Adaptive emission control with communication network
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a means for producing energy by the combustion of fuel, the energy producing means enabled by an air breathing and combustion products exhausting process and further enabled wherein said process is adjustable between at least two distinct modes of operation;
- one said mode resulting in low emission of carbon dioxide and ultra-low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants, and another said mode resulting in ultra-low emission of carbon dioxide and low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants;
the energy producing means engaged for control by a control module providing a switching means enabled for operating the energy producing means in any one of the at least two distinct modes of operation;
the apparatus further comprising a time and location recording means for recording time of day and geographic location of the apparatus at each change of said mode.
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Abstract
A pollution control method and apparatus devices which have two or more modes of operation in an air breathing engine. One mode of operation optimizes the constituents of engine exhaust fractions for global environmental benefits when a vehicle is operated in a clean air attainment area. A second or additional modes of operation optimize the engine exhaust fractions for ultra-low emission of ozone precursors and other air pollutants, when and where necessary to achieve local ambient air quality standards, in a clean air non-attainment area. The present invention provides methods for receiving commands over a national range and of automatically switching modes to achieve optimal performance.
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1. An apparatus comprising a means for producing energy by the combustion of fuel, the energy producing means enabled by an air breathing and combustion products exhausting process and further enabled wherein said process is adjustable between at least two distinct modes of operation;
- one said mode resulting in low emission of carbon dioxide and ultra-low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants, and another said mode resulting in ultra-low emission of carbon dioxide and low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants;
the energy producing means engaged for control by a control module providing a switching means enabled for operating the energy producing means in any one of the at least two distinct modes of operation;
the apparatus further comprising a time and location recording means for recording time of day and geographic location of the apparatus at each change of said mode. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- one said mode resulting in low emission of carbon dioxide and ultra-low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants, and another said mode resulting in ultra-low emission of carbon dioxide and low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants;
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3. A method of operating an apparatus comprising the steps of:
- a) producing mechanical energy by the combustion of fuel in the apparatus, an energy producing means enabled by an air breathing and combustion products exhausting process;
b) adjusting the process between at least two distinct modes of operation;
one said mode resulting in low emission of carbon dioxide and ultra-low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants, and another said mode resulting in ultra-low emission of carbon dioxide and low emission of ozone precursors, ozone and other atmospheric pollutants;
c) providing control of the energy producing means by a switching means enabled for operating the energy producing means in any one of the at least two distinct modes of operation;
d) providing recording of time of day and geographic location of the apparatus at each change of said mode. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a) producing mechanical energy by the combustion of fuel in the apparatus, an energy producing means enabled by an air breathing and combustion products exhausting process;
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