Method and apparatus for performance based assessment of locomotive diesel engines
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1. A locomotive control system for performance assessment of a locomotive engine, said control system comprising:
- a controller; and
a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to said controller disposed proximal to said locomotive engine to generate signals representing actual temperature data;
wherein said controller is provided with current ambient temperature, current altitude and current payload information and utilizing said information calculates predicted temperature data for said locomotive engine;
wherein said controller compares said predicted temperatures for said locomotive engine based upon said current ambient temperature, said current altitude and said current payload with said actual temperature data from said temperature sensors to monitor any substantial deviation therefrom.
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Abstract
A locomotive control system for performance assessment of a locomotive engine includes a controller and at least one sensor coupled to the controller. The at least one sensor is located proximal to the locomotive engine so as to gather actual performance data from the locomotive engine. The controller monitors locomotive current operating conditions and utilizes the current operating conditions to calculate predicted performance. The controller compares the predicted performance output based upon the current operating conditions with the actual performance data to monitor any substantial deviations therefrom.
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1. A locomotive control system for performance assessment of a locomotive engine, said control system comprising:
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a controller; and a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to said controller disposed proximal to said locomotive engine to generate signals representing actual temperature data; wherein said controller is provided with current ambient temperature, current altitude and current payload information and utilizing said information calculates predicted temperature data for said locomotive engine; wherein said controller compares said predicted temperatures for said locomotive engine based upon said current ambient temperature, said current altitude and said current payload with said actual temperature data from said temperature sensors to monitor any substantial deviation therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
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Original AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
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InventorsWolfe, Christopher Edward, Azzaro, Steven Hector, Bessler, Warren Frank
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Primary Examiner(s)NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
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Application NumberUS08/566,745Time in Patent Office1,009 DaysField of Search364/424.034, 364/424.035, 364/424.036, 364/551.01, 364/431.01, 364/431.12, 364/424.039, 73/117.3, 73/119 R, 12/339.24, 12/486, 12/416, 12/41.01, 12/41.05, 12/41.15, 12/357, 318/473, 123/339.24, 701/29, 701/30, 701/31, 701/19, 701/99, 701/115, 701/34US Class Current701/99CPC Class CodesF01P 11/16 concerning coolant temperat...F01P 2025/08 TemperatureF01P 2025/13 Ambient temperatureF01P 2025/60 Operating parametersF01P 2025/62 LoadF02B 3/06 with compression ignition c...F02B 77/08 Safety, indicating, or supe...
