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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Codina, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Thomas J. Richards, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/108 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine using energy stored in a capacitor. The method and apparatus includes at least one battery for providing energy at a low voltage, an inverter for receiving the energy at the low voltage and producing energy at a high voltage, a capacitor for receiving and storing the energy at the high voltage, means for removing the low voltage source from the inverter, and at least one starter motor adapted to receive the energy at the high voltage from the capacitor and responsively start the engine.