MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647110881 A) filed by Knoxville Locomotive Works, Inc. on September 16, 2026, for Battery Powered Locomotive.
Inventors include Claussen, Pete; Gatewood, Scott; Thomason, Michael; and Burchette, Todd.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: A locomotive has a power bus that provides power to components of the locomotive when operating in a motoring mode or a charging mode. A plurality of batteries, one or more traction motors, and a charging source are all connected to the power bus. The batteries are operable to provide power to the power bus when operating in the motoring mode, and...