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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Steven J. Gonring, Slinger, WI (US);
Michael J. Lemancik, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Jason S. Arbuckle, Horicon, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine propulsion system for marine vessel includes at least one battery configured to power a vessel load, a plurality of marine drives, and a control system. Each of the plurality of marine drives includes an engine, an alternator driven by the engine to charge the battery, and a propulsor selectively driven by the engine to propel the marine vessel. Each of the plurality of marine drives is configured to operate in a propulsion mode in which the engine is operated to rotate the propulsor to propel the marine vessel in a generator mode in which the engine is operated to charge the battery while the marine vessel remains stationary. The control system is configured to select a subset of the plurality of marine drives and then to operate the subset of marine drives in the generator mode to charge the battery while the marine vessel remains stationary.