Method for optimizing fuel consumption in a machine powered by an internal combustion engine
US7206689B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/84
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for optimizing fuel consumption in a machine powered by an internal combustion engine includes providing a fuel economy map associated at least in part with the internal combustion engine, the fuel economy map defining a fuel economy at a plurality of operating points of the internal combustion engine; determining a reserve need associated with the machine; determining an available reserve of the internal combustion engine for the plurality of operating points; identifying each operating point of the plurality of operating points having an acceptable reserve, the acceptable reserve being the available reserve that satisfies the reserve need; evaluating the fuel economy for the each operating point; and defining an output value for the each operating point based on the fuel economy and the acceptable reserve.
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