Patent ID: 11946429
Assignee: KOHLER CO.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
a) starting a timer;
b) comparing the timer to a hot restart time period, wherein the hot restart time period is selected to maintain the combustion cycle of an engine;
c) receiving sensor data;
d) comparing the sensor data to a threshold value;
e) deactivating a fuel injector in response to the hot restart time period being greater than the timer and in response to the sensor data exceeding the threshold value;
f) activating the fuel injector when the hot restart time period is less than the timer and restarting the timer; and
g) repeating steps c) through f) until the sensor data is less than the threshold value;
wherein a duty cycle of the engine is less than 50% when the sensor data exceeds the threshold value.