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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2018
Cummins Power Generation Ip, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joshua Webb, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John J. Martin, Vallonia, IN (US);
Jie Luo, Fridley, MN (US);
Charles D. Knealing, Andover, MN (US);
Ramesh Timande, Columbus, IN (US);
Ryan W. McKay, Columbus, IN (US);
Cumming Power Generation IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems and apparatuses include a generator set including an alternator, a transmission coupled to the alternator and structured to receive power from an engine, and an oil heating system including an oil pan structured to provide lubricating oil to the engine and including an oil outlet and an oil inlet, a plurality of immersion heaters positioned at least partially within the oil pan, a return line positioned within the oil pan, coupled to the oil inlet, and including a plurality of apertures for providing oil into the oil pan, each aperture aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of immersion heaters, and a pump receiving oil from the oil outlet, and providing oil to the oil inlet.