System for controlling a fluid operation of a machine
A system for controlling a fluid operation of a machine. The system includes a main pump of the machine, a supplemental pump of the machine, a fluid maintenance circuit comprising a processing circuit, and control system. The fluid maintenance system includes at least one memory device and at least one processor configured to access the memory device. The control system comprises a processing circuit, is electrically couplable to the main pump, the supplemental pump and the fluid maintenance circuit, and is configured to control the post-lubrication operation of the machine based on at least one of the following (1) a fluid operation service schedule and (2) data associated with the machine.
1. A system for controlling a fluid operation of a machine, the system comprising:
a main pump of the machine;
a supplemental pump of the machine in fluid communication with the main pump of the machine;
a fluid maintenance circuit comprising a processing circuit; and
a control system electrically couplable to the main pump, the supplemental pump and the fluid maintenance circuit, wherein the control system comprises a processing circuit and is configured to control a post-lubrication operation of the machine based on at least one of the following:
a fluid operation service schedule associated with the machine; and
data associated with the machine.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid maintenance circuit further comprises a memory circuit electrically couplable to the processing circuit of the fluid maintenance circuit.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control system further comprises a pump control circuit electrically couplable to at least one of the following:
the main pump; and
the supplemental pump.
4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising a sensing device electrically couplable to the pump control circuit.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fluid reservoir pump electrically couplable to the control system.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the machine comprises a temperature of a component of the machine.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the machine comprises an indication of a powered down condition of the machine.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is further configured to control at least one of the following fluid operations of the machine based on the data associated with the machine:
a pre-lubrication operation;
a purge operation;
an evacuation operation; and
a refill operation.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data associated with the machine comprises historical machine data.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data associated with the machine comprises trending machine data.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data associated with the machine comprises at least one of the following:
fluid pressure data;
engine speed data;
fluid temperature data;
fluid contaminant level data; and
fuel injection timing data.
12. A system, comprising:
a main pump of a machine;
a supplemental pump of the machine in fluid communication with the main pump of the machine;
a fluid maintenance circuit comprising a processing circuit; and
a control system electrically couplable to the main pump, the supplemental pump and the fluid maintenance circuit, wherein the control system comprises a control module and is configured for activating the supplemental pump to perform a post-lubrication operation of the machine based on at least one of the following:
a fluid operation service schedule; and
data associated with the machine.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the fluid maintenance circuit further comprises a memory circuit electrically couplable to the processing circuit of the fluid maintenance circuit.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the control system further comprises a pump control circuit electrically couplable to the control module and the supplemental pump.
15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a sensing device electrically couplable to the pump control circuit.
16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the control module is configured to utilize one or more power systems of the machine to activate the supplemental pump.
17. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a data storage device electrically couplable to the control module.
18. A system, comprising:
a main pump of a machine
a supplemental pump of the machine in fluid communication with the main pump of the machine; and
means for activating the supplemental pump to perform a post-lubrication operation of the machine based on at least one of the following:
a fluid operation service schedule; and
data associated with the machine.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the means for activating the supplemental pump comprises at least one of the following:
a control module; and
a pump control circuit electrically couplable to the supplemental pump.
20. The system of claim 19 , further comprising a sensing device electrically couplable to the pump control circuit.