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公开(公告)号：US11584407B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-21
申请号：US16548464
申请日：2019-08-22
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin Raeder , Gregory Kupiec
Abstract: A first locomotive that includes a control unit is disclosed. The control unit may receive a power demand, determine a first power limit of the first locomotive, and receive a second power limit of a second locomotive and a third power limit of a third locomotive. The control unit may proportion the power demand into a first power allocation for the first locomotive, a second power allocation for the second locomotive, and a third power allocation for the third locomotive. The control unit may adjust the first power allocation based on the first power limit, adjust the second power allocation based on the second power limit, and adjust the third power allocation based on the third power limit. The control unit may cause an action to be performed in connection with the first power allocation, the second power allocation, and the third power allocation.
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公开(公告)号：US11558583B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-17
申请号：US16549259
申请日：2019-08-23
Applicant: PROGRESS RAIL LOCOMOTIVE INC.
Inventor： Gabriel G. Abreo
Abstract: A system that includes a detection device, an imaging device, and a control device is disclosed. The detection device may generate proximity data relating to a proximity of an undercarriage of a rail vehicle, and the imaging device may capture one or more thermal images of the undercarriage. The control device may receive a first thermal image and a second thermal image of the undercarriage. The first thermal image may be captured using a first integration time, and the second thermal image may be captured using a second integration time. The control device may determine composite thermal data associated with the undercarriage. The composite thermal data may include information mapping a first range of thermal data and mapping a second range of thermal data to one or more components of the undercarriage. The control device may cause an action to be performed in connection with the composite thermal data.
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公开(公告)号：US11240061B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US16429721
申请日：2019-06-03
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Joseph Siergiej , Eugene T. Krakow , Robert J. Pflaum , Lawrence S. Przybylski
Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system for controlling a locomotive may comprise a controller; an Ethernet switch; one or more Ethernet modules in communication with the controller through the Ethernet switch, wherein a given Ethernet module of the one or more Ethernet modules includes a microcontroller and one or more connectors, wherein the microcontroller provides one or more communication interfaces; one or more power supplies connected to the one or more Ethernet modules and providing power to the one or more Ethernet modules; and one or more locomotive units in communication with the one or more Ethernet modules, wherein the one or more locomotive units are installed on the locomotive and controlled by the controller.
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公开(公告)号：US20200382338A1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-03
申请号：US16429721
申请日：2019-06-03
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Joseph SIERGIEJ , Eugene T. KRAKOW , Robert J. PFLAUM , Lawrence S. PRZYBYLSKI
Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system for controlling a locomotive may comprise a controller; an Ethernet switch; one or more Ethernet modules in communication with the controller through the Ethernet switch, wherein a given Ethernet module of the one or more Ethernet modules includes a microcontroller and one or more connectors, wherein the microcontroller provides one or more communication interfaces; one or more power supplies connected to the one or more Ethernet modules and providing power to the one or more Ethernet modules; and one or more locomotive units in communication with the one or more Ethernet modules, wherein the one or more locomotive units are installed on the locomotive and controlled by the controller.
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公开(公告)号：US10807625B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-20
申请号：US16163019
申请日：2018-10-17
Applicant: PROGRESS RAIL LOCOMOTIVE INC.
Inventor： Alexander Shubs, Jr. , David Matthew Roenspies , James David Seaton
Abstract: A control system for remotely configuring a locomotive includes a plurality of operational control devices located on-board the locomotive, the plurality of operational control devices being configured to implement a change to a designated configuration of the locomotive. A controller located on-board the locomotive is configured to activate the plurality of operational control devices to change the designated configuration of the locomotive upon receipt of a configuration command signal. An off-board remote user interface located remotely from the locomotive is configured to receive a single input from a user commanding a change in configuration of the locomotive, the single input being implemented by activation of a single input device on the remote user interface, and selectively send a configuration command signal to the on-board controller to activate the plurality of operational control devices to change the designated configuration of the locomotive.
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公开(公告)号：US10766503B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-08
申请号：US15730164
申请日：2017-10-11
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Jeffrey Edward Jensen
Abstract: A triggering system for a train having a spotter control system is provided. The triggering system includes a position detection system configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of a rail shop relative to the train. The system also includes a controller coupled to the position detection system, the spotter control system, and an engine of the train. The controller is configured to receive the position signal from the position detection system. The controller is configured to detect if the train is approaching the rail shop based on the position signal. The controller is configured to trigger a shutdown of the engine based on the detection. The controller is configured to trigger an activation of the spotter control system based on the detection.
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公开(公告)号：US10662862B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-26
申请号：US16148330
申请日：2018-10-01
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Sudarshan Loya , Reddy Pocha Siva Sankara , Xiao Fu , Vijaya Kumar
Abstract: A cooling system is disclosed for an internal combustion engine. The cooling system may include a first cooling circuit having a first coolant that flows through cooling channels of an engine, and a second cooling circuit having a second coolant that flows through a charge air cooling component. The cooling system may further include a drain line adapted for fluid communication with the first and second cooling circuits. A first temperature responsive valve disposed on the second cooling circuit may be included, the first temperature responsive valve configured to open to allow mixing of the first and second coolants when the temperature of the second coolant is at a preselected minimum temperature. Also included may be a second temperature responsive valve disposed on the drain line and configured to open to drain both cooling circuits when the temperature of the first and second coolants is at a preselected minimum temperature.
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公开(公告)号：US10597054B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-24
申请号：US15380472
申请日：2016-12-15
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Donald J. Arndt , Mark J. Bartonek
IPC: B61L25/02 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , B61L15/00 , B61L23/04 , B61L27/00 , G06Q10/08 , G06K7/14 , G05D1/00 , G06T7/70 , G01S19/49
Abstract: A system and method for inspecting components of a moving train having a locomotive and a plurality of rail cars is disclosed. An inspection unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be deployed from the locomotive or one of the rail cars of the train, and the inspection UAV may fly to an initial inspection position relative to the moving train. The inspection UAV performs an inspection function on components of the moving train via inspection equipment mounted on the inspection UAV and starting at the initial inspection position. The inspection UAV then returns to the locomotive and the rail car after the inspection of the components of the moving train is complete.
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公开(公告)号：US20200039613A1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-06
申请号：US16052281
申请日：2018-08-01
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Richard Christopher Kulaga , Gerald Robert West
Abstract: A fuel tender for providing fuel to an internal combustion engine of a marine vessel may include a first pontoon, a second pontoon, and a truss structure connecting the first pontoon to the second pontoon with the first pontoon being separated from the second pontoon by a pontoon separation distance that is greater than a vessel width of the marine vessel so that the first pontoon and the second pontoon can straddle a vessel stern of the marine vessel with the truss structure disposed above a stern deck of the marine vessel. A fuel reservoir may be mounted on the truss structure and have a fuel supply line extending therefrom, with the fuel supply line being fluidly connectable to a fuel inlet port for the internal combustion engine when the first pontoon and the second pontoon straddle the vessel stern of the marine vessel.
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公开(公告)号：US10508595B2
公开(公告)日：2019-12-17
申请号：US15653691
申请日：2017-07-19
Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Inventor： Reddy Pocha Siva Sankara , Sudarshan Loya , Keith Moravec , Michael B. Goetzke
Abstract: An energy recovery system for an engine system is disclosed. The engine system includes an engine, an exhaust conduit configured to receive exhaust gases discharged from the engine, and a first turbocharger coupled to the exhaust conduit to receive exhaust gases from the engine and provides compressed air to the engine. The energy recovery system includes a bypass conduit, a second turbocharger, and an accumulator. The bypass conduit is coupled to the exhaust conduit upstream of the first turbocharger, and facilitates a portion of exhaust gases from the exhaust conduit to bypass the first turbocharger. The second turbocharger is coupled to the bypass conduit, and is driven by the portion of exhaust gases bypassing the first turbocharger to compress air received from an ambient to a first pressure. The accumulator is in fluid communication with the second turbocharger, and stores air received from the second turbocharger at the first pressure.
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