Patent ID: 8006813

Claim:
A method of controlling the temperature of a brake arrangement for a machine, the method comprising: providing a flow of pressurized fluid to the brake arrangement; sensing a first temperature of the fluid downstream of the brake arrangement; determining a first temperature range for the brake arrangement; determining if the first sensed temperature falls in the first temperature range; sensing a second temperature corresponding to a temperature of engine coolant in an engine or engine intake air; determining a second temperature range for the engine coolant or the engine intake air; determining if the second sensed temperature falls in the second temperature range; receiving conflicting requests for an adjustment of at least one fluid parameter of the flow of pressurized fluid, the engine coolant, or the engine intake air in response to determining if the first and second sensed temperatures fall in the respective first and second temperature ranges; and determining an adjustment of the at least one fluid parameter based on which one of the conflicting requests has higher priority.