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公开(公告)号:US20150051760A1
公开(公告)日:2015-02-19
申请号:US14461092
申请日:2014-08-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Bret Dwayne Worden
Abstract: A method for detecting clogs in a tractive effort system of a rail vehicle or other vehicle includes the steps of determining a baseline air flow rate from an air compressor during steady state conditions, actuating the tractive effort system, determining a secondary air flow rate from the air compressor subsequent to actuation of the tractive effort system, and comparing the secondary air flow rate to the baseline air flow rate.
Abstract translation: 一种用于检测轨道车辆或其他车辆的牵引力系统中的堵塞物的方法包括以下步骤:在稳态条件期间确定来自空气压缩机的基线空气流量,致动牵引力系统,确定从第二空气流速 空气压缩机,并且将二次空气流量与基线空气流量进行比较。
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公开(公告)号:US20150042248A1
公开(公告)日:2015-02-12
申请号:US14526210
申请日:2014-10-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Emil Nikolov , Ajith Kuttainnair Kumar , Theodore Clark Brown , Bret Dwayne Worden , Sudhir Kumar Gupta
IPC: H02P3/12
CPC classification number: B60L1/003 , B60L1/02 , B60L7/02 , B60L7/10 , B60L2200/26 , B60L2240/425 , B60L2240/662 , B61C5/02 , H02P3/12 , H02P6/06 , Y02T10/642 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T30/10 , Y02T90/16
Abstract: A system includes a grid coupled to an electrical bus; an electrical power modulation device coupled to the electrical bus that can output modified electrical power received from the electrical bus: a blower motor coupled to the electrical power modulation device that can receive the modified electrical power output and can provide a stream of air to affect a temperature of the grid, and a controller. A speed of the blower motor may be based at least in part on an amount of the modified electrical power. The controller can receive an operating parameter, and is responsive to that parameter by causing the electrical power modulation device to vary the amount of the modified electrical power. A blower motor speed may be controlled based at least in part on the operating parameter.
Abstract translation: 系统包括耦合到电气总线的电网; 耦合到电总线的电力调制装置,其可以输出从电总线接收的修改的电力:耦合到电力调制装置的鼓风机马达,其可以接收修改的电力输出并且可以提供空气流以影响 电网的温度和控制器。 鼓风机马达的速度可以至少部分地基于修改的电力的量。 控制器可以接收操作参数,并且通过使电力调制装置改变修改的电力的量来响应该参数。 可以至少部分地基于操作参数来控制鼓风机电动机速度。
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公开(公告)号:US20140151460A1
公开(公告)日:2014-06-05
申请号:US14093998
申请日:2013-12-02
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Joseph Forrest Noffsinger , John Kramer , Bret Dwayne Worden , Ajith Kumar
IPC: B05B12/02
CPC classification number: B61C15/10
Abstract: A system for use with a vehicle includes at least one nozzle and an fluid reservoir capable of holding a volume of pressurized gas or other fluid. The air reservoir is in fluid communication with the at least one nozzle and the at least one nozzle is selectively operable to direct the pressurized gas or other fluid at a surface of an optical inspection sensor assembly to remove contaminants from the sensor assembly.
Abstract translation: 一种用于车辆的系统包括至少一个喷嘴和能够保持一定体积的加压气体或其它流体的流体储存器。 空气储存器与至少一个喷嘴流体连通,并且至少一个喷嘴可选择性地可操作以将加压气体或其它流体引导到光学检查传感器组件的表面以去除传感器组件的污染物。
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公开(公告)号:US10358149B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-23
申请号:US15662367
申请日:2017-07-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Bret Dwayne Worden , Brian Douglas Lawry , Jeremy Thomas McGarry , Jennifer Lynn Coyne , Matthew John Malone
Abstract: A system for controlling a consist of rail vehicles or other vehicles includes a control unit electrically coupled to a first rail vehicle in the consist, the control unit having a processor and being configured to receive signals representing a presence and position of one or more tractive effort systems on-board the first vehicle and other rail vehicles in the consist, and a set of instructions stored in a non-transient medium accessible by the processor, the instructions configured to control the processor to create a optimization schedule that manages the use of the one or more tractive effort systems based on the presence and position of the tractive effort systems within the consist.
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公开(公告)号:US20190054930A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-21
申请号:US16132952
申请日:2018-09-17
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Justin Winston , Adrian Jerzy Gorski , Bret Dwayne Worden , Brian Douglas Lawry , Matthew John Malone , Jennifer Lynn Coyne , Jeremy Thomas McGarry
Abstract: Examples for a traction system are provided. In one example, the traction system includes a nozzle coupled to an air source and configured to be selectively aimed toward a determined portion of a rail surface of a rail, and a conduit configured to supply pressurized air from the air source to the nozzle, the nozzle flexibly coupled thereto. The nozzle is configured for the aim of the nozzle to be controlled to change its aiming direction in response to a change in curvature of the rail, whereby a stream of air from the nozzle impacts the determined portion during movement of the vehicle through the curvature of the rail.
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公开(公告)号:US10053070B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-21
申请号:US15159394
申请日:2016-05-19
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Ajith Kuttannair Kumar , Bret Dwayne Worden
CPC classification number: B60T8/175 , B60T8/1705 , B60T8/171 , B60T2270/20
Abstract: A system includes a plurality of wheels, a braking system, and one or more sensors. The plurality of wheels includes a guardian wheel and at least one non-guardian wheel and is disposed on a wheeled vehicle. The braking system is operatively connected to the guardian and non-guardian wheels and applies a first braking force to the at least one non-guardian wheel and a second braking force to the guardian wheel. The second braking force increases a slide risk of the guardian wheel beyond a slide risk of the at least one non-guardian wheel. One or more sensors disposed within the wheeled vehicle detect sliding of the guardian wheel allowing a corrective action to be taken to prevent sliding of the at least one non-guardian wheel.
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公开(公告)号:US20170036681A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-09
申请号:US15331135
申请日:2016-10-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Justin Winston , Adrian Jerzy Gorski , Bret Dwayne Worden , Brian Douglas Lawry , Matthew John Malone , Jennifer Lynn Coyne , Jeremy Thomas McGarry
IPC: B61C15/08
CPC classification number: B61C15/08 , B61C15/107 , B61C17/12
Abstract: Examples for a traction system are provided. In one example, the traction system includes a nozzle coupled to an air source and configured to be selectively aimed toward a determined portion of a rail surface of a rail, and a conduit configured to supply pressurized air from the air source to the nozzle, the nozzle flexibly coupled thereto. The nozzle is configured for the aim of the nozzle to be controlled to change its aiming direction in response to a change in curvature of the rail, whereby a stream of air from the nozzle impacts the determined portion during movement of the vehicle through the curvature of the rail.
Abstract translation: 提供牵引系统的实例。 在一个示例中,牵引系统包括联接到空气源并被配置为选择性地瞄准轨道的轨道表面的确定部分的喷嘴和被配置为将来自空气源的加压空气供应到喷嘴的导管, 喷嘴柔性地联接到其上。 喷嘴构造成用于控制喷嘴的目的以响应于轨道的曲率变化来改变其瞄准方向,由此来自喷嘴的空气流在车辆的运动期间撞击确定的部分, 铁路。
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公开(公告)号:US09391543B2
公开(公告)日:2016-07-12
申请号:US14526210
申请日:2014-10-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Emil Nikolov , Ajith Kuttainnair Kumar , Theodore Clark Brown , Bret Dwayne Worden , Sudhir Kumar Gupta
CPC classification number: B60L1/003 , B60L1/02 , B60L7/02 , B60L7/10 , B60L2200/26 , B60L2240/425 , B60L2240/662 , B61C5/02 , H02P3/12 , H02P6/06 , Y02T10/642 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T30/10 , Y02T90/16
Abstract: A system includes a grid coupled to an electrical bus; an electrical power modulation device coupled to the electrical bus that can output modified electrical power received from the electrical bus: a blower motor coupled to the electrical power modulation device that can receive the modified electrical power output and can provide a stream of air to affect a temperature of the grid, and a controller. A speed of the blower motor may be based at least in part on an amount of the modified electrical power. The controller can receive an operating parameter, and is responsive to that parameter by causing the electrical power modulation device to vary the amount of the modified electrical power. A blower motor speed may be controlled based at least in part on the operating parameter.
Abstract translation: 系统包括耦合到电气总线的电网; 耦合到电总线的电力调制装置,其可以输出从电总线接收的修改的电力:耦合到电力调制装置的鼓风机马达,其可以接收修改的电力输出并且可以提供空气流以影响 电网的温度和控制器。 鼓风机马达的速度可以至少部分地基于修改的电力的量。 控制器可以接收操作参数,并且通过使电力调制装置改变修改的电力的量来响应该参数。 可以至少部分地基于操作参数来控制鼓风机电动机速度。
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公开(公告)号:US20160082987A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-24
申请号:US14963889
申请日:2015-12-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: David Bradley Pulliam , Ajith Kuttannair Kumar , Bret Dwayne Worden , Jeremy Thomas McGarry , Kevin Ray Ruybal
CPC classification number: B61L15/00 , B60L1/003 , B60L1/14 , B60L3/106 , B60L3/108 , B60L11/1803 , B60L13/00 , B60L15/20 , B60L15/2009 , B60L15/2045 , B60L2200/26 , B60L2200/32 , B60L2200/36 , B60L2210/40 , B60L2220/42 , B60L2240/12 , B60L2240/421 , B60L2240/423 , B60L2240/461 , B60L2240/463 , B60L2240/465 , B60L2240/622 , B60L2240/647 , B60L2240/70 , B60L2250/00 , B60L2250/10 , B60L2250/12 , B60L2260/28 , B60L2260/44 , B61C3/00 , B61L2201/00 , Y02T10/645 , Y02T10/646 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/7241 , Y02T10/7275 , Y02T10/7283 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T90/16 , Y02T90/162
Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle system includes determining a vehicle reference speed using an off-board-based input speed and an onboard-based input speed. The off-board-based input speed is representative of a moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data received from an off-board device. The onboard-based input speed is representative of the moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data obtained from an onboard device. The method includes using the vehicle reference speed to at least one of measure wheel creep for one or more wheels of the vehicle system or control at least one of torques applied by or rotational speeds of one or more motors of the vehicle system.
Abstract translation: 一种用于控制车辆系统的方法包括使用基于车外的输入速度和基于车载的输入速度来确定车辆基准速度。 基于车外的输入速度代表车辆系统的移动速度,并且根据从车外设备接收的数据来确定。 基于车载的输入速度代表车辆系统的移动速度,并且从从车载设备获得的数据确定。 该方法包括将车辆参考速度应用于车辆系统的一个或多个车轮的测量轮蠕变中的至少一个,或者控制由车辆系统的一个或多个电动机施加的转矩或转速中的至少一个。
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公开(公告)号:US20160010537A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-14
申请号:US14860290
申请日:2015-09-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Jason M. Strode , Bret Dwayne Worden , Milan Karunaratne
CPC classification number: F01P11/18 , F01P2031/18 , F02D28/00 , G01M3/025 , G01M3/3227 , G01M3/3245 , G01M15/09 , G07C5/0808 , G07C5/0816 , G07C5/0825 , G07C5/0833
Abstract: In one aspect, a method for detecting and diagnosing a coolant leak of an engine may include diagnosing a coolant leak of the engine based on a low frequency pressure response of a measured engine coolant pressure. In another aspect, an engine system (e.g., for a vehicle) includes an engine and a coolant system operatively connected to the engine. The coolant system includes a coolant reserve and a coolant pump between the engine and the coolant reserve. The engine system also includes a coolant pressure sensor to measure coolant pressure, and a controller configured to measure an engine coolant pressure and diagnose a coolant leak of the coolant system based on a low frequency pressure response of the measured engine coolant pressure.
Abstract translation: 一方面,用于检测和诊断发动机的冷却剂泄漏的方法可以包括基于所测量的发动机冷却剂压力的低频压力响应来诊断发动机的冷却剂泄漏。 在另一方面,发动机系统(例如,用于车辆)包括可操作地连接到发动机的发动机和冷却剂系统。 冷却剂系统包括在发动机和冷却剂储备之间的冷却剂储备和冷却剂泵。 发动机系统还包括用于测量冷却剂压力的冷却剂压力传感器,以及控制器,其被配置为基于所测量的发动机冷却剂压力的低频压力响应来测量发动机冷却剂压力并诊断冷却剂系统的冷却剂泄漏。
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