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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Hoard, South Lyon, MI (US);
Amin Reihani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Maneet Raj Singh, Columbus, IN (US);
Daniel Joseph Styles, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided for controlling a vehicle engine to improve engine efficiency utilizing onboard water condensate. In one example, condensate is collected from cooling air routed into an engine, and injected into one of a plurality of locations based on engine operating conditions to keep NOx in combustion gases below desired amounts and to avoid ignition knock in said engine. In this way, condensate build-up in the CAC is advantageously utilized, engine performance and efficiency may be improved, and harmful emissions may be reduced.