Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Natural gas leak detection through pressure loss in pneumatic starter and prelube
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Application No.: US15186059Application Date: 2016-06-17
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Publication No.: US09777645B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Timothy R. Evans , Andrew G. Kitchen , Jeffrey S. O'Neill , Michael A. LeNeave
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: F02D41/22
- IPC: F02D41/22 ; F02D19/02 ; F02M21/02 ; F02D41/00 ; F02N7/00 ; F01M5/02 ; F01M3/02

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine, a method of operating the internal combustion engine, and a controller are disclosed. The method may comprise measuring a first pressure at a first position in a fluid line containing pressurized fluid; comparing the first pressure to a first threshold; in response to the first pressure exceeding the first threshold, transmitting a signal to depressurize the fluid line; after transmitting the signal to depressurize the fluid line, measuring a second pressure in the fluid line and comparing the second pressure to at least one of a second threshold and a third threshold, the second threshold being greater than the third threshold and less than the first threshold; and in response to the second pressure being less than the second threshold and exceeding the third threshold, transmitting another signal to depressurize the fluid line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160369711A1 NATURAL GAS LEAK DETECTION THROUGH PRESSURE LOSS IN PNEUMATIC STARTER AND PRELUBE Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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