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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Mikhail Meltser, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Bryan Thomas Jett, Erie, PA (US);
Neil Xavier Blythe, North East, PA (US);
Ronald Bauerle, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mikhail Meltser, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Bryan Thomas Jett, Erie, PA (US);
Neil Xavier Blythe, North East, PA (US);
Ronald Bauerle, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A railroad locomotive includes a naturally aspirated reciprocating internal combustion engine driving a traction generator. A speed control system and load regulator provide an output signal which is operated upon and modified by a controller in response to the barometric pressure at which the locomotive is being operated.