Caterpillar Inc.

Tryg Carl Tow

Thomas Jeffrey Crowell

Martin A Lehman

Vincent John Neyens

Brian C Hogan

Jon Ashley Johnson

Ross Wetzel

Marian Elizabeth L Neal

Joseph Brock Oelze

Anurag Menon Kunnath

A plug configured to be at least partially inserted into a central housing of a turbocharger. The plug includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion extending from the second end to a location on the body between the first end and the second end. The plug further includes a heat sink coupled to the second end, and a microchip mounted to a substrate that is coupled to the heat sink, the microchip configured to store information related to the turbocharger, wherein the microchip is at least partially submerged in coolant in the central housing when the plug is inserted into the central housing of the turbocharger.

Method and apparatus for tracking a life cycle of turbocharger

A system includes an engine having a crankshaft and an electric motor having a shaft, the shaft including a first end and a second end. The system further includes a power source in electrical communication with the electric motor, the power source configured to provide electrical power to the electric motor, a reduction drive coupled to the crankshaft and to the first end of the shaft of the electric motor, and a fan coupled to the second end of the shaft of the electric motor, wherein rotation of the shaft of the electric motor drives rotation of the fan.

Engine and fan system having an electric motor

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Tryg Carl Tow