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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hassan Farhat, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ravi Gopal, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02B 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/0418 (2013.01); F02B 29/0425 (2013.01); F02B 61/00 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for variable thermal capacity charge air cooler (VTC-CAC). In one example, the VTC-CAC includes a plurality of cooling channels and an integrated bypass that diverts air around the cooling channels. Division of boosted intake air between the cooling channels and the bypass is regulated by a positioning of dual-gate mechanism that is adjusted in response to manifold charge temperature.