公开(公告)号：US20180216542A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15746417

申请日：2015-09-11

Applicant: Allison ATHEY ,  VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Allison ATHEY

IPC: F02D19/02 ,  F02D41/00 ,  F02M25/06

CPC classification number: F02D19/027 ,  F02D19/029 ,  F02D41/0027 ,  F02D41/22 ,  F02D2041/224 ,  F02D2041/227 ,  F02D2041/228 ,  F02D2200/0606 ,  F02D2200/0611 ,  F02M21/0212 ,  F02M25/00 ,  F02M25/06 ,  Y02T10/32

Abstract: A powertrain arrangement for use with additized Dimethyl Ether (DME) fuel, the additized DME comprising DME and a lubricity additive, is provided. The powertrain arrangement includes a powertrain comprising an engine adapted for use with the additized DME fuel, a fuel tank, a conductivity sensor in the fuel tank; the conductivity sensor being arranged to transmit a signal, corresponding to a conductivity of fuel in the fuel tank, a temperature sensor in the fuel tank, the temperature sensor being arranged to transmit a signal corresponding to a temperature of the fuel in the fuel tank, and a controller configured to receive and process the conductivity signal and the temperature signal and to send a control signal to control functioning of the powertrain in response to the conductivity signal and the temperature signal. A measuring apparatus and method are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20170312715A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15525728

申请日：2014-11-14

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Karl TASIK ,  Allison ATHEY

IPC: B01F15/02 ,  F02M21/02 ,  B67D7/74 ,  B01F15/04 ,  C10L1/02 ,  B01F3/08 ,  B60K15/04 ,  F02M25/00 ,  B67D7/04 ,  B60K15/03

CPC classification number: B01F15/0232 ,  B01F3/0865 ,  B01F15/026 ,  B01F15/0416 ,  B60K15/03006 ,  B60K15/04 ,  B60K2015/03348 ,  B60Y2200/14 ,  B60Y2200/145 ,  B67D7/04 ,  B67D7/741 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C10L1/185 ,  C10L2290/24 ,  F02M21/0212 ,  F02M21/0221 ,  F02M25/00 ,  Y02T10/32

Abstract: A fuel additive cartridge for use with a dimethyl-ether fuel system of a vehicle includes a reservoir for storing and dispensing a liquid fuel additive into a flow of fuel in a fill conduit during refueling. The cartridge also includes a dispenser actuated by the fuel flow to selectively dispense the liquid fuel additive from the reservoir. The fuel additive cartridge is intended to attach to a dimethyl-ether fuel system at a location between a fueling inlet connector and a storage tank to facilitate a metered mixing of liquid fuel additive from the cartridge and dimethyl-ether during the re-fueling of the storage tank.