Systems and methods for reducing vehicle valve degradation

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PATENT NO 10550776
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16188838

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Methods and systems are provided for reducing degradation and issues related to noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) for a canister purge valve configured to regulate a flow of fuel vapors from a fuel vapor canister to an engine in response to a request to purge the fuel vapor canister of fuel vapors. In one example, a method may include purging the fuel vapor canister by synchronizing a timing of opening and closing events of the canister purge valve to correspond with instances where a pressure difference across the canister purge valve is lower as compared to higher in terms of pressure oscillations across the canister purge valve during the purging. In this way, higher loads and stress on the canister purge valve may be avoided, thus reducing degradation and NVH issues.

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  • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dudar, Aed M Canton, US 489 4007
Leone, Thomas Ypsilanti, US 38 422
Miller, Kenneth Pinckney, US 116 1762

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