Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic fan speed control for aerodynamic drag reduction
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Application No.: US16824183Application Date: 2020-03-19
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Publication No.: US11230161B2Publication Date: 2022-01-25
- Inventor: Rohit Saha , Long K. Hwang
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: B60K11/00
- IPC: B60K11/00 ; B60H1/00 ; B60K11/06 ; F01P7/04

Abstract:
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for optimizing control of the rotational speed of a fan in a vehicle so as to reduce the aerodynamic drag of a vehicle in a given operating parameter, and accordingly, to improve fuel efficiency of operation of the vehicle. Certain exemplary embodiments include determining an optimized speed of rotation of a cooling fan of the vehicle for reducing overall fuel demand in given operating conditions, and controlling rotation speed of the fan at the optimized speed in order to minimize fueling demand of a prime mover of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200215875A1 DYNAMIC FAN SPEED CONTROL FOR AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCTION Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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