Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Marine parallel propulsion system
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Application No.: US16656694Application Date: 2019-10-18
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Publication No.: US11040762B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Candace L. Marquis , Merritt P. Callaghan , Adnan Kadribasic , Per Jonas Granath , Brian P. Neathery , Mark I. Harrison
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: B63H21/20
- IPC: B63H21/20 ; B63H25/46 ; B63H23/30 ; B63H21/21 ; B63H23/34

Abstract:
A propulsion system for a marine vessel having a first driveline assembly having a first engine and a first motor-generator, a second driveline assembly having a second engine and second motor-generator, and a controller configured to operate of the assemblies in a split mode. The split mode includes the first driveline assembly being driven by the first engine without torque assistance from the first motor-generator and the second driveline assembly being driven by the second motor-generator without torque assistance from the second engine and includes the first motor generator providing electrical power to the marine vessel grid for consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210114706A1 MARINE PARALLEL PROPULSION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-04-22
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