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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jonathan Matthew Baumann, Hanna City, IL (US);
Dustin Craig Selvey, Eureka, IL (US);
Jason Lee Miller, Princeville, IL (US);
Alexander C. Crosman, III, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for charging a battery unit to power a work machine. The system includes a charger to charge the battery unit, charging receptacles, power supply connectors, and a charging controller. The power supply connectors are configured to be received into the charging receptacles to attain connections between the charger and the battery unit. The charging controller is communicably coupled to the charger and is configured to receive an input corresponding to a net charge capacity of the battery unit; determine a power to be supplied to the battery unit by the charger to charge the battery unit in response to the input; and supply the power to the battery unit from the charger through the connections. The power to be supplied to the battery unit corresponds to a maximum possible power that meets the net charge capacity of the battery unit in the shortest possible time.