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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
John N. Oenick, Madison, WI (US);
Paul M. Radavich, Eldorado, WI (US);
Chetan A. DharmadhIkari, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Eric S. Mueller, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for draining a cooling system of a power generation system on a marine vessel includes a pump in fluid communication with the cooling system, the pump actively removing cooling water from the cooling system. An outlet drain discharges the cooling water. A controller starts the pump in response to an operator command to stop a prime mover of the marine power generation system and/or a speed of the prime mover being below a threshold speed. In one example, a temperature sensor determines a temperature of the cooling water in the cooling system, and the controller stops the pump in response to the temperature of the cooling water exceeding a threshold temperature. In another example, a sensor determines a pressure and/or a level of the cooling water in the cooling system, and the controller stops the pump in response to the pressure and/or the level of the cooling water dropping below a threshold pressure or a threshold level, respectively.