Pre-heating fuel for cold start
US7849839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of pre-heating a fuel in an internal combustion engine includes inducing a current in a solenoid coil of a fuel injector of the internal combustion engine and heating the fuel within the fuel injector using heat generated by the current before initiating a combustion cycle of the engine.
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