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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Electro-motive Diesel, Inc., Lagrange, IL (US);
Dennis John Melas, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew Joseph Shakal, Bloomer, WI (US);
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Abstract
A locomotive consist control system may include a lead controller associated with a lead locomotive of the consist, and a secondary controller associated with a trailing locomotive of the consist and communicatively coupled by a communication link with the lead controller. The lead controller may be configured to receive a generator voltage or current output from a power bus electrical characteristics sensor associated with each locomotive, determine a total electrical power output requirement for the consist, determine an electrical power output requirement for each locomotive in the consist, and supply instructions to dynamically adjust an output voltage or current generated by a generator associated with each locomotive to a desired voltage or current anywhere within the rated capacity of the generator.