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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Patrick McConville, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Karen Elizabeth Maceroni, Casco, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02B 37/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/164 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments for a turbine-generator position in a compressor bypass flow path are presented. In one example, a method for an engine having a compressor comprises generating energy via a turbine-generator positioned in a bypass flow path of the compressor. In this way, the energy of the recirculated intake air may be recovered by the turbine-generator.