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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2009
Chad Eric Dozier, Washington, IL (US);
Edward Maurer Schroeder, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Matthew Lee Wagner, Dunlap, IL (US);
Chad Eric Dozier, Washington, IL (US);
Edward Maurer Schroeder, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Matthew Lee Wagner, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system is provided for use with a plurality of generator sets. The control system may have a bus, an arbitration relay, a switching device, a control module, and first, second, and third discrete signal cables. The control module may be configured to receive a group start signal and initiate startup of a first of the plurality of generator sets, and to generate a signal on the first discrete signal cable based on an operational status of the first of the plurality of generator sets. The control module may also be configured to determine if the second discrete signal cable is active, to activate the second discrete signal cable and the arbitration relay based on the determination, and to activate the switching device to connect the first of the plurality of generator sets to the bus based on a status of the third discrete signal cable.