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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Applicant:
New York Air Brake, Llc, Watertown, NY (US);
Inventor:
Keith Wesley Wait, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE, LLC, Watertown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61K 9/00 (2006.01); B61L 3/00 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/04 (2013.01); B61K 9/00 (2013.01); B61L 3/006 (2013.01); B61L 15/0081 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 2201/00 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that can automatically control the emissions of each locomotive in a consist to reduce overall train emissions. An emissions module determines the amount of emissions emitted by a train. An emissions control module commands the locomotive, via the train control system, to operate in a predetermined state to achieve a particular amount of emissions. A location module can track the location of the locomotive of the train relative geographic locations having emission regulations so that the emissions control module can command appropriate changes in the locomotive to reduce emissions.