Active filtering of oil
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1. A method for measuring oil quality, the method comprising:
- sensing oil quality at one or more sensors, the one or more sensors in communication with the monitoring device;
measuring one or more properties of the oil at the measuring device; and
initiating an automated action to actively increase the quality of the oil when the measurement indicates that the oil quality is below an oil quality threshold.
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Abstract
Fuel contamination in oil is measured by using a sensor in contact with oil whereby fuel intrusion into the oil will change the electrical, mechanical, and/or chemical properties of the material as compared to the same electrical, mechanical, and/or chemical properties of the material when in contact only with mineral or synthetic oil only. The oil quality sensor provides real-time feedback so that an oil monitoring system can actively remove contaminates and/or increase an additive package as necessary.
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1. A method for measuring oil quality, the method comprising:
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sensing oil quality at one or more sensors, the one or more sensors in communication with the monitoring device; measuring one or more properties of the oil at the measuring device; and initiating an automated action to actively increase the quality of the oil when the measurement indicates that the oil quality is below an oil quality threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for measuring oil quality of oil, the system comprising:
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one or more sensors sensing one or more properties of the oil; a monitoring device in communication with the one or more sensors and measuring the one or more properties of the oil; and at least one active component, wherein the monitoring device activates the at least one active component when the measurements indicate that the oil quality is below an oil quality threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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