METHOD OF MANAGING AUXILIARY FUEL SYSTEM FOR FFV
First Claim
1. A method of managing an auxiliary fuel system for a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV), comprising:
- monitoring a number of operations of the auxiliary fuel system when an engine of a vehicle starts;
determining whether it is necessary to perform maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system on the ground that the auxiliary fuel system has not been used for a predetermined time period in which the number of starts of the engine reaches a predetermined number, on the basis of the result of the monitoring; and
operating the auxiliary fuel system in accordance with a predetermined setting, when the determining of whether it is necessary to perform the maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system reveals that the auxiliary fuel system has not been used for the predetermined time period.
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Abstract
A method of managing an auxiliary fuel system for a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV), may include monitoring a number of operations of the auxiliary fuel system when an engine of a vehicle starts, determining whether it may be necessary to perform maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system on the ground that the auxiliary fuel system has not been used for a predetermined time period in which the number of starts of the engine reaches a predetermined number, on the basis of the result of the monitoring, and operating the auxiliary fuel system in accordance with a predetermined setting, when the determining of whether it may be necessary to perform the maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system reveals that the auxiliary fuel system has not been used for the predetermined time period.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of managing an auxiliary fuel system for a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV), comprising:
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monitoring a number of operations of the auxiliary fuel system when an engine of a vehicle starts; determining whether it is necessary to perform maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system on the ground that the auxiliary fuel system has not been used for a predetermined time period in which the number of starts of the engine reaches a predetermined number, on the basis of the result of the monitoring; and operating the auxiliary fuel system in accordance with a predetermined setting, when the determining of whether it is necessary to perform the maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system reveals that the auxiliary fuel system has not been used for the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of managing an auxiliary fuel system for a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV), comprising:
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monitoring a number of operations of the auxiliary fuel system when an engine of a vehicle starts; determining whether it is necessary to perform maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system on the ground that the auxiliary fuel system has not been operated for a predetermined period; determining, when it is determined that it is necessary to perform the maintenance of the auxiliary fuel system, whether the vehicle is running, whether a number of revolutions of the engine is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, and whether an amount of air is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount; and operating the auxiliary fuel system in accordance with a predetermined setting, when it is determined that the vehicle is running, the number of revolutions of the engine is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, and the amount of air is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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