US 12,188,421 B2
Quick start fuel system for gaseous fuel internal combustion engine and method
Steven W. Meinhardt, West Lafayette, IN (US); Andrew C. Gaarder, Lafayette, IN (US); and Andrew D. Palmer, Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/102,939.
Prior Publication US 2024/0254933 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. F02D 19/06 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01)
CPC F02D 19/0607 (2013.01) [F02D 19/0649 (2013.01); F02D 19/0681 (2013.01); F02M 21/0215 (2013.01); F02M 21/0233 (2013.01); F02M 21/0242 (2013.01); F02M 21/0245 (2013.01); F02M 35/10216 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaseous fuel engine system comprising:
a gaseous fuel engine having a plurality of cylinders formed therein;
an intake system including an intake conduit extending in an upstream to downstream direction between an intake air inlet and the plurality of cylinders, and a compressor operated via a flow of exhaust from the gaseous fuel engine;
a main fuel system including a main fuel admission valve coupled to the intake conduit at an upstream fuel admission location that is upstream of the compressor, for admission of a main gaseous fuel into the intake conduit;
a quick start fuel system including a pressurized gaseous fuel supply, a fuel feed conduit, and a quick start fuel admission valve;
the fuel feed conduit being coupled to the intake conduit at a downstream fuel admission location that is downstream of the compressor; and
the quick start fuel admission valve being electrically actuated and positioned fluidly between the intake conduit and the pressurized gaseous fuel supply to admit a pressurized gaseous fuel via the fuel feed conduit for quick starting the gaseous fuel engine; and
wherein the quick start fuel system further includes a quick connector fluidly connecting the fuel feed conduit to the pressurized gaseous fuel supply, and a shutoff valve positioned fluidly between the quick connector and the quick start fuel admission valve.