Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for determining the integrity of a vehicle fuel system
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Application No.: US14155259Application Date: 2014-01-14
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Publication No.: US09669705B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Russell Randall Pearce , Mark W. Peters , Aed M. Dudar , Dennis Seung-Man Yang
- 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 James Dottavio
- Main IPC: F02D41/22
- IPC: F02D41/22 ; B60K15/035 ; F02M25/08

Abstract:
A method, comprising: indicating leakage on a canister side of a fuel system based on a first fuel system pressure following applying a vacuum to the fuel system with a fuel tank isolation valve closed; and indicating leakage on a fuel tank side of the fuel system based on the first fuel system pressure and a second fuel system pressure following applying a vacuum to the fuel system with the fuel tank isolation valve open. In this way, an ELCM with a single reference orifice may be used to perform a leak test with two different thresholds for leak detection. This may allow vehicles currently in production to meet future emissions standards without costly upgrades to the ELCM.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150198123A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF A VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-07-16
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