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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daniel Joseph Styles, Canton, MI (US);
James Alfred Hilditch, Canton, MI (US);
Mehdi Abarham, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 43/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); F02B 29/04 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/144 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); F02D 41/1458 (2013.01); F02D 43/02 (2013.01); F02D 43/04 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for estimating water storage in a charge air cooler (CAC). In one example, an amount of water accumulating in the CAC may be based on an output of an oxygen sensor positioned downstream of the CAC and ambient humidity. Further, engine actuators may be adjusted to purge condensate from the CAC and/or reduce condensate formation based on the amount of water inside the CAC.