General Electric Company

David Ducharme

Ajith Kuttannair Kumar

Wolfgang Daum

Roy James Primus

Glenn Robert Shaffer

Eric Richard Dillen

Steven James Gray

Ed Hall

A method for determining the configuration of a diesel powered system having at least one diesel-fueled power generating unit, the method including a step for determining a minimum power required from the diesel powered system in order to accomplish a specified mission, and a step for determining an operating condition of the diesel-fueled power generating unit such that the minimum power requirement is satisfied while yielding at least one of lower fuel consumption and lower emissions for the diesel powered system.

System and method for optimized fuel efficiency and emission output of a diesel powered system

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.

System, method, and computer software code for improved fuel efficiency emission output, and mission performance of a powered system

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