Energy management system for heavy equipment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9120387
APP PUB NO 20140136042A1
SERIAL NO

14159968

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Power supply systems and methods for controlling such systems are provided. One power supply system includes a generator set configured to provide an electrical output to an electrical bus, over which power is supplied to heavy equipment. The power supply system further includes a computerized controller configured to be coupled to an energy storage element, wherein the computerized controller is configured to couple the energy storage element to the electrical bus in advance of a predicted increase in demand upon the electrical bus to maintain a substantially constant voltage on the electrical bus during the predicted increase in demand and prevent a drop in voltage on the electrical bus that would otherwise result from the predicted increase in demand. The predicted increase in demand is anticipated by the computerized controller as forthcoming based upon extrapolation, at least in part, from data related to a past operation of the heavy equipment.

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CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING LLC6744 S HOWELL AVE OAK CREEK WI 53154

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chmiel, Wayne George Norway, US 4 40
Helfrich, Joseph Milwaukee, US 8 120
Miller, Peter James Brookfield, US 8 46
Onsager, Michael Gordon Franklin, US 6 40
Perugini, Dave L Kenosha, US 4 40

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