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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Daniel Bunge, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/22 (2006.01); G01F 1/68 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/00 (2006.01); F02D 1/00 (2006.01); G01F 22/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); F17C 11/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/32 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/22 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); B60K 15/03504 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 10/00 (2013.01); F02D 1/00 (2013.01); F02M 25/08 (2013.01); F02M 25/0854 (2013.01); F02M 25/0872 (2013.01); F17C 11/00 (2013.01); G01F 1/68 (2013.01); G01F 22/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/00 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0321 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03203 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03217 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03514 (2013.01); B60W 2560/02 (2013.01); G01F 23/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for inferring a fuel level in a fuel tank based on temperature changes in a carbon canister are disclosed. In one example approach a method comprises, indicating a fuel level in a fuel tank based on a temperature change of adsorbent in a carbon canister during refueling.