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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Chad Eric Dozier, Washington, IL (US);
Edward Maurer Schroeder, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Matthew Lee Wagner, Dunlap, IL (US);
Matthew Joseph Meinhart, Peoria, IL (US);
Keith Ronald Folken, West Peoria, IL (US);
Joydip Chakravarty, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Douglas William Fisher, Washington, IL (US);
Chad Eric Dozier, Washington, IL (US);
Edward Maurer Schroeder, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Matthew Lee Wagner, Dunlap, IL (US);
Matthew Joseph Meinhart, Peoria, IL (US);
Keith Ronald Folken, West Peoria, IL (US);
Joydip Chakravarty, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Douglas William Fisher, Washington, 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 at least one load discrete signal cable, a ramping discrete signal cable, a switching device, and a control module associated with a first of the plurality of generator sets. The control module may be configured to detect a signal on the at least one load discrete signal cable generated by a second of the plurality of generator sets indicative of a load on the second of the plurality of generator sets, and to activate the switching device to implement an operational status change of the first of the plurality of generator sets based on the detection. The control module may also be configured to generate a signal on the ramping discrete signal cable to inhibit others of the plurality of generator sets from changing operational status during the operational status change of the first of the plurality of generator sets.