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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Reddy Pocha Siva Sankara, Naperville, IL (US);
Jaldeep N. Kansara, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Michael B. Goetzke, Orland Park, IL (US);
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Abstract
A health monitoring system for a prime mover of a locomotive is disclosed. The health monitoring system comprises: the prime mover having a cylinder head with a first bank and a second bank; an EGR cooler; a turbocharger; a first temperature sensor provided on a first exhaust and a second temperature sensor provided on a second exhaust; a barometric pressure sensor; a controller in communication with the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, and the barometric pressure sensor, the controller configured to: monitor a temperature relationship between the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor in real time at varying altitudes and atmospheres; detect instances of temperature differentials during operation; and identify an operational issue when instances of temperature differentials exceeds a temperature differential limit.