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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Graham T Conway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Yilun Luo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/08 (2006.01); F02B 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of improving cold starting of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with an on-board microwave generation system that generates and delivers microwaves into the combustion chamber of each cylinder via an antenna associated with each cylinder. The microwaves are delivered immediately prior to cold start of the engine, causing the combustion chamber and interior elements of the chamber to be warmed.