Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for sensing fuel vapor pressure
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Application No.: US14558406Application Date: 2014-12-02
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Publication No.: US09726105B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Joseph Norman Ulrey , Ross Dykstra Pursifull , Pankaj Kumar , Imad Hassan Makki
- 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 Julia Voutyras
- Main IPC: F02D41/30
- IPC: F02D41/30 ; F02D41/06 ; F02D41/38

Abstract:
Systems and methods for sensing fuel vapor pressure are provided. In one example, a method for a vehicle comprises: during an engine start after the engine has been off for at least a minimum duration, actively controlling fuel pressure in the fuel system to a vapor-liquid volume ratio greater than zero and then recording sensed fuel pressure and temperature in the fuel system. In this way, the vapor pressure of a fuel at a given temperature may be accurately measured during isothermal conditions, thereby improving an estimation of fuel volatility.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160153384A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE Public/Granted day:2016-06-02
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