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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Jay Lowell Hanson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Thomas R. Sem, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steve Brenneman, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ricardo Spiro Degrego, Northfield, MN (US);
Jay Lowell Hanson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Thomas R. Sem, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steve Brenneman, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ricardo Spiro DeGrego, Northfield, MN (US);
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of operating a refrigeration system. The apparatus and method includes providing a fuel pressure monitoring device that is disposed along a fuel line, automatically shutting down the engine if the fuel pressure meets a first condition, restarting the engine, and operating the engine in an unrestricted mode if the fuel pressure monitoring device records a second condition and shutting down the engine if the fuel pressure monitoring device does not record the second condition. An apparatus and method of operating a diesel engine of a refrigeration system that is coupled to an inline fuel injection system is also disclosed.