Q-TRON

Mechanical engine parts for locomotives

Electronic equipment for use by the railroad industry, namely, main generator excitation controllers, temperature sensors, electric current sensors and electric revolution sensors; locomotive engine control systems comprised of main control units in the nature of microprocessor based control systems that use programmed logic to monitor and control locomotive systems, auxiliary control units in the nature of microprocessor based control systems that use programmed logic to monitor and control locomotive systems, electric operator control panels, and electric transducers, electrical sensors for measuring temperature, pressure, electric current, voltage and speed; locomotive event recorder and health monitoring systems comprised of electronic event recorders, radio transceivers and base stations; radio location systems comprised of GPS (Global Position Satellite) antennas and receivers; locomotive adhesion control systems comprised of control panels, namely, electric control panels, and transducers, namely, electric control panels; locomotive speed signal systems comprised of axle generators in the nature of devices that mount to the axle of a locomotive and measure the rotation of the axle, power supplies, isolation-amplifiers, traction motor speed probes in the nature of devices inserted at the traction motor that count the teeth of the bull gear to determine the speed of the axle and probe amplifier panels that split and distribute the signals from the probes to the various inputs where they are needed, alarm heads in the nature of sirens that produce and emit an audible alarm, reset switches, namely, reset power switches and reset electric switches, and transducers; locomotive control systems comprised of electronic control units (ECU), operator interface, computer display units (CDU), transducers, and battery field drivers; computer software for analyzing data from locomotive systems; speed indicators and speed control equipment comprised of speed control panels and electronic signal amplifier panels; locomotive engine control systems comprising sensors that monitor pressure needed for braking systems, current to traction motors, dynamic braking grids, traction motor blowers and batteries, temperature of the cooling water system, temperature of the ambient air outside the locomotive, and oil temperature and oil pressure, controllers for providing main generator excitation to power the locomotive, to turn on or off the cooling fans, to monitor temperatures and pressures and cut back or shut down power, to provide idle limiting functionality, to provide on board recording of electrical signals, and to record data to crash hardened memory modules, governor assist pumps, governor manifolds, engine protection device overrides, water temperature sensors, air temperature sensors, pressure sensors, load shed relays, pressure switches, data recorders, electronic operator display interfaces and alarms; electronic governor systems comprising main control units, electronic actuators, actuator control units, electric current sensors, operator displays, namely, electronic operator display interfaces, and battery field drivers comprising printed circuit boards, electric load resistor panels, pressure and temperature sensors, and revolution sensors; engine run manager systems comprising electric controller sensors and operator interface devices in the nature of switches for operating locomotive engines, control units in the nature of microprocessor-based devices that monitor input from locomotive sensors and react according to programmed presets, auto start siren panels, high voltage modules, diode block assemblies, and locomotive engine start switches; locomotive traction control systems comprising motor controllers, temperature sensors, operator interface devices, axle generators, flexible drive shafts for land vehicles, electric current sensors, battery field drivers, download boxes, signal conditioning panels, pressure switches for monitoring, controlling, and switching hydraulic or pneumatic systems, electric revolution sensors; locomotive speed sensing, control and verification equipment in the nature of axle generators, axle generator power supplies, axle generator junction boxes, axle generator mounting brackets, axle generator cabling, traction motor probes, traction motor junction boxes, traction motor cabling, differential voltage modules, current transducers, electronic slow speed controllers, and doppler radar; electronic controllers for locomotives; computer software, namely, software to collect and display information from locomotives; computer firmware for collecting and displaying information from locomotives