Automatic start/stop system and method for locomotive engines
CA 2701575 C · Owner: Wolf, Daniel F. · Inventors: Wolf, Daniel F.; Hess, Gerald James, Jr.; Twichel, Jeffrey A.
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An automatic start/stop system for locomotive engines which takes into account operator needs and concerns by enabling operators to locally prevent automatic shutdowns of their locomotives without disabling their AESS systems. Thus operators can maintain their lead (and/or other) units running (i.e. for peace of mind climate control, etc.) without prohibiting other locomotives in consist from automatically shutting down. The system (100) preferably includes an inhibit switch (122) located in each locomotive control cabin which when actuated by an operator, prevents that locomotive (and only that locomotive) from automatically shutting down within a predefined duration of time. Techniques …
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- Filed May 23, 2002 and granted April 10, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 23, 2022.
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