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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Applicant:
Bertrand Bastien, Erie, PA (US);
Inventor:
Bertrand Bastien, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric drive system is provided for use in a vehicle that is operated in environments with stringent emissions and ventilation regulations. In one embodiment, the electric drive system comprises a motor capable of propelling the vehicle and an energy storage device coupled to the motor, and selectively couplable to a catenary line, wherein the catenary line is capable of supplying electrical power to the vehicle and to the energy storage device. Additionally, the vehicle includes a mining device that is operable to be powered by energy from one or more of the catenary line and the energy storage device.