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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Danan Dou, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Craig W. Lohmann, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 19/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02M 31/125 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01); F02M 27/02 (2006.01); F02M 31/20 (2006.01); F02M 26/22 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/38 (2013.01); F02D 19/0647 (2013.01); F02D 19/0655 (2013.01); F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F02M 26/22 (2016.02); F02M 27/02 (2013.01); F02M 31/125 (2013.01); F02M 31/20 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power system for a work vehicle includes an alcohol tank configured to store alcohol; a catalytic converter fluidly coupled to receive alcohol from the alcohol tank and configured to convert the alcohol into ether; and an engine including one or more piston-cylinder sets configured to selectively receive the alcohol stored in the alcohol tank and the ether converted by the catalytic converter and to combust the alcohol and the ether with air to produce mechanical power and exhaust gas.