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US 11,236,686 B2Granted
Bi-fuel engine with increased power
AssigneeH2 IP Investments Ltd.
InventorsJose Ignacio Galindo, Klaus M. Schaffer, Daniel Leitner, Christof Hepp
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Abstract
A conventional gasoline engine is retrofitted and calibrated to operate as a bi-fuel engine using Hydrogen as the second fuel. When operated with Hydrogen, which typically leads to a reduction of engine output power, the engine is preferably operated in a charged mode and in a lean mode with the engine throttle kept in a wide open position during charged and lean mode operation resulting in a more efficient engine with a reduction of engine output power loss.
Claims22
A device for operating an engine, the device comprising:
- a processor wherein said processor activates at least one air pump coupled to the engine to operate the engine in a charged mode using a first fuel, and
- wherein the processor deactivates the at least one air pump to operate the engine in a charged and lean mode using a second fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.