Patent ID: 8490760

Claim:
A method of cooling a first friction brake system and a second friction brake system in a machine having a brake cooling system including fluid and a fluid diverter, the method comprising: determining whether the first friction brake system is activated; determining whether the second friction brake system is activated; circulating, with a first set of pumps including at least one pump, fluid through the brake cooling system to the first friction brake system and the second friction brake system; circulating, with a second set of pumps including at least one pump, fluid through at least one hydraulic system; combining the flow of fluid from the first set of pumps and the flow of fluid from the second set of pumps; and diverting fluid between the first friction brake system and the second friction brake system based on a first brake enable switch for the activation of the first friction brake system and based on a second brake enable switch for the activation of the second friction brake system.