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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Marvin Karl Baer, Edelstein, IL (US);
Kraig Matthew Love, Washington, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A power system of a vessel includes a first AC bus; a second AC bus; a bus tie that electrically disconnects the first AC bus and the second AC bus when in an open position; a first power source and a first set of one or more non-propulsion components of the vessel that are electrically connected to the first AC bus; a second power source and a second set of one or more non-propulsion components of the vessel that are electrically connected to the second AC bus; a DC bus; a first transformer that galvanically isolates the DC bus from the first AC bus; a second transformer that galvanically isolates the DC bus from the second AC bus; a first AC/DC inverter coupled between the first AC bus and the DC bus; and a second AC/DC inverter coupled between the second AC bus and the DC bus.