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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Dudarenke, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Ronnie E. Randolph, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are for monitoring an operational characteristic of a pump pumping cooling water from upstream to downstream to cool a marine engine. A sensor senses a characteristic of the cooling water at a location that is downstream of the pump. A control circuit is in communication with the sensor and receives the sensed characteristic of the cooling water, compares the sensed characteristic of the cooling water to a stored nominal value, and determines a present operational condition of the pump based on the comparison.