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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2012
Bryan Thomas Siegel, Brimfield, IL (US);
Evan Earl Jacobson, Edwards, IL (US);
Timothy Michael O'donnell, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Bryan Thomas Siegel, Brimfield, IL (US);
Evan Earl Jacobson, Edwards, IL (US);
Timothy Michael O'Donnell, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A flywheel assembly may include first and second flywheels having respective first and second flywheel parasitic load profiles. Operating speeds of the first and second flywheels may be selected based at least in part on the first and second flywheel parasitic loads. The operating speeds may be determined such that an aggregate of the first and second flywheel parasitic loads is minimized, thereby increasing the efficiency of the flywheel assembly.