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US 2025/0145006 A1Published application
Battery electric machine braking productivity control
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsKarl P. Schneider, Andrew J. Olson, Cameron T. Lane
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling braking systems comprises an energy storage device to absorb energy emitted by a primary braking system. The apparatus can include a controller coupled to the energy storage device to detect conditions of the energy storage device. The controller can predict a point at which the energy storage device will exhibit reduced capability to absorb energy. The controller can provide a control signal to control a secondary braking system to provide braking capability in advance of the predicted point.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an energy storage device configured to absorb energy of a primary braking system;
- and
- a controller coupled to the energy storage device to receive data indicating conditions of the energy storage device, the controller configured to:
- predict a point at which the energy storage device will exhibit reduced capability to absorb energy;
- and
- provide a control signal to control a secondary braking system to provide braking capability in advance of the predicted point.
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A work machine comprising:
- a primary braking system and a secondary braking system;
- an energy storage device configured to absorb energy of the primary braking system;
- and
- a controller coupled to the energy storage device to receive data indicating conditions of the energy storage device, the controller configured to:
- predict a point at which the energy storage device will exhibit reduced capability to absorb energy;
- and
- provide a control signal to control a secondary braking system to provide braking capability in advance of the predicted point.
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A method comprising:
- receiving data indicating conditions of an energy storage device;
- predicting a point at which the energy storage device will exhibit reduced capability to absorb energy;
- and
- providing a control signal to control a secondary braking system to provide braking capability in advance of the predicted point to avoid work machine performance reduction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.