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Patent No.:

US 8853883 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2010

System and methods for starting a prime mover of a power system

Applicant:

Eric M. Andris, Chillicothe, IL (US);

Inventor:

Eric M. Andris, Chillicothe, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jared Fureman

Assistant Examiner:

Aqeel Bukhari

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60K 6/46 (2007.10); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/46 (2013.01); B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7022 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6278 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60L 11/12 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7066 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6217 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/114 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power system includes a prime mover drivingly connected to an electric motor/generator. The power system may also include a first electrical energy storage device and a second electrical energy storage device. The power system may further include power-system controls configured to selectively start the prime mover by selectively charging the first electrical energy storage device with electricity from the second electrical energy storage device and transmitting electricity from the first electrical energy storage device to the electric motor/generator to operate the electric motor/generator as an electric motor to start the prime mover.

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