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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Clark Equipment Company, Statesville, NC (US);
John Thomas Gunn, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robert Porter Edwards, Mt. Airy, NC (US);
Barry Eugene Reavis, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Clark Equipment Company, Statesville, NC (US);
Abstract
A power generating set includes an engine operable in response to a flow of fuel to produce a flow of exhaust gas, a generator coupled to the engine and operable in response to operation of the engine to produce a total electrical power, and a primary load electrically connected to the generator to receive a portion of the total electrical power, the primary load having a cyclical pattern. A battery bank is selectively connected to the generator to receive a portion of the total electrical power and an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is positioned to selectively transition between a connected state and a disconnected state. The battery bank is connected to the generator to charge the battery bank when the IGBT is in the connected state and is disconnected from the generator when the IGBT is in the disconnected state.