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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2012
Michael Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Donald Masch, White Lake, MI (US);
Danrich Henry Demitroff, Okemos, MI (US);
James Patrick O'neill, Milford, MI (US);
Michael Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Donald Masch, White Lake, MI (US);
Danrich Henry Demitroff, Okemos, MI (US);
James Patrick O'Neill, Milford, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A heat transfer method for an engine is disclosed herein utilizing a heat battery configured to store waste exhaust heat in phase-chase materials for use during a subsequent engine start. By reusing waste exhaust heat in this manner, exhaust emissions may be reduced, and delays in heating the vehicle cabin and other vehicle systems after engine start may be reduced.