原始名称记载: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC

A system and method generate a trip plan for a trip of a vehicle system along a route. The usage of an engine or fuel cell during the trip is determined based on engine operational parameters, energy storage device operational parameters, and one or more objectives of the trip desired to be achieved. The usage of the energy storage device during the trip is also determined based on the engine operational parameters, the energy storage device operational parameters, and the one or more objective, including when to charge or discharge the energy storage device during the trip.

An inlet metering valve (IMV) block may include a plurality of IMV apertures, wherein each aperture of the plurality of IMV apertures is adapted to receive at least one IMV of a plurality of IMVs. The IMV block may further include an internal fuel passage in fluid communication with the plurality of IMV apertures. The IMV block may further include a fuel inlet port fluidically couplable between a fuel inlet connector and the internal fuel passage, wherein the fuel inlet port is configured to transfer fuel from a fuel source to the internal fuel passage. Further, the IMV block may also include a plurality of mounting holes to releasably attach the IMV block to a fuel pump.