Inverter location and orientation within a mobile machine
US11821173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D55/075
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mobile machine includes front and rear ends, a frame, rotatably supported ground engaging mechanisms, and an electrical drive system. The electrical drive system includes a source of electrical energy, an inverter, at least one electric motor operatively coupled to rotate at least one of the ground engaging mechanisms, a plurality of first electric cables electrically coupling the source of electrical energy to the inverter, and a plurality of second electric cables electrically coupling the inverter to the electric motor. The inverter is disposed in the mobile machine in a vertical orientation at the rear end of the machine.
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