18489968. POWER SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINES (Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty. Ltd.)
POWER SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINES
Organization Name
Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty. Ltd.
Inventor(s)
Steven Robert Krause of Chillicothe IL US
Martin Victor Pilgrim of Tasmania AU
POWER SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18489968 titled 'POWER SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINES
Original Abstract Submitted
A power system for a work machine includes a connection arrangement. The connection arrangement facilitates an operative engagement of terminal sets to provide passage to an electrical connection therethrough and route electrical power supply from electrical power sources to electrical devices of the work machine through the connection arrangement. Further, the connection arrangement facilitates an operative engagement of connector sets to provide passage to communication links therethrough and route data transmission through the connection arrangement. A system for determining a state of the electrical connection between the terminal sets includes a controller configured to detect the data transmission through the communication links; determine the state of the electrical connection between the terminal sets as connected when the data transmission is active; and determine the state of the electrical connection between the terminal sets as disconnected when the data transmission is inactive.