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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Scott C Brown, Peoria, IL (US);
Martin L Willi, Lafayette, IN (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for transitioning between a first operating mode of a dual fuel engine and a second operating mode of the dual fuel engine includes establishing a final liquid fuel amount desired to be delivered to the engine upon completion of the transition to the second operating mode. Delivery of liquid fuel to the engine is adjusted by a first amount and, correspondingly, delivery of gaseous fuel to the engine is adjusted by a second amount, where an energy content of the first amount of liquid fuel is substantially the same as an energy content of the second amount of gaseous fuel. A determination is made as to whether liquid fuel is being delivered to the engine in an amount which is substantially the same as the desired final liquid amount previously established. The fuel adjustment step and the determination step are repeated until a determination is made that liquid fuel is being delivered to the engine in an amount which is substantially the same as the desired final liquid fuel amount, at which point the transition is considered complete.