System and Method for Managing Emissions from Diesel Powered Systems
First Claim
1. A configurable diesel powered system for controlling engine emissions of a diesel-fueled power generating unit, said diesel-fueled power generating unit including an engine operating on at least one fuel type, said system comprising:
- a processor carried on the diesel-fueled power generating unit;
at least one operational input device for at least one fuel tank for said at least one fuel type coupled to said processor;
at least one end use device including said at least one fuel tank for at least one fuel type on the diesel-fueled power generating unit controlled by the processor;
a configuration input device in communication with the processor for generating a respective configuration signal indicative of each of a particular location of the diesel-fueled power generating unit along a predetermined course comprising a mission; and
wherein said processor is responsive to said operational input devices and configuration signals for generating at least one set of control signals to said end use devices to limit at least one of the total engine emissions of said at least one fuel type, the total fuel efficiency of said at least one fuel type, the total output power of said engine, a time of arrival for said diesel-fueled power generating unit over said predetermined course, and a combination thereof, to a respective stored engine emission profile, stored engine efficiency profile, stored output power profile, and time of arrival restriction for each configuration signal indicative of each particular location of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course comprising said mission.
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Abstract
A configurable diesel powered system is provided for controlling engine emissions of a diesel-fueled power generating unit. The diesel-fueled power generating unit includes an engine operating on at least one fuel type. The system includes a plurality of operational input devices coupled with a processor to generate operational input signals to the processor. A plurality of end use devices include fuel tanks for each respective fuel type and are controlled by the processor to control the engine emissions. A configuration input device in communication with the processor generates a respective configuration signal for each particular location along the predetermined course comprising a mission. The processor is responsive to the operational input devices and configuration signals to generate a set of control signals to the fuel tanks to limit the total engine emissions of all fuel types to a respective stored engine emission profile for each configuration signal for each particular location along the predetermined course comprising the mission.
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46 Claims
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1. A configurable diesel powered system for controlling engine emissions of a diesel-fueled power generating unit, said diesel-fueled power generating unit including an engine operating on at least one fuel type, said system comprising:
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a processor carried on the diesel-fueled power generating unit;
at least one operational input device for at least one fuel tank for said at least one fuel type coupled to said processor;
at least one end use device including said at least one fuel tank for at least one fuel type on the diesel-fueled power generating unit controlled by the processor;
a configuration input device in communication with the processor for generating a respective configuration signal indicative of each of a particular location of the diesel-fueled power generating unit along a predetermined course comprising a mission; and
wherein said processor is responsive to said operational input devices and configuration signals for generating at least one set of control signals to said end use devices to limit at least one of the total engine emissions of said at least one fuel type, the total fuel efficiency of said at least one fuel type, the total output power of said engine, a time of arrival for said diesel-fueled power generating unit over said predetermined course, and a combination thereof, to a respective stored engine emission profile, stored engine efficiency profile, stored output power profile, and time of arrival restriction for each configuration signal indicative of each particular location of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course comprising said mission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A configurable diesel powered system for controlling operating characteristics of a diesel-fueled power generating unit, said diesel-fueled power generating unit including an engine operating on at least one fuel type, said system comprising:
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a processor carried on the diesel-fueled power generating unit;
a plurality of operational input devices including sensors for a respective fuel tank for said at least one fuel type;
a plurality of end use devices including said at least one fuel tank for each respective at least one fuel type on the diesel-fueled power generating unit controlled by the processor for controlling said operating characteristics to correspond to at least one operating characteristic profile;
a configuration input device in communication with the processor for generating a respective configuration signal indicative of each of said particular location of the diesel-fueled power generating unit along a predetermined course, said configuration signal different from the operational signals for transmission to the processor;
wherein said processor is responsive to said operational input devices and configuration signals for generating at least one set of control signals to said end use devices to limit at least one of the operating characteristics of said at least one fuel type, a time of arrival for said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course, and a combination thereof to a respective stored operating characteristics profile and time of arrival restriction for each configuration signal indicative of each particular location of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course comprising a mission. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for configuring a diesel powered system to control engine emissions of a diesel-fueled power generating unit, said diesel-fueled power generating unit including an engine operating on at least one fuel type, said method comprising:
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generating operational input signals from operational input devices;
providing a plurality of end use devices including said at least one fuel tank for at least one fuel type on the diesel-fueled power generating unit;
generating a respective configuration signal indicative of a particular location of the diesel-fueled power generating unit along a predetermined course comprising a mission;
storing a respective engine emission profile for each of said configuration signal in a memory coupled with said processor; and
generating at least one set of control signals from said processor to said end use devices to limit at least one of the total engine emissions of said at least one fuel type, the total fuel efficiency of said at least one fuel type, the total output power of said engine, a time of arrival of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course, and a combination thereof, to a respective stored engine emission profile, stored engine efficiency profile, stored output power profile and time of arrival restriction for each configuration signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. Computer readable media containing program instructions for a method for configuring a diesel powered system to control engine emissions of the diesel-fueled power generating unit, said diesel-fueled power generating unit including an engine operating on at least one fuel type, said method comprising generating operational input signals from a plurality of operational input devices including sensors for a respective fuel tank for said at least one fuel type to a processor on the diesel-fueled power generating unit;
- providing a plurality of end use devices including said at least one fuel tank for at least one fuel type on the diesel-fueled power generating unit controlled by the processor for controlling said engine emissions to correspond to at least one engine emission profile;
generating a respective configuration signal from a configuration input device in communication with the processor, each configuration signal indicative of a particular location of the diesel-fueled power generating unit along a predetermined course comprising a mission;
storing a respective engine emission profile for each of said configuration signal indicative of said particular location of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course in a memory coupled with said processor;
the computer readable media comprising;
a computer program code for generating at least one set of control signals from said processor to said end use devices to limit at least one of the total engine emissions of said at least one fuel type, the total fuel efficiency of said at least one fuel type, the total output power of said engine, a time of arrival of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course, and a combination thereof, to a respective stored engine emission profile, stored engine efficiency profile, stored output power profile and time of arrival restriction for each configuration signal indicative of each particular location of said diesel-fueled power generating unit along said predetermined course comprising said mission. - View Dependent Claims (46)
- providing a plurality of end use devices including said at least one fuel tank for at least one fuel type on the diesel-fueled power generating unit controlled by the processor for controlling said engine emissions to correspond to at least one engine emission profile;
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