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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2013
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

John Joseph Votoupal, Hudson, IL (US);

Darrin Johnston, Washington, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/48 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/48 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01); Y10T 307/718 (2015.04);
Abstract

A system and method for running a plurality of gensets in parallel in a micro-grid system is disclosed. The system and method may include at least one genset configured to run at a load factor of greater than sixty percent, the number of the at least one genset supplying power at any given time including a minimum or less than minimum number of gensets capable of meeting a demand imposed by a load. The system and method may also include a turbo compounding system associated with at least one of the at least one genset, each of the electric turbo compounding systems configured to increase fuel efficiency of the at least one genset.


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