Patent ID: 8682512
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a mobile asset utilizing a plurality of fuels, the method comprising: determining a plurality of characteristic profiles associated with the mobile asset moving from a first operating point to a second operating point along a predefined path, as a function of time and a corresponding location along the predefined path; determining a fuel combustion ratio of the plurality of the fuels associated with at least one engine cylinder of the mobile asset based on the plurality of characteristic profiles so as to maintain a plurality of actual values associated with usage of the plurality of fuels to less than or equal to predefined corresponding threshold values; wherein the fuel combustion ratio comprises a ratio of the plurality of fuels to be delivered to the at least one engine cylinder; and controlling a fuel delivery system of the mobile asset so as to deliver the plurality of fuels to the at least one engine cylinder based on the fuel combustion ratio.