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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Mathew J. Hedrington, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A system includes a paver work machine, one or more tow machines, and a controller. The paver includes a motor-generator unit (MGU) selectively operable in a motor mode and a generator mode, and a power source electrically connected to the MGU and configured to supply electrical power to and receive electrical power from the MGU. Each of the one or more tow machines are configured to be connected to and pull the paver. The controller is communicatively connected to and configured to selectively operate the MGU in the generator mode to supply electrical power to and charge the power source or in the motor mode to use electrical power from the power source to power at least a portion of operation of the paver.