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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2012
Applicants:

William J. Love, Dunlap, IL (US);

Frank Lombardi, Metamora, IL (US);

Daniel R. Puckett, Peoria, IL (US);

Kiran S. Prakash, Dunlap, IL (US);

Aaron L. Thomas, Dunlap, IL (US);

Inventors:

William J. Love, Dunlap, IL (US);

Frank Lombardi, Metamora, IL (US);

Daniel R. Puckett, Peoria, IL (US);

Kiran S. Prakash, Dunlap, IL (US);

Aaron L. Thomas, Dunlap, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/221 (2013.01); F02D 41/20 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2058 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2093 (2013.01); F02D 2041/224 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for fault diagnosis in a fuel injection system having first and second fuel injectors. The method includes initiating a current flow in the first and second fuel injectors. Further, a rise duration of the current flow to reach a threshold level is measured. The method further includes comparing the rise duration and a preset duration. The fuel injection system is controlled based on the comparison.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Love, William. (2015). System and method for fault diagnosis in fuel injection system (U.S. Patent No. 8989994). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8989994

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