# US 12,763,582 B2 · Can bus terminating resistor arrangement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,582 B2 - Document ID: US12763582B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/726,263 - Filed: 2022-04-21 - Published: 2022-12-08 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-24 - Assignees: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. - Applicants: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. - Inventors: Nicholas Harknett; Sean Herman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763582B2 ## CPC - H02J 3/381: {Dispersed generators} - F02B 63/04: for electric generators - F02B 63/047: {Movable engine-generator combinations on wheels} - H04L 12/40: Bus networks - H04L 12/40163: {by assigning priority to messages according to a message field} - H04L 2012/40215: {Controller Area Network CAN} - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - F02B: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A mobile power source includes an electrical generator, a controller, a resistor, and a user-activated switch positioned on a control panel of the electrical generator, the user-activated switch is configured to move between at least a first position and a second position. In response to the user-activated switch being in the first position, the resistor is configured to act as a terminating resistor at one end of a controller area network (CAN) bus of a power generation system, and in response to the user-activated switch being in the second position, the resistor is configured to be prevented from acting as the terminating resistor of the CAN bus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile power source comprising: an electrical generator; a resistor; and an actuator positioned on a control panel of the electrical generator, the actuator is configured to actuate between at least a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in response to actuation of the actuator to the first configuration, the resistor is configured to act as a terminating resistor at one end of a controller area network (CAN) bus of a power generation system, and wherein in response to actuation of the actuator to the second configuration, the resistor is configured to be prevented from acting as the terminating resistor of the CAN bus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the power generation system includes a plurality of mobile power sources. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the actuator is electrically connected in series with the resistor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the actuator is a toggle switch. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile power source of claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to be connected to the CAN bus of the power generation system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The mobile power source of claim 5, wherein the controller is configured to be connected to the CAN bus of the power generation system in response to the actuator being in the first configuration or the second configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mobile power source of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with at least one other mobile power source connected to the power generation system by the CAN bus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile power source of claim 1, wherein in response to the actuator being in the second configuration, the resistor is configured to not be operably connected to the CAN bus. ### Claim 9 A mobile power source comprising: an electrical generator; a first resistor; a second resistor; and an actuator configured to move between at least a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in response to the actuator being in the first configuration, the first resistor is configured to act as a terminating resistor at one end of a first controller area network (CAN) bus of a power generation system, and the second resistor is configured to act as a terminating resistor at one end of a second CAN bus of the power generation system, and wherein in response to the actuator being in the second configuration, the first resistor is configured to be prevented from acting as the terminating resistor of the first CAN bus, and the second resistor is configured to be prevented from acting as the terminating resistor of the second CAN bus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mobile power source of claim 9, wherein the second resistor is an auxiliary resistor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The mobile power source of claim 9, wherein the actuator is a single throw, double pole switch. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The mobile power source of claim 9, further comprising a controller configured to be connected to the first CAN bus and the second CAN bus of the power generation system. ### Claim 13 A mobile power source comprising: an electrical generator; a resistor; and an actuator configured to move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein in response to the actuator being in the first position, the resistor is configured to be electrically connected to a controller area network (CAN) bus of a power generation system, and wherein in response to the actuator being in the second position, the resistor is configured to be electrically disconnected from the CAN bus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The mobile power source of claim 13, wherein the actuator is electrically connected to the resistor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The mobile power source of claim 13, wherein the actuator is electrically connected to the resistor in series. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The mobile power source of claim 13, wherein in response to the actuator being in the first position, the resistor and the actuator are configured to be connected to the CAN bus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The mobile power source of claim 13, wherein in response to the resistor being electrically connected to the CAN bus, the resistor operates as a terminating resistor at an end of the CAN bus. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The mobile power source of claim 13, further comprising a controller configured to be connected to the CAN bus in response to the actuator being in the first position or the second position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The mobile power source of claim 18, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a second controller of a second mobile power source connected to the power generation system by the CAN bus. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The mobile power source of claim 18, wherein the controller is configured to control operation of the electrical generator.