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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3082 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0602 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0606 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system for a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) includes a controller that is configured to control a fuel delivery system to release fuel via an injector with a selected fuel tank valve among a plurality of fuel tank valves controlled to be in an open state and with the other fuel tank valves controlled to be in a closed state. The control is further configured to cause a corrective action in response to a fuel characteristic indicating the selected fuel tank valve is stuck closed.