Vehicle air supply systems
AssigneeWabco Automotive UK Limited
InventorsAndrew Howard Beck, David Townsend
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Abstract
A vehicle air supply system having a compressor, an air dryer, a reservoir adapted to receive air from the compressor via the air dryer, and control means operable to cause a standard regeneration of the air dryer when a predetermined system condition is met, the control means being further operable to cause an intermediate regeneration of the air dryer in advance of said predetermined system condition being met.
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A vehicle air supply system having a compressor, an air dryer, a reservoir adapted to receive air from the compressor via the air dryer, and control means operable to cause a standard regeneration of the air dryer when a predetermined elevated reservoir pressure is reached, the control means being further operable to cause an intermediate regeneration of the air dryer in advance of said predetermined elevated reservoir pressure being reached, the control means including a governor which is adapted to cause a standard regeneration and a governor bypass adapted to cause an intermediate regeneration.
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