Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for thermoelectrically recovering waste heat from turbocharger systems
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Application No.: US15937675Application Date: 2018-03-27
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Publication No.: US10697343B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Luis Felipe Blas Martinez , Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero , Enrique Lopez Hernandez , Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo , Francisco Javier Gomez Mata , Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Geoffrey Brumbaugh
- Main IPC: F01N5/02
- IPC: F01N5/02 ; F01N13/10 ; F02F1/40 ; H01L35/02
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for using thermoelectric generators to recover waste heat from and diagnose turbocharger systems. In one example, a method may include adjusting one or more engine operating parameters based on an amount of current generated from one or more thermoelectric generators coupled to a turbocharger.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190301338A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THERMOELECTRICALLY RECOVERING WASTE HEAT FROM TURBOCHARGER SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2019-10-03
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