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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Jeffrey Holt Wright, Edelstein, IL (US);
Roy Christopher Fonseca, East Peoria, IL (US);
Andrew William Black, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeffrey Holt Wright, Edelstein, IL (US);
Roy Christopher Fonseca, East Peoria, IL (US);
Andrew William Black, Peoria, IL (US);
Progress Rail Services Corp., Alberville, AL (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a power system is provided, the power system having power-system controls. The method may include automatically setting a priority ranking for a plurality of generator units of the power system with the power-system controls based at least in part on an operating parameter of each generator unit indicative of a quantity of work done by the generator unit. The method may also include automatically controlling which of the generator units run with the power-system controls based at least in part on the priority ranking of the generator units.