Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
073114520 | Fuel consumption | 27 |
20080289405 | METHOD TO DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION OF A FUEL MIXTURE - The invention concerns a method to determine the composition of a fuel mixture from a first and at least a second fuel for the operation of an internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber, wherein the first and the second fuel have different boiling points and/or different enthalpies of evaporation. Provision is thereby made for the composition of the fuel mixture to be ascertained from the pressure in the combustion chamber and/or a parameter associated with the pressure and/or the time history of the pressure and/or the time history of a parameter associated with the pressure during and/or after an injection of fuel during a compression phase of the fuel-air mixture. An advantage of the method according to the invention is that when initially starting the engine after filling the tank (fueling), the fuel mixture ratio, which resulted from the filling of the tank (fueling), can already hereby be determined. | 11-27-2008 |
20090120176 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY MEASURING OIL CONSUMPTION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND FOR CHANGING THE OIL OF SAID ENGINE - A method for measuring an amount of oil consumed by an internal combustion engine including an oil pan for supplying lubricating fluid. The method: causes the gravitational flow of the oil contained in the engine oil pan, from the oil pan towards a measuring tank; measures and stores a first value of the oil volume contained in the measuring tank; subjects the oil contained in the measuring tank to a pressurized gas thrust causing the rise of the oil from the measuring tank towards the oil pan; and repeats the preceding method at least once to obtain a second value of the oil volume contained in the tank. | 05-14-2009 |
20100147059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS BY IDLING STOP - Provided are a method and an apparatus that make is possible to measure the amount of greenhouse gas reduced for the stop time of an engine stopped while a vehicle idles. A first amount of fuel consumed in an engine is measured before the engine of a vehicle idling stops. A second amount of fuel consumed for restarting the engine, which is stopped, by idling of the vehicle is measured. Exhaust reduction of greenhouse gas is calculated from idle stop of the vehicle to engine restart, on the basis of the first and second amount of fuel consumed and an engine stop-continued time from an ECU. | 06-17-2010 |
20100199753 | FUEL USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A SERVICE PACK - A fuel usage monitoring system, in certain aspects, may be configured to determine the fuel usage rate of a work vehicle service pack engine using control signals relating to operating parameters of the service pack engine and associated equipment. In certain embodiments, the control signals may relate to operating parameters of the engine, a fuel injection pump associated with the engine, a governor associated with the fuel injection pump, a fuel reservoir associated with the engine, and other components associated with the engine. In particular, the control signals may relate a position of a control rack of the fuel injection pump. The control signals may be correlated with fuel usage rates prior to operation of the fuel usage monitoring system. In addition, the correlations may vary as certain parameters of the engine, such as operating speed, vary. The correlations may be implemented as algorithms within software of the fuel usage monitoring system. | 08-12-2010 |
20110209534 | POWER BASED FIELD TESTING OF DIESEL ENGINES - A method for accurately determining fuel efficiency in diesel engines of vehicles, as they exist on the job. In determining the efficiency, work done by the vehicle in combination with accurately measured fuel consumption enables calculation of the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. The method of the invention is of use in determining a baseline fuel efficiency for use in evaluating the effectiveness of fuel efficiency related improvements to the engine or vehicle. Following making the improvements, additional fuel efficiency tests using the method of the invention are carried out for comparing the new fuel efficiency with the baseline fuel efficiency. In some applications GPS systems are used for determining work done by the vehicle. | 09-01-2011 |
20120291534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A CYLINDER AIR CHARGE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for estimating a cylinder air charge for an internal combustion engine includes determining a first volumetric efficiency corresponding to engine operation with an open exhaust gas recirculation valve, determining a second volumetric efficiency corresponding to engine operation with a closed exhaust gas recirculation valve, determining a cylinder air charge using a selected one of the first and second volumetric efficiencies. | 11-22-2012 |
20140123742 | FUEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A fuel measurement system for measuring a fuel consumption amount of an engine, intended to reduce a measurement error of a Coriolis flowmeter to thereby improve measurement accuracy and reproducibility of a fuel consumption amount. The system includes: a Coriolis flowmeter provided on a fuel supply path for supplying a fuel to the engine to measure a flow rate of the fuel in the fuel supply path; and a temperature control mechanism provided in an upstream side of the Coriolis flowmeter on the fuel supply path to control a temperature of the fuel flowing into the Coriolis flowmeter. | 05-08-2014 |
20140123743 | Fuel Usage Meter - A method and apparatus are provided for displaying an accumulated fuel usage to a driver of a rental vehicle, such as a rental truck. The rental vehicle has a fuel usage meter that incudes a digital display for displaying fuel consumption of a rental vehicle to a rental customer. The customer is instructed to reset the accumulated fuel consumption display to zero when the customer takes possession of the vehicle and is instructed to read the accumulated fuel consumption display before returning the vehicle to determine an amount of fuel consumed during the rental of the vehicle. The meter retains the accumulated fuel consumption when the engine is turned off, when the meter is uncoupled from the data bus of the vehicle, and when vehicle power is disconnected from meter. | 05-08-2014 |
20140345373 | FUEL CONSUMPTION MEASURING INSTRUMENT - An instrument that directly measures a flow rate and air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas, and from the flow rate and air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas, calculates fuel consumption measures the fuel consumption at high response speed and with high accuracy. The instrument is provided with: an ultrasonic flowmeter | 11-27-2014 |
20150122001 | DEVICE FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT OF REDUCED FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING CALCULATION, AS WELL AS DEVICE FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT OF REDUCED CO2 EXHAUST, AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING CALCULATION - PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel consumption reduction amount calculation device, a fuel consumption reduction amount calculation and display program, a carbon dioxide emission reduction amount calculation device, and a carbon dioxide emission reduction amount calculation and display program, that digitize the fuel consumption reduction amounts or CO | 05-07-2015 |
20160153818 | Device and Method for Continuous Measurement of the Dynamic Fuel Consumption of an Internal Combustion Engine | 06-02-2016 |
20170234711 | MACHINE SYSTEM HAVING FUEL CONSUMPTION MONITORING | 08-17-2017 |
073114530 | Fuel efficiency or economy | 5 |
20080196488 | Method and Device for Determining the Ratio Between the Fuel Mass Burned in a Cylinder of an Internal Combustion Engine and the Fuel Mass Supplied to the Cylinder - The isentropic exponent (χ) and the constant (k) in the equation p·V | 08-21-2008 |
20120131991 | FUEL EFFICIENCY MEASURING SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - The present invention provides an improved fuel efficiency measuring system for a fuel cell vehicle which simplifies various valves and hydrogen lines and modulizes its individual elements. More specifically, the present invention provides an improved fuel efficiency measuring system for a fuel cell vehicle that eliminates a purging hydrogen tank previously used for removing residual air in a hydrogen supply line and instead removes residual air in a hydrogen supply line by using a vehicle side hydrogen tank. Additionally, the present invention simplifies couplers installed in a hydrogen supply line, and considerably reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating a high-cost break-away coupler adapted to couple a fuel efficiency measuring unit and the vehicle side. | 05-31-2012 |
20150052987 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFORMING FUEL EFFICIENT DRIVING - A method and system for informing fuel efficient driving are provided. The method includes collecting, by a controller, vehicle context data that includes fuel consumption per second and calculating a fuel efficiency influencing factor that includes a driving time after starting an engine based on the vehicle context data. The fuel efficiency influencing factor is stored in a database and a driving propensity of a driver is analyzed based on the data stored in the database. Further, fuel efficiency analysis data that includes a fuel efficient driving index is produced a fuel efficiency analysis result based on the fuel efficiency analysis data is displayed. | 02-26-2015 |
20150082876 | EXCAVATOR SELF-DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An excavator self-detection system comprises a controller, a fuel inlet flow meter, a fuel outlet flow meter and a performance self-detection controller. The fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter are deployed at a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet of an engine respectively, and are connected to the performance self-detection controller. The performance self-detection controller is connected to the controller. The performance self-detection controller reads the signal values of the fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter, calculates a fuel consumption value, and reads a machine parameter of the excavator through the controller to determine the performance. A detection method is also provided which uses the above excavator self-detection system. The method comprises performance self-detection, a fuel consumption test, and an efficiency test. The measuring equipment can be set by itself according to different machine types and different communication protocols. The detection device of the present invention aims to the different excavators with different communication protocols setting, therefore it owns strong portability. The condition of people waste is effectively reduced, and by means of the self-detection function, the measurement precision is improved. | 03-26-2015 |
20150346009 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DECLINE OF FUEL EFFICIENCY OF VEHICLE - An apparatus and method for detecting a decline of fuel efficiency performance of a vehicle are provided. The method includes setting, by a controller, a fuel efficiency measuring reference mode and measuring average fuel efficiency based on data for each item based on the fuel efficiency measuring reference mode. Whether the fuel efficiency performance is declined is determined based on the average fuel efficiency measured value. A controlling apparatus that causes the decline of fuel efficiency is determined using data of the decline of fuel efficiency performance. In addition, a notification is output that provides the controlling apparatus causing the decline of fuel efficiency performance. | 12-03-2015 |
073114540 | Remaining fuel (amount or range) | 10 |
20090056430 | WEAK REFUEL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL FLEX FUEL SENSOR SYSTEM - The present disclosure, in one implementation, is directed to a method of estimating composition of fuel in the fuel tank of a vehicle. A refuel event is detected. A determination is made whether a volume of fuel added to the fuel tank satisfies a first threshold. A fuel composition estimation is suspended if the refuel event satisfies the first threshold. A total volume of fuel is accumulated based on a plurality of refuel events satisfying the first threshold. A new fuel composition is estimated based on the accumulated total volume of fuel satisfying a second threshold. | 03-05-2009 |
20090211349 | APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO ESTIMATE QUANTITY OF FUEL STORED IN VEHICLE - An apparatus, configured to estimate quantity of fuel stored in a vehicle, includes: a fuel tank; a fuel quantity measure; a filtering processor; a filter gain setter, configured to set a filter gain; and a vehicle status detector, configured to detect which one of a starting state, a halted state, a state achieved immediately after stoppage of the vehicle, and a traveling state, wherein the filter gain setter sets: a first gain as the filter gain when the vehicle is the starting state; a second gain as the filter gain, which is larger than the first gain, when the vehicle is in the traveling state or the state achieved immediately after stoppage of the vehicle; and a third gain as a filter gain, which is larger than the first gain and smaller than the second gain, when the vehicle is in the halted state. | 08-27-2009 |
20100011850 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Amount of Fuel Aboard a Spacecraft - A method and apparatus for measuring the amount of fuel aboard a spacecraft under weightless conditions utilize at least one orifice, at least one flow latch valve for the selection of an orifice to be used, and at least one control valve for releasing a stream of a pressurizing gas from at least one high-pressure tank in order to restore pressure in a fuel tank following a pressure reduction due to withdrawal of fuel. The amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tank is determined based on the time required to restore fuel tank pressure bv a flow of gas from the high pressure tank to the fuel tank, via the orifice. | 01-21-2010 |
20110232376 | Remote fueling system and process - A remote fueling system is provided. The system comprises a wellbore servicing equipment unit comprising an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank coupled to the internal combustion engine, a fuel distribution channel, a fuel level sensor component, a fuel level indicator, and a fuel level indicator control box. The wellbore servicing equipment is mounted on a trailer upon which the wellbore servicing equipment is transported to the wellbore. The fuel level sensor component senses a fuel level inside the fuel tank. The fuel level indicator indicates a fuel level status of the fuel tank to remote fueling personnel at a standoff distance. The fuel level indicator control box is coupled to the fuel level sensor component and to the fuel level indicator and commands the indication presented by the fuel level indicator based on the fuel level inside the fuel tank sensed by the fuel level sensor component. | 09-29-2011 |
20110314904 | FUEL AMOUNT MEASURING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a fuel amount measuring device for a vehicle positioned in a fuel tank of the vehicle to thereby measure an amount of remaining fuel. The fuel amount measuring device is implemented as a mechanical fuel amount measuring device including a base body, a resistive substrate, a retainer, and a contactor contacting the resistive substrate, wherein the resistive substrate and the contactor include a conductive film positioned therebetween and coated with a conductive material, such that the contactor and the resistive substrate are connected to each other by the conductive film. With the fuel amount measuring device, abrasion of the resistive substrate is prevented, thereby making it possible to improve durability of the fuel amount measuring device. In addition, the base body and the conductive film are closely adhered to each other, having the resistive substrate therebetween, such that the resistive substrate does not contact fuel, thereby making it possible to prevent corrosion of the resistive substrate. As a result, it is possible to comparatively accurately measure an amount of remaining fuel | 12-29-2011 |
20120042716 | Multi-Functional Vehicle Fuel Display - A multi-functional, composite fuel display for displaying both fuel level information and fuel economy information is provided. The fuel level is displayed using a plurality of bar segments, each corresponding to a single unit of fuel. Once a single unit of fuel is consumed, the corresponding bar segment changes size to indicate an average fuel economy for that unit of fuel. The bar segment corresponding to the current unit of fuel being consumed changes size in real time to indicate instantaneous fuel economy. An indicator is provided over the bar segments corresponding to single unit of consumed fuel to indicate average fuel economy for the current tank of fuel. | 02-23-2012 |
20140190246 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING COMPONENT FAILURE IN A SADDLE-TYPE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY - A method for diagnosing a component failure in a saddle-type fuel tank assembly is provided. The method includes a) updating a maximum amount to a subsequent amount of fuel if the subsequent amount of fuel is greater than the maximum amount, b) updating a minimum amount to the subsequent amount of fuel if the subsequent amount of fuel is less than the minimum amount, c) determining a fuel consumption amount, and d) determining that one or more of a first fuel level sender and a second fuel level sender have failed if the difference between the maximum amount and minimum amount is less than a first threshold, and the fuel consumption amount is greater than a second threshold. | 07-10-2014 |
20140196526 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR A REFUELING EVENT DETECTION SYSTEM - A method for diagnosing the performance of a refueling event detection system for a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of a) determining a fuel change amount based on a difference of an indicated fuel amount and a previously indicated fuel amount, b) determining a consumed amount of fuel consumed by the engine since a prior refueling event was detected, and c) diagnosing the performance of the refueling event detection system based on the consumed amount and the fuel change amount. | 07-17-2014 |
20140260576 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO VALIDATE A FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR IN A VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided with a controller and a fuel system having a fuel tank, a fuel level indicator (FLI), and a pressure sensor. The controller is configured to: pull a vacuum on the tank from an initial pressure to a reference pressure, and provide a diagnostic code in response to comparing a fuel level indicated by the FLI to a rate of pressure change in the tank. A method for performing a fuel level indicator (FLI) diagnostic for a vehicle is provided. A vacuum is pulled on the fuel tank from an initial pressure to a reference pressure. A diagnostic code is provided in response to comparing a fuel level indicated by an FLI to a rate of pressure change. | 09-18-2014 |
20150114100 | LIQUID AMOUNT MEASURING DEVICE - The fuel amount measuring device | 04-30-2015 |