Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel identification system and method normally applied to internal combustion engine vehicles of the flex-fuel type by means of which it is possible to identify the composition of the fuel used at each point in time, particularly the ratio used in a gasoline/ethanol blend or detect the presence of air or fuel in the vapor state in the fuel line, using the same device that heats the fuel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 14, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 22, 2013
Assignee:
Robert Bosch Limitada
Inventors:
Fernando Lepsch, Marcos Melo Araujo, Hilton Rafael Spiler, Carlos Henrique De Oliveira Melo, Hans Hugo Eichel, Jr.