Multiple prime power source locomotive control
CA 2544910 C · Owner: Les Systemes Hybrides Ecopower Inc. · Inventors: Tarnow, Andrew; Watson, John D.; Donnelly, Frank
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The present invention is directed to a control strategy for operating a plurality of prime power sources during propulsion idling and braking and is applicable to large systems such as trucks ships, cranes and locomotives utilizing diesel engines gas turbine engines, other types of internal combustion engines fuel cells or combinations of these that require substantial power and low emissions utilizing multiple power plant combinations. The present invention is directed at a general control strategy for a multi-engine systems where the power systems need not be of the same type or power rating and may even use different fuels. The invention is based on a common DC bus electrical …
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- Filed April 25, 2006 and granted July 9, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2026.
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