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AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsBoris STOJKOVIC, Domenico RAMPONE, Paolo PAGANO, Paolo PASERO
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A method is provided for operating an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system of a thermal energy source, the EGR system includes, but is not limited to an EGR circuit and an EGR cooler, the EGR cooler connected in a heat exchanging relationship with an EGR coolant circuit equipped with an EGR coolant pump. The method includes, but is not limited to monitoring a parameter (TEGRcool) representative of a temperature of the coolant in the EGR coolant circuit, operating the EGR coolant pump on the basis of the parameter (TEGRcool) and of a target value thereof (TEGRtgt).
A method of operating an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system of a thermal energy source, the EGR system comprising an EGR circuit and an EGR cooler, the EGR cooler being connected in an heat exchanging relationship with an EGR coolant circuit that is equipped with an EGR coolant pump, the method comprising the steps of:
An Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system of a thermal energy source, comprising:
An apparatus for operating an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system of an internal combustion engine, the EGR system comprising an EGR circuit and an EGR cooler, the EGR cooler being connected in a heat exchanging relationship with an EGR coolant circuit equipped with an EGR coolant pump, the apparatus comprising:
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