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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kohtaro Hashimoto, Wako, JP;
Tomohide Kudo, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); B01J 31/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 27/02 (2013.01); B01J 31/0247 (2013.01); C10L 1/1258 (2013.01); F02D 41/40 (2013.01); B01J 2231/70 (2013.01); C10L 2290/58 (2013.01); F02D 2200/024 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0611 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fuel reform apparatus includes: internal combustion engine including injector and configured so that compression-ignition combustion is carried out in combustion chamber; reform unit interposed in fuel supply path from fuel tank to injector and including reformer reforming fuel stored in fuel tank by oxidation reaction; and controller including CPU and memory. Controller performs: estimating progress level of oxidation reaction in reformer; and controlling operation of reform unit based on progress level of oxidation reaction estimated.