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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Douglas C. Doup, Columbus, IN (US);
Dan E. Richardson, Columbus, IN (US);
Jeffrey K. Colvill, Columbus, IN (US);
Stephen W. Brooks, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.