Device for inductive power supply and guidance of a moving object, with a
primary inductance element extending as a conductive loop along a path
provided for the object. A secondary inductance element is arranged on
the object and can be coupled magnetically with the primary inductance
element for power transmission. Several receiver inductance elements are
arranged on the object and output measurement signals dependent on the
magnetic field of the primary inductance element. An evaluation device
determines a measure for the position of the object with reference to the
conductive loop from the measurement signals. A regular arrangement of
receiver inductance elements is provided, which extends on the object at
least perpendicular to its direction of motion. The receiver inductance
elements are simultaneously also connected to a data receiver device,
which contains a way for extracting a data signal from the output voltage
of at least one of the receiver inductance elements. At least one data
line, which exhibits inductive coupling with at least one of the receiver
inductance elements sufficient for transmitting a data signal while the
object is moving, is arranged along the path provided for the object.