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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Vesna R. Mirkovic, Pearland, TX (US);
W. Spencer Wheat, Missouri City, TX (US);
Vesna R. Mirkovic, Pearland, TX (US);
W. Spencer Wheat, Missouri City, TX (US);
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining which condition in a fuel processor has initiated a shutdown of the fuel processor are disclosed. In general, the apparatus generates a plurality of shutdown initiator signals, each corresponding to one of a plurality of shutdown conditions and indicating whether such condition is present. The shutdown initiator signals are read within a predetermined window. At least one of the read shutdown initiator signals indicates that a corresponding first shutdown condition has occurred and identifies the corresponding first shutdown condition as the firstout.