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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Energy Solutions Gmbh, Mannheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/12 (2006.01); G01F 23/263 (2022.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/12 (2013.01); G01F 23/263 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); F01M 2250/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/2847 (2013.01); G01N 33/2858 (2013.01); G01N 33/2876 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method of determining a lubrication oil condition of a stationary gas engine comprising the steps of retrieving a lubrication oil temperature information and retrieving a lubrication oil level information from a lubrication oil level sensor, wherein the lubrication oil level sensor is a capacitance sensor, and a step of normalizing a lubrication oil level information over the lubrication oil temperature information.