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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2018
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Erich A. Lucht, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for predictive emission maintenance of an engine. In one embodiment, a method for predictive emission maintenance of an engine is provided. The method can include a controller obtaining operational status information of the engine upon startup of a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) or a TRU generator set (GenSet). The method also includes the controller predicting engine emission maintenance based on the operational status information. Also, the method includes the controller providing an advanced notification warning based on whether the controller predicts engine emission maintenance.