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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Quazi Hussain, Holland, OH (US);
William Samuel Schwartz, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Chad Allan Baker, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
David Richens Brigham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark John Jennings, Saline, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exhaust gas heat recovery system for a vehicle is configured to selectively distribute a fluid heated by engine exhaust to a first path for generating electricity and a second path for heating one or more powertrain components of the vehicle. A controller selects a distribution of the fluid to the first and second paths based on minimizing a fuel consumption of an engine. The controller further selects a distribution of fluid to the powertrain components to minimize fuel consumption. The controller distributes the fluid according to the selected distribution.