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patent · US6851398

Method and apparatus for controlling a fuel reformer by use of existing vehicle control signals

8 February 2005

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Abstract

A reformer controller is electrically coupled to both a fuel reformer and an engine control unit. The reformer controller is configured to communicate with the engine control unit to monitor an engine load signal between the engine control unit and an internal combustion engine. The reformer controller operates the fuel reformer in response to the engine load signal. A method of operating a fuel reformer is also disclosed.

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
2003-02-13
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
2005-02-08
Inventors
William Taylor III; Dennis A. Kramer; Shawn D. Bauer; Arvin Technologies Inc