Systems, methods and apparatuses for wet stack residue mitigation
AssigneeSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsEllery A. Blood, Scott M. Manson
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device (IED) may monitor wet stack residue buildup of a diesel engine. Once the wet stack residue accumulates to a certain amount, the IED may perform a mitigation procedure. Additionally, tracking wet stack residue buildup may allow an IED to attempt to prevent or reduce accumulation of the wet stack residue. The IED may track an operating power level of the diesel engine to estimate the rate of residue buildup.
Claims9
A system to prevent wet stack residue buildup, the system comprising:
- a communications interface to communicate with one or more diesel engines;
- a power sensor to detect output power of the one or more diesel engines;
- and
- a processor in communication with the power sensor, the processor to:
- monitor the output power of the one or more diesel engines as detected by the power sensor;
- monitor power demand of loads coupled to the one or more diesel engines;
- and
- minimize the time that each diesel engine spends operating below a target power level by controlling at least one of the output power of the one or more diesel engines and the power demand of the loads;
- wherein the target power level is determined based on a fuel control type and environmental factors.
A system to prevent wet stack residue buildup, the system comprising:
- a communications interface to communicate with one or more diesel engines;
- a power sensor to detect output power of the one or more diesel engines;
- and
- a processor in communication with the power sensor, the processor to:
- monitor the output power of the one or more diesel engines as detected by the power sensor;
- monitor power demand of loads coupled to the one or more diesel engines;
- and
- minimize the time that each diesel engine spends operating below a target power level by controlling at least one of the output power of the one or more diesel engines and the power demand of the loads;
- wherein to minimize the time that each diesel engine spends operating below the target power level, the processor provides dispatch instructions to the one or more diesel engines giving permissions to exceed their steady-state rating during startup of an additional diesel engine.
A system to prevent wet stack residue buildup, the system comprising:
- a communications interface to communicate with one or more diesel engines;
- a power sensor to detect output power of the one or more diesel engines;
- and
- a processor in communication with the power sensor, the processor to:
- monitor the output power of the one or more diesel engines as detected by the power sensor;
- monitor power demand of loads coupled to the one or more diesel engines;
- and
- minimize the time that each diesel engine spends operating below a target power level by controlling at least one of the output power of the one or more diesel engines and the power demand of the loads;
- wherein the target power level is determined based on environmental factors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.