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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2009
Applicants:
David Clarke, Worthing, GB;
Anthony Truscott, Worthing, GB;
Radek Motal, Prague, CZ;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/04 (2013.01); F02D 41/0072 (2013.01); F02M 25/0707 (2013.01); F02M 25/0709 (2013.01); F02M 25/0748 (2013.01); F02M 35/10393 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01); F02D 2250/18 (2013.01); F02M 25/0728 (2013.01); F02M 25/0731 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A condensation monitoring system for a vehicle comprises a humidity estimation module and a condensation detection module. The humidity estimation module estimates a humidity in one of an air intake system and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system associated with an engine of the vehicle. The condensation detection module generates a condensation signal indicating that condensation is present in the one of the air intake system and the EGR system when the humidity is greater than a predetermined humidity.