Caterpillar Inc.

Jeffrey A Brand

William James Tate

Bradley Bailey

Walter Earle Earleson

Matthew L Hendrickson

An electric drive system includes a fuel-driven engine () driving an electrical power generator () that provides power to one or more electric drive motors (). A method of load management in the electric drive system includes receiving an actual fuel signal, an engine speed () signal, a throttle position signal, a motor speed () signal, an intake air pressure, a barometric pressure signal, and an intake air temperature signal. These values are used to determine a torque limit. The torque limit is used to limit a torque command to the electric drive motors () such that the torque command is consistent with the operating capabilities of the engine ().

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Chillicothe, IL, United States of America

Jeffrey A Brand