Patent ID: 9541042
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: F02M

Claim:
1. An engine assembly comprising: an intake manifold in fluid communication with a combustion chamber; a first intake conduit having an inlet directly connected to an air supply and an outlet directly connected to said intake manifold; a voltage source; and a first oxygen pump assembly disposed in said first intake conduit, the oxygen pump assembly including an oxygen ion conducting cell, a first electrode in electrical communication with the voltage source and a second electrode in electrical communication with the voltage source, the first electrode being disposed on a first side of the cell and being exposed directly to an interior of the first intake conduit, and the second electrode being disposed on a second side of the cell and isolated from the interior of the conduit, the first oxygen pump assembly disposed between the inlet and the outlet and configured to remove oxygen from an air flow within the interior of the first intake conduit based on a voltage applied across the cell by the voltage source to create an oxygen depleted airflow that is directly supplied to the intake manifold.