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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Michael Fisher, North East, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/04 (2006.01); B60K 15/00 (2006.01); B61C 5/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/12 (2006.01); B61C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 17/12 (2013.01); B61C 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for initiating and executing a fuel routine for a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method comprises sending from a controller of a vehicle a fuel request to a fuel tender to reduce a pressure of gaseous fuel on the fuel tender and adjusting one or more vehicle operating parameters to allow consumption of the gaseous fuel at an engine of the vehicle when the pressure of the gaseous fuel is below a threshold supply pressure.