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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert Mallette, Mesa, AZ (US);
Harold Riley, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 29/02 (2006.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01); F01D 25/20 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F16N 7/40 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 29/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/20 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F16N 7/38 (2013.01); F16N 7/40 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01); F16N 2210/04 (2013.01); F16N 2250/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An auxiliary power unit (APU) oil quantity indication system and method provides a stable and accurate oil quantity indication during startup, mission duration and shutdown. The system determines a gulp value at various stages of operation, which is combined with a raw oil quantity indication to provide an indicated oil quantity.