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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Ryan D. Funk, Washington, IL (US);
Nathaniel P. O'Brien, Peoria, IL (US);
Joseph R. Manley, East Peoria, IL (US);
Dustin J. Funk, Dunlap, IL (US);
Kendall R. Harrell, Morton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring oil level in a transmission system of a machine is disclosed. The method includes monitoring an oil pressure and calculating an average value of the oil pressure over a first predetermined time duration. The method further includes calculating a variance of the oil pressure from the average value and recording a deviation if the variance is beyond a threshold variance. The method further includes detecting a low oil level condition if a count of deviations is above a threshold count within a second predetermined time duration.