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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Jeremiah C. Nethercutt, Columbus, IN (US);
Emrah Arslanturk, Columbus, IN (US);
Weiwen Wang, Columbus, IN (US);
James A. Cramer, Columbus, IN (US);
CUMMINS INC., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
A method, controller, and internal combustion engine including the controller and operable in accordance with the method by: determining a temperature of a working liquid in an engine block circuit () of the internal combustion engine (), the working liquid comprising a cooling liquid or a lubrication liquid; operating the internal combustion engine (); engaging a thermal load responsive to the temperature of the liquid being below a first temperature threshold, wherein engaging the thermal load comprises at least one of increasing a pumping load of the internal combustion engine (), or changing an air/fuel ratio, thereby adding heat to the engine block circuit (); controlling the thermal load as a function of the temperature of the liquid; and disengaging at least a portion of the thermal load responsive to the temperature of the liquid being above the low temperature limit.