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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Wade James Robel, Dunlap, IL (US);
Spencer Landon Huhn, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Kevin Weiss, Peoria, IL (US);
John Robert McDonald, Peoria, IL (US);
Jason Kenneth Bloms, Edwards, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A controller may identify an indication to initiate an engine braking procedure associated with an engine of a machine. The controller may obtain, based on identifying the indication to initiate the engine braking procedure, information relating to a requested amount of engine braking power of the engine. The controller may cause one or more components of a variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) of the engine to adjust, and a throttle valve of the engine to adjust, based on the information relating to the requested amount of engine braking power of the engine.