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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2024
Wacker Neuson America Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Donovan Knutson, Slinger, WI (US);
Vaibhav Munde, Germantown, WI (US);
Paul Pribyl, Grafton, WI (US);
Lucas Nowicki, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Nicholas Phung, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Wacker Neuson America Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A genset is equipped with an electrically powered supplemental load device (SLD) that controls an aspect of engine operation. A controller controls the SLD to increase electrical load on the alternator and, thus, increase mechanical load on the engine, if monitored engine load is beneath a threshold. The SLD may comprise an electric engine coolant heater. The engine may be a diesel engine equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment system (ATS). In this case, the load threshold may be one below which at least one component of the ATS does not operate effectively. Engine load may be monitored indirectly by monitoring electrical load on the alternator. If so, the engine load may be considered to be proportional to alternator electrical load. Also disclosed is a method of operating a genset.
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