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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Michael G. Reynolds, Troy, MI (US);
Jihui Yang, Lakeshore, CA (US);
Greogry P. Meisner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Francis R. Stabler, Troy, MI (US);
Hendrik Pieter (Peter) Jacobus DE Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Todd Alan Anderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael G. Reynolds, Troy, MI (US);
Jihui Yang, Lakeshore, CA (US);
Greogry P. Meisner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Francis R. Stabler, Troy, MI (US);
Hendrik Pieter (Peter) Jacobus De Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Todd Alan Anderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling engine exhaust flow through at least one of an exhaust bypass and a thermoelectric device via a bypass valve is provided. The method includes: determining a mass flow of exhaust exiting an engine; determining a desired exhaust pressure based on the mass flow of exhaust; comparing the desired exhaust pressure to a determined exhaust pressure; and determining a bypass valve control value based on the comparing, wherein the bypass valve control value is used to control the bypass valve.