Energy management system for heavy equipment
First Claim
1. Heavy equipment designed to operate in a substantially repetitive cycle, comprising:
- a work implement;
an actuator for operating the work implement;
an electrical bus;
a power source connected to the electrical bus for powering the actuator;
a capacitor configured to be connected to the electrical bus for receiving power from the power source during a portion of the substantially repetitive cycle and for augmenting the power source during another portion of the substantially repetitive cycle;
a computerized controller comprising a logic module for connecting the capacitor to the electrical bus in advance of a predicted demand on the electrical bus to maintain a substantially constant voltage on the electrical bus during the predicted demand and prevent a drop in voltage on the electrical bus that would otherwise result from the predicted demand, wherein the predicted 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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Abstract
Heavy equipment includes a body, an electrical bus, and working components coupled to the body and powered by electricity conveyed via the electrical bus. The heavy equipment further includes a generator set providing an electrical output to the electrical bus, an energy storage element configured to be coupled to the electrical bus, and a computerized controller coupled to the energy storage element. The computerized controller includes a logic module for coupling the energy storage element to the electrical bus in advance of a predicted increase in demand upon the electrical bus, where the increase in demand is anticipated by the computerized controller as forthcoming based upon extrapolation, at least in part, from data related to a previous operation of the heavy equipment.
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11 Claims
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1. Heavy equipment designed to operate in a substantially repetitive cycle, comprising:
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a work implement; an actuator for operating the work implement; an electrical bus; a power source connected to the electrical bus for powering the actuator; a capacitor configured to be connected to the electrical bus for receiving power from the power source during a portion of the substantially repetitive cycle and for augmenting the power source during another portion of the substantially repetitive cycle; a computerized controller comprising a logic module for connecting the capacitor to the electrical bus in advance of a predicted demand on the electrical bus to maintain a substantially constant voltage on the electrical bus during the predicted demand and prevent a drop in voltage on the electrical bus that would otherwise result from the predicted demand, wherein the predicted 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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