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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Yojiro Iriyama, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Yojiro Iriyama, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/02 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/30 (2006.01); F01N 3/04 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/02 (2013.01); F01N 5/025 (2013.01); F01N 11/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0065 (2013.01); F02M 25/0753 (2013.01); F02M 25/0872 (2013.01); H01L 35/30 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H02N 11/00 (2013.01); F01N 3/043 (2013.01); F01N 3/101 (2013.01); F01N 13/008 (2013.01); F01N 13/0093 (2014.06); F01N 2240/36 (2013.01); F01N 2260/024 (2013.01); F01N 2410/00 (2013.01); F01N 2550/00 (2013.01); F01N 2560/025 (2013.01); F01N 2560/08 (2013.01); F01N 2900/08 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1402 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1406 (2013.01); F02M 25/0703 (2013.01); F02M 25/0717 (2013.01); F02M 25/0836 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01); Y02T 10/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoelectric generator has a module chamber defined between an exhaust pipe portion and a coolant pipe. A thermoelectric conversion module and an HC sensor are located in the module chamber. An ECU performs a fault diagnosis on the thermoelectric generator by detecting the leakage of exhaust gas into the module chamber from the exhaust pipe portion based on detection information output by the HC sensor.