Power plants – Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of... – By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the...
Patent
1993-08-16
1995-04-11
Hart, Douglas
Power plants
Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...
By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the...
60286, 60300, F01N 320
Patent
active
054047200
ABSTRACT:
An assembly is disclosed for reducing emissions produced by an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The assembly comprises a catalyst, a battery, an alternator, and a control relay. The catalyst is disposed in a catalytic converter downstream of the engine and receives exhaust gases therefrom. The catalyst is disposed proximate a substrate of the catalytic converter, which heats the catalyst when electrical power is supplied to the substrate. The alternator is in selective electrical communication with the battery and with the substrate, and is electrically connectable to the substrate to supply power thereto when the engine is operating. The control relay puts the alternator in electrical communication with either the battery, or with the substrate when the engine is started. A voltage regulator is also preferably provided in communication with the battery and with the alternator.
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Abolins Peter
Ford Motor Company
Hart Douglas
May Roger L.
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