SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF A FUEL ADDITIVE ON-BOARD A PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for storage and delivery of a fuel additive on-board a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a purely electric mode of operation and a hybrid mode of operation and having a fuel tank configured to store a fuel, said system comprising:
- a reservoir configured to store the fuel additive;
a pump that is operable to deliver the fuel additive to said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle;
a first conduit in fluid communication with said reservoir and said pump;
a second conduit in fluid communication with said pump and said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle;
a controller that actuates said pump to deliver the fuel additive from said reservoir to said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle;
an electric motor;
a battery configured to be charged via said electric motor and/or a power source external to said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; and
an internal combustion engine configured to consume the fuel stored in said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and provide kinetic energy to said electric motor for charging of said battery during said hybrid mode of operation;
wherein said electric motor and said battery cooperate to provide a driving force to said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle during said purely electric mode of operation; and
wherein said internal combustion engine charges said battery during said hybrid mode of operation.
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Abstract
A system for storage and delivery of a fuel additive on-board a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a purely electric mode of operation and a hybrid mode of operation and having a fuel tank configured to store a fuel includes a reservoir configured to store the fuel additive, a pump that delivers the fuel additive to the fuel tank, a first and second conduit, a controller that actuates the pump to deliver the fuel additive from the reservoir, an electric motor, a battery, and an internal combustion engine configured to consume the fuel during the hybrid mode of operation. A method of storing and delivering the fuel additive on-board the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle includes storing the fuel additive within the reservoir and actuating the pump via the controller to deliver the fuel additive from the reservoir to the fuel tank.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for storage and delivery of a fuel additive on-board a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a purely electric mode of operation and a hybrid mode of operation and having a fuel tank configured to store a fuel, said system comprising:
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a reservoir configured to store the fuel additive; a pump that is operable to deliver the fuel additive to said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; a first conduit in fluid communication with said reservoir and said pump; a second conduit in fluid communication with said pump and said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; a controller that actuates said pump to deliver the fuel additive from said reservoir to said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; an electric motor; a battery configured to be charged via said electric motor and/or a power source external to said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; and an internal combustion engine configured to consume the fuel stored in said fuel tank of said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and provide kinetic energy to said electric motor for charging of said battery during said hybrid mode of operation;
wherein said electric motor and said battery cooperate to provide a driving force to said plug-in hybrid electric vehicle during said purely electric mode of operation; and
wherein said internal combustion engine charges said battery during said hybrid mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of storing and delivering a fuel additive on-board a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a purely electric mode of operation and a hybrid mode of operation and having a fuel tank configured to store a fuel, said method comprising:
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storing the fuel additive within a reservoir; actuating a pump via a controller to deliver the fuel additive from the reservoir to the fuel tank of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system of storing and delivering a fuel additive to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a purely electric mode of operation and a hybrid mode of operation and having a fuel tank configured to store a fuel, said system comprising:
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a reservoir on-board the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle configured to store the fuel additive in fuel additive flow communication with the fuel tank; and a pump configured to deliver a metered amount of the fuel additive from the reservoir to the fuel tank in response to a condition.
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