Machine with configurable power system
AssigneeTerex GB Limited
InventorsAdam Crankshaw, Lee Johnston
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Abstract
A machine such as a material processing apparatus comprises a mechanical transmission system coupled to a mechanical load such as a crusher. An internal combustion engine is coupled to the mechanical transmission system, and at least one motor-generator is coupled to an electrical system and to the mechanical transmission system. In at least one mode of operation, the electrical system delivers electrical power to the motor-generator(s), the motor-generator(s) generating mechanical power from the electrical power and delivering the mechanical power to the mechanical transmission system to drive the mechanical load.
Claims19
A machine comprising:
- a mechanical transmission system coupled to a mechanical load;
- an internal combustion engine coupled to the mechanical transmission system;
- an electrical system;
- at least one motor-generator coupled to the electrical system and to the mechanical transmission system,
- wherein, in at least one mode of operation, said electrical system is configured to deliver electrical power to said at least one motor-generator, said at least one motor-generator being configured to generate mechanical power from said electrical power and to deliver said mechanical power to the mechanical transmission system to drive said mechanical load,
- and wherein said at least one mode of operation includes a mode in which said electrical system is connected to an external electricity supply and said electrical system delivers electrical power from said external electricity supply to said at least one motor-generator, said at least one motor-generator generating mechanical power from said electrical power and delivering said mechanical power to the mechanical transmission system to drive said mechanical load.
A material processing apparatus comprising:
- a mechanical transmission system coupled to a material processing unit;
- an internal combustion engine coupled to the mechanical transmission system;
- an electrical system;
- at least one motor-generator coupled to the electrical system and to the mechanical transmission system,
- wherein, in at least one mode of operation, said electrical system is configured to deliver electrical power to said at least one motor-generator, said at least one motor-generator being configured to generate mechanical power from said electrical power and to deliver said mechanical power to the mechanical transmission system to drive said material processing unit,
- and wherein said at least one mode of operation includes a mode in which said electrical system is connected to an external electricity supply and said electrical system delivers electrical power from said external electricity supply to said at least one motor-generator, said at least one motor-generator generating mechanical power from said electrical power and delivering said mechanical power to the mechanical transmission system to drive said material processing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.