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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Chad Koci, Washington, IL (US);
Jay R. Steffen, Washington, IL (US);
Fang Guo, Dunlap, IL (US);
Richard W. Kruiswyk, Dunlap, IL (US);
Gaurav Vasudeva, Dunlap, IL (US);
Robert Michael McDavid, Dunlap, IL (US);
Timothy Adam Bazyn, Chilicothe, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A power system may include a high-speed flywheel connected to an engine of a machine; a battery; a motor-generator unit (MGU) connected to the engine and the battery; and a turbocharger connected to the engine. One or more of the high-speed flywheel, the battery and the MGU, or the turbocharger may be configured to provide supplemental power to power provided by the engine to operate the machine, or provide replacement power when no power is provided by the engine to operate the machine.