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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Inventor:
Dale Hoover, McConnellsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/12 (2006.01); F02B 43/10 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02D 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 43/10 (2013.01); F02D 19/029 (2013.01); F02M 21/0212 (2013.01); F02M 21/0221 (2013.01); F02M 21/0227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a dimethyl ether (DME) fuel storage and delivery system for an internal combustion engine, includes a DME fuel filter in the DME fuel storage and delivery system, a DME fuel pump having a fuel inlet downstream of the filter, and, at least one sensor having at least one transducer, the at least one transducer being disposed at the filter and the at least one sensor being operable to detect a change in at least one electrical property of the at least one transducer for determining DME fuel quality according to a secondary effect of a DME fuel condition.