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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark J Duty, Goodrich, MI (US);
Gregory T Weber, Commerce Twp., MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/302 ;
Abstract
An arrangement for determining purge valve flow tolerance for use with evaporative emissions control systems includes developing an equation based on data relating purge valve duty cycle to flow, wherein the equation describes a flow curve with reference to a first axis and a second axis. The arrangement further includes using the equation as a base equation for flow, and adapting the equation for part-to-part tolerance as a function of an intercept point of the equation with respect to the first axis, wherein the first axis relates to duty cycle.