Patent ID: 11894631
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A work machine, comprising:
an electric engine;
a conductor rod for providing electrical energy to the electric engine from a power source, the conductor rod extending along a longitudinal axis of the conductor rod, from a head-end interface proximate to the work machine to a connector assembly spaced laterally from the work machine, the conductor rod comprising:
a first cylinder conductor extending along the longitudinal axis of the conductor rod having a first inner diameter and a first outer diameter, the first cylinder conductor comprising a first terminal connector assembly affixed to the head-end interface and a second terminal connector assembly affixed to the connector assembly;
a second cylinder conductor extending along the longitudinal axis of the conductor rod having a second inner diameter greater than the first outer diameter of the first cylinder conductor and a second outer diameter, the second cylinder conductor comprising a third terminal connector assembly affixed to the head-end interface and a fourth terminal connector assembly affixed to the connector assembly;
a barrel extending along the longitudinal axis of the conductor rod having a third inner diameter greater than the second outer diameter of the second cylinder conductor and a third outer diameter, the barrel comprising a fifth terminal connector assembly affixed to the head-end interface and a sixth terminal connector assembly affixed to the connector assembly; and
wherein the first cylinder conductor or the second cylinder conductor comprise an electrically conductive material to conduct electrical power from a power source to the electric engine of the work machine.