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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Clemens Verpoort, Monheim am Rhein, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/08 (2006.01); F01P 7/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01); B60T 5/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/84 (2006.01); B60C 23/19 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 47/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); F01P 3/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/807 (2006.01); F16D 65/847 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/827 (2006.01); F16D 65/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/08 (2013.01); B01D 5/006 (2013.01); B01D 5/0075 (2013.01); B01D 47/00 (2013.01); B60C 23/19 (2013.01); B60T 5/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); F01P 3/02 (2013.01); F01P 7/14 (2013.01); F02D 41/38 (2013.01); F16D 65/0031 (2013.01); F16D 65/807 (2013.01); F16D 65/827 (2013.01); F16D 65/84 (2013.01); F16D 65/847 (2013.01); C02F 2201/008 (2013.01); F01P 2003/024 (2013.01); F01P 2025/33 (2013.01); F01P 2025/70 (2013.01); F01P 2031/00 (2013.01); F02D 2041/389 (2013.01); F16D 2065/786 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are provided for optimizing usage of water harvested or generated on-board a vehicle. An amount of water selected for injection or spraying purposes, as well as an order of water injection responsive to various vehicle operating conditions, is varied based on the amount of water to be delivered, as well as a current water level relative to a predicted future water level. The method allows water usage benefits to be maximized particularly when water availability is limited.