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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Tula Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Timothy R. Frazier, Columbus, IN (US);
J. Steven Kolhouse, Columbus, IN (US);
Steven J. Small, Columbus, IN (US);
Louis Joseph Serrano, San Jose, CA (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Tula Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods to extend a life of a component of a cylinder deactivation system are provided. A method includes generating, by a controller, an initial life factor for the component; initiating, by the controller, a CDA mode for an engine; determining, by the controller, an actual life factor for the component, the actual life factor determined by comparing a number of switching events of a cylinder in the CDA mode to a number of cycles of the cylinder in the CDA mode; comparing, by the controller, the actual life factor to the initial life factor; and modifying, by the controller based on the comparison, operation of the engine in the CDA mode to adjust the actual life factor.