Fuel usage monitoring system for a service pack

Details Fuel usage monitoring system for a service pack Fuel usage monitoring system for a service pack

2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Caputo, Lisa M (Department: 2855)

Measuring and testing

Internal combustion engine or related engine system or...

Fuel consumption

Reexamination Certificate

active

07908911

ABSTRACT:
A fuel usage monitoring system, in certain aspects, may be configured to determine the fuel usage rate of a work vehicle service pack engine using control signals relating to operating parameters of the service pack engine and associated equipment. In certain embodiments, the control signals may relate to operating parameters of the engine, a fuel injection pump associated with the engine, a governor associated with the fuel injection pump, a fuel reservoir associated with the engine, and other components associated with the engine. In particular, the control signals may relate a position of a control rack of the fuel injection pump. The control signals may be correlated with fuel usage rates prior to operation of the fuel usage monitoring system. In addition, the correlations may vary as certain parameters of the engine, such as operating speed, vary. The correlations may be implemented as algorithms within software of the fuel usage monitoring system.

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