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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Michael John Barngrover, Brimfield, IL (US);
Corey Allen Kauk, Elk River, MN (US);
Mark Andrew Robinson, Davis Junction, IL (US);
Steven Robert Krause, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Ben Evans, Peoria, IL (US);
Keith Nicholas Troisi, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The electric vehicle that may comprise an electrical power system that includes a first DC link; a first swappable battery in electrical communication with the first DC link, and a second swappable battery substantially the same as the first swappable battery. The first swappable battery is configured to provide power to the electric vehicle during normal operation of the electric vehicle and to at least a first operation of the electric vehicle while the second swappable battery is removed from the electric vehicle and replaced. The second swappable battery is substantially the same as the first swappable battery and disposed on the electric vehicle, the second swappable battery configured to provide power to the electric vehicle during normal operation of the electric vehicle and to at least a second operation of the electrical vehicle while the first swappable battery is removed from the electric vehicle.