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Exhaust gas bypass valve control for thermoelectric generator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1078321
A method of controlling engine exhaust flow through at least one of an exhaust bypass and a thermoelectric device via a bypass valve is provided. The method includes: determining a mass flow of exhaust exiting an engine; determining a desired exhaust pressure based on the mass flow of exhaust; comparing the desired exhaust pressure to a determined exhaust pressure; and determining a bypass valve control value based on the comparing, wherein the bypass valve control value is used to control the bypass valve.
Research Organization:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-04NT42278
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI) ; General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,256,220
Application Number:
12/437,890
OSTI ID:
1078321
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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