PROGRAMMED ENGINE OIL CHANGE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE-DRIVEN WELDER/GENERATOR
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an engine;
an electrical generator driven by the engine; and
an oil quality system configured to evaluate one or more sensed parameters affecting an oil quality of oil in the engine, wherein the oil quality system comprises an indicator configured to notify a user of the oil quality of the oil in the engine.
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Abstract
An engine oil change notification system is disclosed for an engine-driven electrical generator (e.g., welder/generator). The system may include an engine, an electrical generator, and an oil system configured to provide oil for lubrication of the engine. The system may further include a plurality of sensors coupled to the engine, the generator, and the oil system. The plurality of sensors may be configured to detect and measure operating parameters that are indicative of the quality of oil. The system may also include a processor configured to process the signals received from the plurality of sensors. Further, the processor may time stamp the signals and store data in a memory. The memory may include criteria data for determining the quality of the oil. Finally, the system may include a control panel that is coupled to the processor and configured to communicate the quality of the oil.
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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an engine; an electrical generator driven by the engine; and an oil quality system configured to evaluate one or more sensed parameters affecting an oil quality of oil in the engine, wherein the oil quality system comprises an indicator configured to notify a user of the oil quality of the oil in the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A welder-generator system, comprising:
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an engine having a lubricant oil; a generator drivingly coupled to the engine; a welding circuit coupled to the generator; one or more sensors configured to monitor parameters of the engine, the generator, the lubricant oil, or a combination thereof; a controller configured to process data from the one or more sensors and to determine a quality of the oil based, at least in part, on the data, wherein the controller is configured to control at least one feature of the welder-generator system in response to the quality of the oil. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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generating electrical power via a generator driven by an engine having an oil system; measuring operating parameters of the generator, the engine, the oil system, or a combination thereof; storing data indicative of the operating parameters; processing the data to evaluate oil quality of oil in the oil system; and responding to the oil quality by outputting an indication to a user, controlling operation of the engine, controlling operation of the generator, or a combination thereof.
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23. A method, comprising:
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monitoring one or more parameters affecting life of oil in an engine of an engine-driven generator; and processing the one or more parameters to aid in timing of an oil change based on the one or more parameters.
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24. A system, comprising:
instructions disposed on a machine-readable media, wherein the instructions comprise instructions for monitoring one or more parameters affecting life of oil in an engine of an engine-driven generator, and instructions for processing the one or more parameters to aid in timing of an oil change based on the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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