Fuel management system and method

US9201409B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9201409-B2
Application numberUS-201113171712-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 29, 2011
Priority dateMar 20, 2006
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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A system includes an engine and a controller. The engine is capable of multiple operating modes, and each mode has a relatively different fuel ratio such that as the engine is changed from a first operating mode having a first ratio of a first fuel to a second fuel to a second operating mode having a second ratio of the first fuel to the second fuel. The controller is operable to change the engine from one operating mode to another operating mode.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system, comprising: an engine that is capable of multiple operating modes, wherein the engine consumes different ratios of two or more different fuels when the engine operates in different modes of the multiple operating modes such that , when the engine operates in a first operating mode, the engine is configured to consume a first ratio of a first fuel to a second fuel and, when the engine operates in a different, second operating mode, the engine is con…

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What does patent US9201409B2 cover?
A system includes an engine and a controller. The engine is capable of multiple operating modes, and each mode has a relatively different fuel ratio such that as the engine is changed from a first operating mode having a first ratio of a first fuel to a second fuel to a second operating mode having a second ratio of the first fuel to the second fuel. The controller is operable to change the eng…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kumar Ajith Kuttannair, Klingbeil Adam Edgar, Gen Electric
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G05B13/021. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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