System, method, and computer software code for improved fuel efficiency emission output, and mission performance of a powered system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a first power level required from a powered system having at least one power generating unit in order to produce a minimum power to accomplish a specified mission, the first power level corresponding to a first proportion of a maximum power output of the powered system;
determining an emission output for the mission based on the first power level required from the powered system;
determining at least an additional, second power level for use in controlling the at least one power generating unit to accomplish the mission, the second power level corresponding to a second proportion of the maximum power, wherein the second power level is determined before use of the second power level so that alternate use of the second power level and at least one of the first power level or a third power level corresponding to a third proportion of the maximum power will result in an overall resulting power and a lower emission output for the mission, the overall resulting power being proximate the minimum power required; and
automatically controlling operation of the powered system by using the second power level alternately with the at least one of the first power level or the third power level.
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Abstract
A method is provided including determining a first power level required from a diesel powered system. The first power level corresponds to a first proportion of a maximum power. The method also includes determining an emission output for a mission based on the first power level. The method further includes determining a second power level corresponding to a second proportion of the maximum power, wherein alternate use of the second power level and at least one of the first power level or a third power level results in a lower emission output for the mission, with the overall resulting power being proximate the minimum power required. The method also includes automatically controlling operation of the diesel powered system by using the second power level alternately with at least one of the first power level or the third power level.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a first power level required from a powered system having at least one power generating unit in order to produce a minimum power to accomplish a specified mission, the first power level corresponding to a first proportion of a maximum power output of the powered system; determining an emission output for the mission based on the first power level required from the powered system; determining at least an additional, second power level for use in controlling the at least one power generating unit to accomplish the mission, the second power level corresponding to a second proportion of the maximum power, wherein the second power level is determined before use of the second power level so that alternate use of the second power level and at least one of the first power level or a third power level corresponding to a third proportion of the maximum power will result in an overall resulting power and a lower emission output for the mission, the overall resulting power being proximate the minimum power required; and automatically controlling operation of the powered system by using the second power level alternately with the at least one of the first power level or the third power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for a system that includes a processor, the computer readable storage medium including one or more sets of instructions configured to direct the processor to:
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determine a first power level required from a powered system having at least one power generating unit in order to produce a minimum power to accomplish a specified mission, the first power level corresponding to a first proportion of a maximum power of the powered system; determine an emission output for the mission based on the first power level required from the powered mission; determine at least an additional, second power level for use in controlling the at least one power generating unit to accomplish the mission, the second power level corresponding to a second proportion of the maximum power, wherein the second power level is determined before use of the second power level so that alternate use of the second power level and at least one of the first power level or a third power level corresponding to a third proportion of the maximum power will result in a an overall resulting power lower emission output for the mission, the overall resulting power being proximate the minimum power required; and automatically control operation of the powered system by using the second power level alternately with the at least one of the first power level or the third power level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a power generating unit; and a controller operably connected to the power generating unit, the controller configured to; determine a first power level required from the system in order to produce a minimum power to accomplish a specified mission, the first power level corresponding to a first proportion of a maximum power of the system; determine an emission output for the mission based on the first power level required; determine at least an additional, second power level for use in controlling the power generating unit to accomplish the mission, the second power level corresponding to a second proportion of the maximum power, wherein the second power level is determined before use of the second power level so that alternate use of the second power level and at least one of the first power level or a third power level corresponding to a third proportion of the maximum power will result in an overall resulting power and a lower emission output for the mission, the overall resulting power being proximate the minimum power required; and automatically control operation of the system by using the second power level alternately with the at least one of the first power level or the third power level. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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