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Locomotive engine multi-fuel control system and method

  • US 7,996,147 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2008
  • Issued: 08/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • operating an engine by combusting in the engine a plurality of different fuels available to the engine, alone or in combination with one another;

    based on sensed operational data of the engine during combustion, determining whether to control the engine to reduce specific fuel consumption of the plurality of different fuels as combusted;

    upon determining to control the engine to reduce the specific fuel consumption, controlling a first parameter set of the engine to reduce the specific fuel consumption of the plurality of different fuels as combusted; and

    controlling a second parameter set of the engine to avoid exceeding one or more acceptable limits associated with the engine during combustion of the plurality of different fuels.

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