Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for monitoring fuel quality and service issues for a power system used in transport
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Application No.: US17491138Application Date: 2021-09-30
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Publication No.: US11940438B2Publication Date: 2024-03-26
- Inventor: John G. Simpson , Kyle J. Gleason , Randall S. Burnham , Arthur H. Ambaruch
- Applicant: THERMO KING LLC
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: THERMO KING LLC
- Current Assignee: THERMO KING LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01N33/28
- IPC: G01N33/28 ; G07C5/08

Abstract:
A method for monitoring fuel quality of a power system used in transport is provided. The method includes a controller of the power system determining that the prime mover is actively running. The method also includes the controller monitoring an output of a water-in-fuel (WIF) sensor configured to measure an amount of water accumulated in a water collection reservoir of a fuel/water separator that separates water from fuel passing there through. Also, the method includes the controller determining an amount of fuel passing through the fuel/water separator. Further, the method includes the controller calculating a fuel quality score of the fuel based on the output of the WIF sensor and the amount of fuel having passed through the fuel/water separator. The method further includes the controller triggering different alerts based on the calculated fuel quality score.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230102325A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING FUEL QUALITY AND SERVICE ISSUES FOR A POWER SYSTEM USED IN TRANSPORT Public/Granted day:2023-03-30
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