TRANSPORTATION UNIT FOR A CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A TRANSPORTATION UNIT AND METHOD OF HEATING A TRANSPORTATION UNIT OF A CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

摘要

A transportation unit for connection to a station (4) of a cable transportation system (1), the transportation unit (7) having a temperature sensor (24) located to determine the temperature of at least one portion (16, 17) of the transportation unit (7); a heating element (22) connected thermally to the transportation unit (7); transportation unit connection terminals (34a, 34b) for electric connection to corresponding station connection terminals (25a, 25b) of the station (4); and transportation unit selective connection elements (40, 44) for connecting the temperature sensor (24) electrically to the transportation unit connection terminals (34a, 34b) and disconnecting the heating element (22) in a first operating configuration, and for connecting the heating element (22) to the transportation unit connection terminals (34a, 34b) and disconnecting the temperature sensor (24) in a second operating configuration.