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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Kalpeshkumar N Patel, Naperville, IL (US);
Darren A Blum, Plainfield, IL (US);
Aleksandar M Egelja, Naperville, IL (US);
Barrett A Flinn, Mount Holly, NC (US);
Ryan P McEnaney, Clayton, NC (US);
Trung Q Nguyen, Apex, NC (US);
David J Lomax, Clayton, NC (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of a hydraulic system for a machine has a first hydraulic circuit including a first pump coupled to a first hydraulic actuator configured to move a first implement of the machine. A second hydraulic circuit includes a second pump coupled to a second hydraulic actuator configured to move a second implement. An electric motor mechanically couples to the first pump and to the second pump. An operator interface receives input from an operator requesting movement of the first and second implements. A controller communicatively coupled to the electric motor and to the operator interface determines, based on the requested movement of the first and second implements respectively, first and second flow allocations respectively for the first and second pumps and determines respective target displacements for the first and second pumps. The controller also determines first and second target electric motor speeds based on the target displacements for the first and second pumps, respectively, and controls the electric motor to operate at the larger of the first and second target electric motor speeds.