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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Karthik Ramanathan, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Karthik Ramanathan, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); F02D 41/024 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/474 (2013.01); F01N 2250/02 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/92 (2013.01); F02D 41/12 (2013.01); Y02T 10/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for a motor vehicle includes using a regenerative brake system that produces electric current as a result of application of said regenerative brakes and sending at least a fraction of the electric current directly to an electrical accessory of the vehicle and bypassing the battery. One electrical accessory may be an electrically heated catalytic converter.