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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dick J. Goering, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Jason L. Jirovsky, Grundy Center, IA (US);
Alan D. Sheidler, Moline, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/04 (2006.01); F01P 1/06 (2006.01); F01P 5/02 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/048 (2013.01); F01P 1/06 (2013.01); F01P 5/02 (2013.01); F01P 7/04 (2013.01); A01D 41/127 (2013.01); F01P 2025/62 (2013.01); Y02P 60/142 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method for controlling a fan. An ECU estimates the time for an engine to reach a substantially decreased engine load relative to a current engine load. The ECU determines whether the time to reach the substantially decreased engine load is within a threshold. And the ECU controls a fan operating characteristic based on whether the time is within the threshold.