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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Joseph Styles, Canton, MI (US);
John Hoard, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignees:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/00 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); F02B 29/0431 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/005 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02M 35/10393 (2013.01); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0015 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01); F02P 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a condensate level in a charge air cooler. In one example, a method may include adjusting an air flow to a membrane in response to a condensate level in the charge air cooler.