Patent ID: 11939910
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. A method for operating a power system, the method comprising:
outputting, via an engine, a rotational force to a drive system at a first rotational speed;
converting the rotational force from the first rotational speed to a second rotational speed that is greater than the first rotational speed via the drive system,
wherein the drive system comprises a drive pulley and a driven generator pulley that are drivingly coupled to one another such that the drive pulley drives the driven generator pulley at a fixed pulley ratio; and

receiving, at a generator configured to generate electric power, the rotational force at the second rotational speed, wherein the generator is coupled to the driven generator pulley;
wherein the generator is fixedly coupled to the driven generator pulley via a generator shaft and configured to receive the rotational force at the second rotational speed,
wherein the generator comprises a driving generator pulley fixedly coupled to the generator shaft that shares an axis of rotation with the driven generator pulley,
wherein the driving generator pulley comprises an integrated clutch mechanism, and
wherein the driving generator pulley has a first diameter that is greater than a second diameter of the driven generator pulley; and

driving a belt-driven component at a third rotational speed via a belt-driven pulley driven by the generator shaft,
wherein the driving generator pulley and the belt-driven pulley are drivingly coupled to one another via a second belt, and
wherein the driven generator pulley is configured to drive the driving generator pulley via the generator shaft such that the generator shaft operates as an intermediary between the engine and the belt-driven component.