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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Quazi Ehtesham Hussain, Holland, OH (US);
David Richens Brigham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark John Jennings, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F02G 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F02G 5/04 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01); Y10S 903/905 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes an exhaust gas heat recovery system are described. The system may selectively or contemporaneously supply energy from engine exhaust gas to generate electricity or warm the engine. In one example, exhaust gas energy raises a temperature of a heat transfer medium and the heat transfer medium is routed to an engine coolant heat exchanger or an expander via a bypass valve.