Proposed are triboelectric generator using a lubricant-infused surface controlled by a magnetic field and a manufacturing method thereof. The triboelectric generator 10 includes a substrate 100, an electrode unit 200 positioned on the substrate 100 and including a first electrode 210 and a second electrode 220, a stabilization layer 300 positioned on the substrate 100 and the electrode unit 200 and including a first elastic polymer 310, and a magneto-controllable unit 400 positioned on the stabilization layer 300 and including a lubricant 420 and a plurality of protrusion-shaped microcomposites 410, in which the microcomposite includes a magnetic material 411 and a second elastic polymer 412. The protrusion-shaped microcomposite is partially immersed in the lubricant, improves power generation efficiency, and can perform reversible switching according to the direction of the magnetic field.

A vehicle drive system includes a first prime mover, a transmission, a power take-off (PTO), a lubrication system for the transmission and the PTO, and a control system. The transmission is powered by the first prime mover. The transmission is configured to rotate a drive shaft of the vehicle. The PTO is connected to the transmission at a first interface. The PTO includes the first interface and a second interface. The control system is configured to control fluid flow through the lubrication system for at least one mode where the input section of the PTO is stationary and the output section rotates.

Systems and methods are provided for enabling communication, without breaching the engine firewall, between a datalogger located on one side of the firewall and one or more sensor devices that are located on the opposite side of the firewall. The systems and methods described herein can allow a transmitting node (i.e., a transmitting datalogger) to transmit collected data (from an auxiliary sensor) to a receiving node (i.e., a receiving datalogger) while reducing or minimizing various difficulties associated with addition of an auxiliary sensor in the engine environment. The transmission of data from the transmitting node to the receiving node can correspond to wired data communication or wireless data communication.

A vehicle drive system includes a first prime mover, a transmission, a power take-off (PTO), a lubrication system for the transmission and the PTO, and a control system. The transmission is powered by the first prime mover. The transmission is configured to rotate a drive shaft of the vehicle. The PTO is connected to the transmission at a first interface. The PTO includes the first interface and a second interface. The control system is configured to control fluid flow through the lubrication system for at least one mode where the input section of the PTO is stationary and the output section rotates.

Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an oil pressure supplied to an engine and a variable cam timing (VCT) responsive to a condition of the VCT system. In one example, a method may include adjusting the oil pressure based on engine speed, engine load, and engine oil temperature, and responsive to a request to shift the VCT system during specific engine operating conditions, increasing the oil pressure to an upper threshold oil pressure for the duration of the shift.

A system for pumping lubricant in a gas transportation pipeline includes a pipeline robot and a control terminal system. The pipeline robot includes a lubricant position detection, module, a lubricant pumping module, an electro-hydraulic control system, a data acquisition and processing system, and a lubricant sucking port. The location at which the lubricant deposits can be detected online, and the lubricant staving in the gas transportation pipeline can be removed in real time. The system is highly automatic and efficient. Resistance against the natural as transportation is reduced effectively, the efficiency of transporting the natural gas is improved, and safety of transporting the natural gas is ensured.

Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an oil pressure supplied to an engine and a variable cam timing (VCT) responsive to a condition of the VCT system. In one example, a method may include adjusting the oil pressure based on engine speed, engine load, and engine oil temperature, and responsive to a request to shift the VCT system during specific engine operating conditions, increasing the oil pressure to an upper threshold oil pressure for the duration of the shift.

Proposed are triboelectric generator using a lubricant-infused surface controlled by a magnetic field and a manufacturing method thereof. The triboelectric generator 10 includes a substrate 100, an electrode unit 200 positioned on the substrate 100 and including a first electrode 210 and a second electrode 220, a stabilization layer 300 positioned on the substrate 100 and the electrode unit 200 and including a first elastic polymer 310, and a magneto-controllable unit 400 positioned on the stabilization layer 300 and including a lubricant 420 and a plurality of protrusion-shaped microcomposites 410, in which the microcomposite includes a magnetic material 411 and a second elastic polymer 412. The protrusion-shaped microcomposite is partially immersed in the lubricant, improves power generation efficiency, and can perform reversible switching according to the direction of the magnetic field.

A vehicle drive system includes a first prime mover, a transmission, a power take-off (PTO), a lubrication system for the transmission and the PTO, and a control system. The transmission is powered by the first prime mover. The transmission is configured to rotate a drive shaft of the vehicle. The PTO is connected to the transmission at a first interface. The PTO includes the first interface and a second interface. The control system is configured to control fluid flow through the lubrication system for at least one mode where the input section of the PTO is stationary and the output section rotates.