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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daniel Joseph Styles, Canton, MI (US);
Kristofor Robert Norman, Canton, MI (US);
Chris Paul Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Craig Alan Smith, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Joseph Patrick Whitehead, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for reducing corrosion of a charge air cooler and preventing engine misfire due to condensate formation. In response to an engine controller determining a condensate forming location within a charge air cooler, a grille shutter system is adjusted, moving the condensate region to a different location in the charge air cooler. Grille shutter orientation may also be controlled in response to vehicle operating conditions and condensate-forming weather conditions.