EGR power module and method of use thereof

• US 10,151,280 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2016
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mcardle Enterprises LLC
• Original Assignee: Anthony Stephen Hanak
• Inventors: Hanak, Anthony Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Dallo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US15/187,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20160290259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2400/11 After-sales modification devices designed to be used to modify an engine afterwards
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0065 Specific aspects of external EGR control constructional details of EGR system F02M26/00
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/11 Manufacture or assembly of EGR systems; Materials or coatings specially adapted for EGR systems
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/47 the characteristics being temperatures, pressures or flow rates

Abstract

An exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) power module configured for a wire harness of an altimetric/barometric pressure sensor and/or an ambient air sensor of an EGR system for an engine includes a set of wires and a circuit. The set of wires is configured to match the wire harness on the altimetric/barometric pressure sensor and/or the ambient air sensor for the engine. The circuit provides a resistance or resistances to the wire harness through the set of wires.

Claims

1. An exhaust gas recirculation (“

EGR”

) power module configured for a wire harness of an ambient air sensor of an EGR system for an engine comprising;

a set of wires configured to connect to the wire harness for the ambient air sensor for the engine, where each wire of the set of wires makes an electrical connection to the wire harness for the ambient air sensor for the engine; and

a circuit connected to said set of wires;

said circuit providing a resistance to the set of wires, said resistance includes a first resistance of approximately or equal to 22.0 ohms on a first output wire, and a second resistance of approximately 47.0 ohms on a second output wire;

whereby, the EGR power module being configured to replace the ambient air sensor for the engine to maintain the EGR system at approximately or equal to a load of seven percent without receiving a value from the ambient air sensor.

2. The EGR power module of claim 1, wherein the wire harness of the ambient air sensor includes a female plug, wherein the EGR power module further comprising:

a male plug disposed at an end of said set of wires or housing said set of wires, said male plug is configured to connect to the female plug of the wire harness of the ambient air sensor.