Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine assist by recovering swing kinetic energy
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Application No.: US14668607Application Date: 2015-03-25
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Publication No.: US09809958B2Publication Date: 2017-11-07
- Inventor: Tonglin Shang , Dayao Chen , Pengfei Ma
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP
- Main IPC: E02F9/22
- IPC: E02F9/22 ; F15B21/14 ; F15B11/16 ; F15B11/17 ; F15B13/06 ; E02F9/12 ; E02F9/20

Abstract:
An energy recovery system for a machine having a movable work tool, a swing motor to swing the work tool about a vertical axis, a pump providing pressurized fluid to the swing motor, a power source outputting power to drive the pump, and a controller. The energy recovery system may include a first accumulator, a swing charge valve selectively connecting the swing motor to the first accumulator, an assist motor operatively connected to the power source, and a discharge selectively connecting the first accumulator to the assist motor. The swing charge valve may fluidly connect the swing motor to the first accumulator when fluid pressure from the swing motor is greater than a charge set pressure. The controller may cause the discharge valve to fluidly connect the first accumulator with the assist motor when the power demand on the power source is greater than a minimum assisted power demand.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160281329A1 Engine Assist by Recovering Swing Kinetic Energy Public/Granted day:2016-09-29
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