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.
Claims20
A system for selectively operating an engine either as a diesel engine or as 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, comprising:
- a hydrogen gas source, and
- an infuser configured to mix hydrogen gas into the liquid diesel fuel to create a homogenized liquid/gas hydro-diesel fuel mixture;
- (c) a shutoff valve system, configured to either:
- (i) permit the diesel fuel to be mixed with the hydrogen gas in the infuser and then return the homogenized liquid/gas hydro-diesel fuel mixture to the fuel pump, or
- (ii) isolate the hydro-diesel assembly from the diesel engine assembly;
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- (d) a remote control system for selectively turning on and off the operation of the hydro-diesel assembly while the diesel engine assembly is operating.
A system for selectively operating an engine either as a diesel engine or as a hydro-diesel engine, comprising:
- (a) a diesel engine assembly;
- (b) a hydro-diesel assembly connected to the diesel engine assembly;
- (c) a shutoff valve system for isolating the hydro-diesel assembly from the diesel engine assembly;
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- (d) a remote control system for selectively turning off the operation of the hydro-diesel assembly while the diesel engine is in operation.
A system for selectively operating an engine either as a diesel engine or as 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 shutoff valve system for isolating the hydro-diesel assembly from the diesel engine assembly;
- (d) a remote control system for selectively turning 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.