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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brien Fulton, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Eric Kurtz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02D 41/34 (2006.01); F02D 19/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 19/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/2454 (2013.01); F02D 19/0628 (2013.01); F02D 19/085 (2013.01); F02D 41/0042 (2013.01); F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F02D 41/345 (2013.01); B60W 30/18 (2013.01); F02D 2200/022 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for calculating a fuel aging of fuel in a fuel tank. In one example, a method may include alerting a vehicle operator and/or adjusting engine operating parameters in response to a fuel aging being greater than a threshold aging.