System for remotely monitoring and controlling operation of a hydro-diesel engine
AssigneeH2Diesel, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Petterson, John L. Haller
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Abstract
A system for remotely monitoring and controlling operation of a hydro-diesel engine, having: (a) a diesel engine assembly; (b) a hydro-diesel assembly connected to the diesel engine assembly; (c) a remote control system; and (d) a remote computer system in communication with the remote control system, wherein the remote computer system is configured to instruct the remote control system to turn off operation of either: (i) the hydro-diesel assembly while permitting the diesel engine assembly to continue operation while the hydro-diesel assembly is not operating, or (ii) both the hydro-diesel assembly and the diesel engine assembly.
Claims18
A system for remotely monitoring and controlling operation of a hydro-diesel engine, comprising:
- (a) a diesel engine assembly, comprising:
- (i) a diesel engine,
- (ii) an injector for injecting liquid diesel fuel into the diesel engine,
- (iii) a liquid diesel fuel source, and
- (iv) a fuel pump for transporting liquid diesel fuel from the liquid diesel fuel source to the injector;
- (b) a hydro-diesel assembly connected to the diesel engine assembly, wherein the hydro-diesel assembly comprises a hydrogen gas source, and wherein the hydro-diesel assembly is configured to mix hydrogen gas into the liquid diesel fuel to create a homogenized liquid/gas hydro-diesel fuel mixture;
- (c) a monitoring system for monitoring operational characteristics of the hydro-diesel assembly;
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- (d) a remote control system for selectively turning on and off the operation of the hydro-diesel assembly, wherein the diesel engine assembly is operable both when the hydro-diesel assembly is operating and when the hydro-diesel assembly is not operating
- (e) an infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between the hydrogen gas source and the infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between the liquid diesel fuel source and the infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between the infuser/mixer and a fuel pump, and a shutoff valve between the liquid diesel fuel source and the fuel pump.
A system for remotely monitoring and controlling operation of a hydro-diesel engine, comprising:
- (a) a diesel engine assembly;
- (b) a hydro-diesel assembly connected to the diesel engine assembly;
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- (c) a remote control system for selectively turning on and off the operation of the hydro-diesel assembly while permitting the diesel engine assembly to continue operation while the hydro-diesel assembly is not operating
- wherein the hydro-diesel assembly comprises:
- a hydrogen gas source, and an infuser/mixer, wherein the hydro-diesel assembly is configured to mix hydrogen gas into the liquid diesel fuel in the infuser/mixer to create a homogenized liquid/gas hydro-diesel fuel mixture, and
- wherein the system further comprises:
- a shutoff valve between the hydrogen gas source and the infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between a diesel fuel source and the infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between the infuser/mixer and a fuel pump, and a shutoff valve between the diesel fuel source and the fuel pump.
A system for remotely monitoring and controlling operation of a hydro-diesel engine, comprising:
- (a) a diesel engine assembly;
- (b) a hydro-diesel assembly connected to the diesel engine assembly, wherein the hydro-diesel assembly is configured to mix hydrogen gas into the liquid diesel fuel to create a homogenized liquid/gas hydro-diesel fuel mixture;
- (c) a monitoring system for monitoring the hydro-diesel assembly;
- (d) a remote control system for selectively turning on and off the operation of the hydro-diesel assembly;
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- (e) a remote computer system for controlling operation of the remote control system;
- (f) an infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between a hydrogen gas source and the infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between a diesel fuel source and the infuser/mixer, a shutoff valve between the infuser/mixer and a fuel pump, and a shutoff valve between the diesel fuel source and the fuel pump.
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