Ford's Hydrogen-Powered Engine Could Save The Mustang V8
Ford has developed new patents that may help prolong the use of the combustion engine in cars longer than previously thought. The patents could keep the Ford Mustang's legendary V8 engine under the hood.
Muscle Cars & Trucks first reported on the Ford patent documents, which describe a turbocharged hydrogen gas engine built to run in various states and combustion air ratios. This system would create leaner operating ratios and mitigate the risks of detonation.
A direct injection hydrogen/air fuel cell is described in the patent. The fuel cell would allow the hydrogen to produce fifteen percent more power than gasoline. Ford's engine design proposes using exhaust gas re-circulation (EGR) to manage the combustion process and adjust the lambda value as needed. To prevent pre-ignition and maximize the efficiency of hydrogen fuel, Ford is working to control lambda - which is the value given to represent a fuel's ratio with oxygen to complete a full burn.
A higher exhaust gas re-circulation ratio would produce a leaner fuel/air mixture, thus producing more torque, and would adjust under low-torque demands to create a richer air/fuel ratio.
Ford's Hydrogen-Powered Engine Could Save The Mustang V8
The patent also mentions that this hydrogen combustion setup could be used in a hybrid format. It depicts an electric motor between the engine and transmission. The document's wording suggests that there are many forms of hybridization possible, including series, parallel, and series-parallel hybridization.
Other automakers have also introduced hybrid vehicles. BMW's iX5 features a hydrogen-powered gas-electric hybrid engine, while Toyota has developed a hydrogen fuel cell version of its Lexus 5.0-liter V8 engine with Yamaha.
As the world continues to move toward electric vehicles, companies like Ford need to find a way to extend the life of their combustion engine products by developing new systems that may help prolong the use of these engines in cars.
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