735 results about "Prime mover" patented technology

The invention discloses a fan blade state monitoring method based on multi-sensor fusion, relates to the technical field of wind power, and is suitable for wind energy prime mover equipment manufacturing and blade state monitoring technologies of onshore and offshore wind generating sets. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring operation data, a vibration signal, an acoustic signal and a pulse signal of a fan; the current working condition state of the fan is recognized, common-mode fault verification, local damage positioning and transient stress damage analysis are carried out on the vibration signals and the acoustic signals, and a fault analysis result and a first damage analysis result are obtained; performing phase-locked amplification analysis on the vibration signal and the acoustic signal through active excitation to obtain a second damage analysis result; and finally, a comprehensive state monitoring report of the fan blade is generated, so that the problems of difficulty in identification of weak damage and high false alarm rate of blades of land and offshore wind generating sets in wind energy prime mover equipment manufacturing under a non-stable working condition are solved, and the equipment operation and maintenance intelligent level in the wind energy prime mover equipment manufacturing industry is effectively improved.

A vehicle having a primary mover, a charging system, multiple electric loads, and a controller. The charging system includes a charge storing device and an alternator. The alternator is configured to convert mechanical energy generated by the prime mover into electrical energy to charge the charge storing device. The multiple electrical loads are electrically coupled to the charging system via a power distribution module. The controller is communicably coupled to the charging system and is configured to receive an indication that an electrical output of the charging system is unable to provide sufficient electrical energy to each electrical load in the electrical loads. The controller is also configured to provide a control signal to the power distribution module in response to the indication. The control signal is configured to cause the power distribution module to decouple at least one of the electrical loads from the charging system.

Lift equipment includes a chassis, a prime mover, multiple wheels, a lift platform, and a scissor stack assembly. The scissor stack assembly includes a first scissor cross, a second scissor cross, a third scissor cross, and an actuator. The first scissor cross is coupled to the chassis and has first links of a first link length. The second scissor cross is coupled to the lift platform and has second links of a second link length. The third scissor cross is coupled between the first scissor cross and the second scissor cross and has third links of a third link length. The actuator is coupled to the prime mover and is configured to transition the scissor stack assembly between a retracted position and an extended position. The first link length is different than at least one of: (i) the second link length or (ii) the third link length.

A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and an integrated pump assembly connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with two fluid drivers, each fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes the pump in a normal mode of operation in which the prime movers are independently driven and switches to a fail-safe mode of operation in which only one prime mover is operated.

A backpack-type blower disclosed herein may include: a backpack unit including a backpack frame and a shoulder belt attached to the backpack frame; a housing supported by the backpack frame; a prime mover supported by the housing; a blower fan disposed within the housing and configured to be driven by the prime mover; a flexible pipe extending from the housing; a blower pipe extending from a front end of the flexible pipe; a grip unit disposed on the blower pipe; and a suspension band. One end of the suspension band may be connected to the flexible pipe, the blower pipe, or the grip unit, at a position frontward of at least a part of the flexible pipe. Another end of the suspension band may be connected to the backpack unit.

The embodiment of the invention provides a digital simulation modeling method and device of a tandem type hybrid electric propulsion system, computer equipment and a medium, and relates to the technical field of simulation modeling, and the method comprises the following steps: constructing a turboshaft prime mover model, constructing a generator model, connecting the turboshaft prime mover model and the generator model in series to generate a generator set, the power generation groups are connected in parallel to construct a turbine power generation system; constructing a propulsion system; constructing a battery energy storage system; constructing a power transmission and distribution system, and respectively connecting the power transmission and distribution system with a turbine power generation system, a propulsion system and a battery energy storage system; and constructing a comprehensive control and energy management system, and outputting a digital simulation modeling result through a turbine power generation system, a power transmission and distribution system and a battery energy storage system. According to the scheme, a simulation modeling method based on multi-physics field coupling double-power-source dynamic response and energy flow regulation and control provides reliable modeling technical support for engineering application of a tandem type hybrid electric propulsion system.

A vehicle system includes a vehicle and a control system. The vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of tractive assemblies coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to drive one or more of the plurality of tractive assemblies, a first sensor configured to facilitate monitoring a tracked location of the vehicle, and a second sensor configured to facilitate detecting a surface type of a ground surface. The control system is configured to monitor the tracked location of the vehicle based on a first signal acquired from the first sensor, determine the surface type of the ground surface based on a second signal acquired from the second sensor, and permit unrestricted operation of the vehicle when the tracked location indicates that the vehicle is located in a restricted operation area but the surface type indicates that the vehicle is not in the restricted operation area.

The present disclosure relates to a powertrain for a work machine (50). The powertrain (100) comprises a first prime mover (10), a second prime mover (12), a set of first gears (14a, 14b), a set of second gears (16a, 16b), an engaging unit (24), and an actuator (26). The first prime mover (10) configured to engage a first shaft (18). The second prime mover (12) configured to engage a power take off (PTO) shaft (20). The first gears (14a, 14a) mounted on the first shaft (18) and the second gears (16a, 16b) mounted on the PTO shaft (20). The actuator (26) configured to be in communication with the engaging unit (24), and further configured to selectively displace the engaging unit (24) from the idling configuration to the engaging configuration to engage with one of the second gears (16a, 16b). Advantageously, the engaging unit (24) facilitates the coupling of the second prime mover (12) with the first prime mover (10); therefore the powertrain (100) provides the desired torque to meet the requirements.

The present disclosure relates a power transmission system (100) for a work machine (50). The work machine is defined by drive wheels (14) for driving the work machine and a power take off (PTO) shaft (18) for driving a plurality of implements attached to the work machine. The system (100) comprises a first prime mover (10), a second prime mover (16), a first gear (20), a second gear (22), an engaging unit (24) and a switch. The engaging unit (24) is configured to be operatively mounted on the PTO shaft (18). The engaging unit (24) is configured to be displaced on the PTO shaft (18) from an idling configuration to an engaging configuration based on the satisfaction of a predetermined set of conditions. The system provides the compact assembly without any additional requirement of any external transmission assembly. Also, it makes the coupling response quick and provides smooth and noise free shifting and coupling of gears.

A locomotive comprises a DC power bus, traction motors, batteries, and a charging source, but has no prime mover engine. Each traction motor includes armature and field windings connected in parallel across the DC power bus. The batteries provide power to the DC power bus when in a motoring mode, and receive power from the DC power bus when in a charging mode and a dynamic braking mode. The charging source is connected across the DC power bus to provide charging power to the batteries when in the charging mode. The traction motors also provide charging power to the batteries when in the dynamic braking mode. The power from the charging source is less than the power that would be provided by a prime mover engine. The charging source provides no power to the traction motors when in the charging mode.

A pumping system, comprising: a pump fluid end comprising a plurality of pump chambers, each pump chamber comprising a bore having a reciprocatable plunger disposed therein, a suction valve, and a discharge valve; a prime mover mechanically coupled to the fluid end [by a drivetrain] and configured to reciprocate the plungers; and a controller communicatively coupled to the prime mover, the fluid end, or both and configured to alert a user re a pump malfunction, initiate corrective action of the pump malfunction, or both in response to: (a) an indication of torque reversal during operation of the pumping system, (b) an indication of negative flow rate from the pump during operation of the pumping system, (c) an indication of leakage of (i) a single discharge valve in a 3-plunger pump or (ii) discharge valves associated with two plungers in adjacent firing order, or (d) any combination of (a)-(c).

A hydraulic system includes a prime mover, a variable displacement first hydraulic pump to be driven by the prime mover to deliver hydraulic fluid, a first hydraulic actuator to be driven by fluid delivered by the first hydraulic pump, a variable displacement second hydraulic pump to be driven by the prime mover to deliver hydraulic fluid, a second hydraulic actuator to be driven by fluid delivered by the second hydraulic pump, and first and second restrictors configured or programmed to restrict an output of the respective first and second hydraulic pumps based on a load on the prime mover. The first restrictor is configured or programmed to change an output restriction of the first hydraulic pump based on priority information about the first and second hydraulic actuators and / or the second restrictor is configured or programmed to change an output restriction of the second hydraulic pump based on the priority information.

A method includes receiving an indication regarding a deceleration event for a vehicle, remapping a response of a prime mover of the vehicle from following a first response curve to following a deceleration response curve in response to (i) the deceleration event and (ii) a speed of the vehicle being greater than a speed threshold, and activating an output of the prime mover to accelerate the vehicle at a relatively lesser amount of depression of an accelerator from a non-depressed state of the accelerator than prior to the deceleration event in response to the accelerator being engaged by an operator following the deceleration event.

To improve convenience of an operator by information displayed in a meter panel of a work vehicle.SOLUTION: An information display system for a work vehicle according to an embodiment includes: a meter panel unit having a digital display; and a control device that controls operation of the meter panel unit. In the work vehicle, a plurality of modes can be simultaneously set. Two or more modes among the plurality of modes have a target rotation speed of a motor of the work vehicle different from each other. When the plurality of modes are simultaneously set, the control device causes the digital display to display a first mode having the highest target rotation speed among the plurality of modes and first information indicating a value of a first target rotation speed of the first mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18

The invention relates to a stator (1) for an electric axial flux machine (2), more particularly to a stator (1) for an axial flux machine (2) designed as a prime mover for electrically driven motor vehicles, comprising a stator body (10) having a plurality of stator teeth (11) distributed around a circumference and a stator winding (3). According to the invention, at least one of the wound stator teeth (11) is divided into at least two stator partial teeth (111, 112, 113, 114) viewed in the radial direction, wherein the at least two stator partial teeth (111; 112) are wound with different numbers of turns of the stator winding (3).

A hybrid transmission system with a multi-speed gearbox. The multi-speed gearbox is configured to rotationally couple a prime mover and an electric machine to different gear ratios during a hybrid drive mode. The multi-speed gearbox includes an electric drive interface gear positioned coaxial to a first primary shaft and a second primary shaft and idly mounted, free to spin, to the second primary shaft and an output shaft that includes an output shaft gear which is fixedly coupled thereto meshes with a gear on a secondary shaft.

A cutter machine may include a cutter unit, a prime mover configured to drive the cutter unit, a housing including a housing body and a grip, wherein the housing body holds the cutter unit and houses the prime mover, and the grip extends from the housing body and is configured to be grasped by a user's hand, and a hand guard attached to the housing, configured to protect fingers of the user's hand grasping the grip, and being more deformable than the housing.

A working machine includes a machine body; a prime mover mounted on the machine body; a peripheral device disposed in a periphery of the prime mover; and an attachment bracket to support the peripheral device. The attachment bracket includes a base member to support the peripheral device in a vicinity of a driven unit to be driven with power of the prime mover, and a pressing member coupled to the base member, to hold the peripheral device between the pressing member and the base member.

An autonomous mobile robot includes a chassis, tractive elements coupled with the chassis, a primary mover, and an implement assembly. The primary mover is configured to drive the tractive elements to transport the autonomous mobile robot. The implement assembly is coupled with the chassis. The implement assembly includes a deck configured to define a work area configured to support a material, equipment, and tools for transport to a worksite. The implement assembly also includes a lift interface operably coupled with an implement actuator. The lift interface is configured to be driven by the implement actuator to removably couple with the material, equipment, or tool, and lift the material onto the deck for transport to the worksite.

A system for detecting and correcting wheelspin in a vehicle powered by a motor includes drive wheels driven by the motor and a motor controller in communication with the motor. In one embodiment, a vehicle acceleration from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) is compared to an estimated vehicle acceleration determined from an acceleration of the motor's rotor. If the estimated vehicle acceleration is greater than the IMU acceleration the motor controller adjusts the motor to correct the wheelspin. In a second embodiment, the vehicle acceleration is determined from a GPS receiver. In further embodiments, the vehicle acceleration is determined from other motor parameters, including voltage, current, and torque. In various embodiments, the drive motor is an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, or other prime mover device or mechanism.

A locomotive comprises a DC power bus, traction motors, batteries, and a charging source, but has no prime mover engine. Each traction motor includes armature and field windings connected in parallel across the DC power bus. The batteries provide power to the DC power bus when in a motoring mode, and receive power from the DC power bus when in a charging mode and a dynamic braking mode. The charging source is connected across the DC power bus to provide charging power to the batteries when in the charging mode. The traction motors also provide charging power to the batteries when in the dynamic braking mode. The power from the charging source is less than the power that would be provided by a prime mover engine. The charging source provides no power to the traction motors when in the charging mode.

A utility vehicle includes a frame assembly, a plurality of ground-engaging members supporting the frame assembly, and a powertrain assembly operably coupled to the ground-engaging members and including a prime mover and a continuously variable transmission. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes an operator defined by a portion of the frame assembly and including seating for at least an operator. The utility vehicle also includes an electrical assembly comprising an electric motor operably coupled to the continuously variable transmission. The electric motor is positioned rearward of the operator area.

A vehicle with vehicle traction enhancement system providing increased tractive force is disclosed. The traction enhancement system includes a thruster. The thruster includes a prime mover and an air pressure generator. The traction enhancement system further includes an energy storage to provide energy for the prime mover. The thruster is mounted on vehicle chassis structure, body, and / or suspension, substantially vertical to the vehicle to provide an upward thrust to the vehicle to increase the reactive downward normal force to provide the enhanced tractive force.

A working machine includes a machine body, a prime mover provided in the machine body, a hood to cover the prime mover, an operator's seat located above the prime mover, a cooling fan to take in outside air from an outside of the hood to an inside of the hood and cause the outside air to flow to a surrounding area of the prime mover, and a flow regulator to guide a portion of the outside air taken in by the cooling fan to an area above the prime mover.

The invention relates to the technical field of generators, and provides an intelligent speed regulation universal generator system, which is characterized in that a global sensing module performs fusion processing on static characteristic parameters and dynamic characteristic parameters of a prime mover and parameter data of a universal generator, and realizes unified representation of the state of the whole system in combination with sensing state diagram construction; the working condition prediction module realizes short-term, medium-term and long-term layered trend prediction based on a multi-branch structure of a long-short-term memory network and a graph attention network, and ensures that a speed regulation strategy adapts to working condition evolution in advance; the target optimization module constructs operation constraint conditions based on static characteristic parameters of a prime mover, generates an elastic constraint boundary through Bayesian reasoning, and effectively improves the operation efficiency by combining dynamic adjustment of a working condition evolution trend; the execution scheduling module verifies instruction time sequence matching through dynamic time warping, and adjusts execution gain in combination with dynamic characteristic parameters of a prime motor and a load change rate, so that the self-adaptive operation capability of a generator system under complex working conditions is remarkably enhanced.

A new tracked vehicle arrangement with a main vehicle and a trailer, where each of the main vehicle and the trailer have a track assembly on either side, and the tracks of the trailer are driven by the prime mover of the main vehicle. In the longitudinal direction of the main vehicle, only a small fraction (less than 25%) of the length of the main vehicle's cab, which is mounted above the frame, overlies the main vehicle's track assemblies, whereas the fuel tank is located between the cab and the prime mover. In a widthwise direction of the tracked vehicle, the fuel tank at least partly overlies the right and left track assemblies. This provides a counterbalance for the trailer, which has a platform attached by a first pivotable connection to the frame of the main vehicle and by a second pivotable connection to the frame of the trailer.

A mobile work machine is provided with a prime mover supported by a chassis, a first hydraulic pump driven by the prime mover, a work attachment powered by the prime mover, and a traction system. The traction system can include a ground engagement assembly for propelling the chassis. The mobile work machine can include an electronic controller configured to execute a traction speed control algorithm in which the position of the power reduction device is operated by the electronic controller to reduce available fluid pressure to a traction control device without receiving an actual traction speed feedback signal at the electronic controller. Alternatively, or in addition, a commanded position of the power reduction control device can be calculated by the electronic controller as a function of a requested prime mover operating speed demand reduced by a calculated adjustment factor.

A golf vehicle system includes a golf vehicle and a control system. The golf vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of tractive assemblies coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to drive one or more of the plurality of tractive assemblies, and an indicator configured to provide one or more indications to an operator of the golf vehicle. The control system is configured to monitor a location of the golf vehicle relative to a restricted operation area of a golf course, and control the indicator to provide an indication responsive to a determination that the golf vehicle has entered the restricted operation area based on the location of the golf vehicle relative to the restricted operation area.

Devices are for compensating for the roll of a fifth-wheel coupling, such as on a prime mover towing a semi-trailer. An automated compensation system for a fifth-wheel coupling mounted on a towing vehicle unit includes a first pivoting support to support one lateral side of the fifth-wheel coupling; a second pivoting support to support an opposite lateral side of the fifth-wheel coupling; an actuator configured to cause movement of the first and second pivoting supports; a sensor to sense a parameter relevant to determining whether roll compensation is required for the vehicle; a controller configured to receive a sensor output of the sensor and to determine whether roll compensation is required based on the sensor output, the controller being further configured to issue a control signal to cause the actuator to move the first and second pivoting supports when the controller determines that roll compensation is required.

The utility vehicle that includes a frame carrying a prime mover and extending between a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction. The vehicle also includes ground engaging members operatively attached to the frame. At least one of the ground engaging members is powered by the prime mover to propel the frame over a ground surface. Also, the vehicle includes a control tower (supporting operator controls) located at or near a rear end of the frame, a tank positioned lateral to the control tower, and a support pad connected to the control tower and configured to contact a leg of an operator. Further, a pad surface of the support pad is configured to align with a portion of an angled surface of the tank. Therefore, an operator leaning against the pad surface and angled surface of the tank experiences a smooth transition therebetween.