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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Marcelo C Algrain, Peoria, IL (US);
Paul A Dicke, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system for controlling engine coolant flow in an engine including a first sensor positioned to sense the temperature of a first fluid in the engine and a second sensor positioned to sense the temperature of a second fluid in the engine, an electronic controller coupled with the first and second sensors to receive signals therefrom indicative of the respective temperatures of the first and second fluids, the controller being operable to determine an appropriate pump speed for each of the respective fluids based upon the temperature associated respectively therewith and thereafter outputting a signal to the engine coolant pump motor to control the speed thereof, the outputted signal being indicative of the highest pump speed dictated by the signals received from the first and second sensors.