公开(公告)号：US10927774B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16121145

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Zhijun Cai ,  Ronald Gayles ,  Yanchai Zhang ,  Stephen Nofsinger ,  Maurice Dust

IPC: H02J3/00 ,  H02J1/10 ,  F02D25/02 ,  F02D41/26 ,  F02D29/06

Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may identify a plurality of engines configured to provide power to a load, wherein the plurality of engines have a first set of priorities associated with providing the power to the load; receive a plurality of parameters from a plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the plurality of engines; calculate a plurality of metrics corresponding to the plurality of engines based on the plurality of parameters; determine, based on the plurality of metrics, that a switching condition is satisfied to switch from the first set of priorities to a second set of priorities for the plurality of engines; determine the second set of priorities for the plurality of engines based on the plurality of metrics; and cause the plurality of engines to provide respective amounts of power to the load based on the second set of priorities.

公开(公告)号：US20200072137A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16121145

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Zhijun CAI ,  Ronald Gayles ,  Yanchai Zhang ,  Stephen Nofsinger ,  Maurice Dust

IPC: F02D25/02 ,  F02D41/26 ,  F02D29/06

Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may identify a plurality of engines configured to provide power to a load, wherein the plurality of engines have a first set of priorities associated with providing the power to the load; receive a plurality of parameters from a plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the plurality of engines; calculate a plurality of metrics corresponding to the plurality of engines based on the plurality of parameters; determine, based on the plurality of metrics, that a switching condition is satisfied to switch from the first set of priorities to a second set of priorities for the plurality of engines; determine the second set of priorities for the plurality of engines based on the plurality of metrics; and cause the plurality of engines to provide respective amounts of power to the load based on the second set of priorities.