface (I) to station safety equipment (SSE) and/or track safety equipment (TSE). 3. Programmable protective equipment for a level crossing at the track level in accordance with claim 1, characterized by the fact that is a backup programmable control block (CB) located at a level crossing (LC) in geographically remote areas to realize with an arbitrary variant of the isolated island (IV) variant of the specified level crossing protective equipment (LCSE) with a protective signal for crossing in track level such as an obstacle signal, or a backup programmable control block (CB) is located at the level crossing (LC) and the remote control and check block (RC) are bidirectionally connected to it via an interface (I) to realize an isolated island variant (IV) of the said protective equipment for track level crossing (LCSE) with transmission of remote commands and remote indications to the place of work. 4. Programmable protective equipment for level crossing at track level in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) contains at least one block from a group of blocks consisting of a warning board block (WB), a ramp drive block (BD), a block of switching elements for switching on and off automatic supervision (AC) and a protective level crossing signal block (LCPS), such as an obstacle signal panel, in the function of indicating the status of said protective equipment for level crossing (LCSE) in the direction of the driver. 5. Programmable level crossing safety equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that the warning board blocks (WB) and/or the ramp drive blocks (BD) and/or switching elements for switching on and off the automatic control of the blocks (AC ) and/or level crossing protection signal block (LCPS), integrated, within one place for level crossing protection (LC); into at least one common remotely controlled intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) and/or into the spare programmable control block (CB). 6. Programmable protective equipment for a level crossing at the level of the track in accordance with claim 1, indicated by the fact that it has - conventional ramp drive and/or - conventional warning panels and/or - conventional track circuits and/or axle counters and/or indicating elements to determine the occupancy and/or non-occupancy of the track with switching elements for turning on and off the automatic monitoring and/or - conventional level crossing protective signaling devices, such as obstacle signal boards to indicate the status of the level crossing protective equipment (LCSE) in the driver's direction, which are connected to the backup programmable control block (CB). 7. Programmable protective equipment for level crossing at track level in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the transfer of backup data (DT) is realized using an optical communication line and/or via a metal line and/or wirelessly. 8. Programmable protection equipment for level crossing at track level in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the backup programmable control block (CB) and/or backup data transmission (DT) and/or remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) are connected to multiple from one power line of the backup power lines (PL) to more than one power source for the backup power supply (PS), wherein the backup power supply (PS) is located at the place of installation of the backup programmable control block (CB). 9. Programmable level crossing protection equipment at track level in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that at least one power source for backup power supply (PS) is remote, and therefore decentralized from the place of installation of technical means for the backup programmable control block (CB). . 10. Programmable protective equipment for level crossing at track level in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that at least one power source for backup power supply (PS) consists of a solar generator and/or a wind generator. 11. Programmable protective equipment for level crossing at track level in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that at least one power source for backup power supply (PS) uses batteries as a backup element. 12. Programmable level crossing protection equipment at track level according to claim 1, characterized in that the backup programmable control block (CB) is located in the technological cabinet (TC) in the operating room (IR) or is located in the main computer (MF) at the level crossing (LC) or is located in the technological cabinet (TC) located in the engine house (S) or in the switching station (C) at the level crossing (LC). 13. Programmable safety equipment for a level crossing in accordance with claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the interface (I) consists of a communication adapter for data output and/or a contact signal interface and/or a power input/output signal interface. 14. Programmable level crossing safety equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that the backup programmable control block (CB) is part of the monitoring technology of the station safety equipment (SSE) or the monitoring technology of the track safety equipment (TSE). 15. Programmable protective equipment for level crossing at track level in accordance with claim 1, characterized by having standby power supply (PS) and/or at least one power source for backup power supply (PS) and/or technology necessary for the backup power line (PL) including ramp drive motor circuits and/or technology necessary for backup data transfer (DT), which are located at the level crossing (LC) in the main computer (MF) or in the engine house (S) or in the switching station (C). 16. Method for controlling the activity of programmable level crossing protection equipment (LCSE) with communication connection to external intelligent peripheral equipment, where at least one level crossing (LC) is located on railway tracks (RL), characterized in that the specified programmable level crossing protective equipment (LCSE) controls with a backup programmable control block (CB), which communicates with remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IPJ.1, IPJ,2, ..., IP.J.M,) via transmission backup data (DT), and at the same time monitors, manages and supervises the specified remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IPJ.1, IPJ.2, ..., IP.J,M,), whereby M is the number of remote intelligent peripheral equipment in one place for the protection of level crossings (LC) which are located in the immediate vicinity of the railway line (RL) in the place provided for the protection of level crossings (LC1, LC2, ..., LCJ) and J is the number of places provided for the protection of one level crossing, and in the meantime the remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) is partially or fully covered by safety, whereby the backup programmable control block (CB), backup data transmission (DT) and remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) is powered by a backup power line (PL) from a backup power supply (PS). 17. Activity control procedure according to claim 16, characterized in that - part of the intelligence of the said level crossing protective equipment (LCSE) in the form of functional algorithms is centrally located in the reserve programmable control block (CB) and - part of the intelligence of the said level crossing protective equipment (LCSE), related to the warning signal, to the ramp drive, to the detection elements for determining the position of the train and to the feedback for the driver, is distributed to the remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP ), whereby - remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) communicates with the backup programmable control block (CB) via backup data transmission (DT), - the remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) is deployed along the railway lines (RL) at a distance, a length of the order of a kilometer or ten or a hundred kilometers, from the reserve programmable control block (CB) and it simultaneously shares a common reserve programmable control block (CB) for a group of several line level crossings (LC) in a given coverage area. 18. Activity control method according to claim 16, characterized in that the backup programmable control block (CB) accepts control signals from station safety equipment (SSE) and/or track safety equipment (TSE) and/or the backup programmable control block (CB) sends indication signals to the station safety equipment (SSE) and/or the track safety equipment (TSE) through the two-way interface (I). 19. Activity control procedure according to claim 16, characterized in that - the backup programmable control block (CB) monitors the status of the input command transferred from the input remote intelligent peripheral (IP) via the backup data transfer (DT) and/or - the backup programmable control block (CB) monitors the status of input commands transmitted from the station safety equipment (SSE) and/or transmitted from the track safety equipment (TSE) and/or transmitted from the remote control and check block (RC) through the interface (I) , whereby - input commands are invoked automatically by train travel, remote activities of other protective equipment or manually by the operator, where - each input command is processed according to the functional algorithms in the backup programmable control block (CB) and converted into output information for the backup programmable control block (CB), which are transmitted via backup data transmission (DT) as input information for the output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP), whereby - the output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) processes its input information in the form of their functional algorithms and ensures the monitoring of the working elements connected to the warning signal and/or to the ramp drive and/or to the feedback for the driver and at the same time - the output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) monitors their working elements, and in the form of their functional algorithms, processes the output indicators, which are transmitted through the output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) through the transfer of reserve data (DT) back to the reserve programmable control block (CB), whereby - according to the functional algorithms in the output indicators of the reserve programmable control block (CB), transmitted from the output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP), assigned to the corresponding place of the secured crossing at the track level (LC) and converted in the interface (I) in the direction of the protective equipment station (SSE) and/or track protection equipment (TSE) and/or in the direction of remote monitoring and checking block (RC), in order to show the transport signal staff the indicators related to individual locations of the secured level crossing (LC). 20. Activity control procedure according to claim 16, characterized in that - each remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) behaves from the perspective of the standby programmable control block (CB) as an input and/or output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP), whereby - the block of the warning board (WB) represents the output remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) that processes its input information, transmitted through the backup data transfer (DT) from the backup programmable control block (CB), in the form of its functional algorithms, and ensures the monitoring of the working element related to the warning signal and/or to the sound signal, and simultaneously - the warning panel block (WB) supervises its working elements, and in the form of its functional algorithms, processes the output indicators, which were transferred from the warning panel block (WB) via backup data transfer (DT) to the backup programmable control block (CB) , whereby - the ramp drive block (BD) represents the output of the remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) that processes its input information, transferred via backup data transfer (DT) from the backup programmable control block (CB), in the form of its functional algorithms and ensures the monitoring of the working element connected on the ramp drive, and at the same time - the ramp drive block (BD) supervises its performance indicators, and in the form of its functional algorithms, processes the output indicators, which were transferred from the ramp drive block (BD) via backup data transfer (DT) to the backup programmable control block (CB) , whereby - switching elements for switching on and off the automatic control block (AC) represent input remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) that processes, in the form of its functional algorithms, input signals, which are automatically called by train travel, into input commands and switches the status of said input commands through the transfer of backup data (DT) to the backup programmable control block (CB), whereby - a level crossing protection signal block (LCPS), such as an obstacle signal board, represents an output of a remote intelligent peripheral equipment (IP) that processes its input information, transmitted via backup data transfer (DT) from a backup programmable control block (CB). , in the form of its functional algorithms and provides monitoring of the working element related to the relevant aspect of the signal, and simultaneously - the protective signal block of the level crossing of the track (LCPS), such as the obstacle signal board, supervises its working elements, and in the form of its functional algorithms, processes the output indicators, which are transferred from the protective signal block of the level crossing of the track (LCPS) ), such as the obstacle signal board, via backup data transfer (DT) to the backup programmable control block (CB).