Fuel Property-Adaptive Engine Control System with On-Board Fuel Classifier

Abstract

A fuel property adaptive control system for controlling the performance of an engine, such as an internal combustion engine. An on-board fuel classifier classifies the fuel that the engine is running. Based on stored properties for that fuel, the system selects optimal engine control parameters.

Patent Number
7,266,439
Date Of Issue
Inventors

Junmin Wang; Gary D. Neely; Shizuo Sasaki; Thomas W. Ryan III