Caterpillar Inc.

Christopher Haddad

Matthew R Headley

Viswanadha Koppolu

Christopher W Menge

Matthew L Andrews

Raman Jamloki

A first generator set may store, in a memory of the first generator set, data representing local attributes associated with an engine. The first generator set may receive, via a network switch of the first generator set, remote data representing remote attributes associated with a second generator set. The first generator set may cause the first controller to update, based on the remote data, the local data in the memory to synchronize the local attributes with the remote attributes. The first generator set may transmit, via the network switch, an indication that the local data was successfully updated in the memory.

Generator set with multiple controllers for load sharing

In some implementations, a node may receive one or more communications, wherein the one or more communications include time information, and wherein the one or more communications are associated with a peer-to-peer network. The node may identify a primary node associated with the peer-to-peer network based on an indicator included in a communication, from the one or more communications, that is associated with the primary node. The node may synchronize a time stored by the node based on time information included in the communication that is associated with the primary node. The node may receive an indication that the node has successfully joined the peer-to-peer network based on synchronizing the time to the time information. The node may selectively update the time stored by the node based on a reference time included in periodic data transfer communications that are associated with the primary node.

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Morris, IL, United States of America

Christopher Haddad