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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Allen Dennis Dobryden, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Milton Lapetz, Northville, MI (US);
Peter Douglas Kuechler, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system for a bi-fuel engine is provided. The control system includes a powertrain controller and a bi-fuel controller The controller has a set of fuel injector drivers The controller has a set of gasoline fuel injector drivers and a set of alternate fuel (AF) fuel injector drivers Each of drivers in controller is electrically connected to a driver and a driver in controller Thus, a control signal generated by a single driver can be utilized by either of drivers to generate a corresponding control signal for controlling a gasoline fuel injector or a AF fuel injector respectively.