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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Henry Todd Young, Erie, PA (US);
Kenneth Paul Nedley, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Sean Cillessen, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Timothy Warren Brown, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 45/00 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/182 (2012.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 29/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); F02D 41/1461 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1002 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1012 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/701 (2013.01); F02D 2250/18 (2013.01); F02D 2250/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver alert and de-rate control system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to monitor an engine operating condition, and a control unit in communication with the sensor. The control unit is configured to estimate a time until automatic de-rate of the engine based on the engine operating condition and to modify a performance parameter of the vehicle in dependence upon the estimated time until automatic de-rate.