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GENERAL

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1. INTRODUCTION TO CNG SYSTEM:

In addition to the full capacity of petrol the Nano Bi-

fuel CNG comes with an additional CNG fuel

choice for the running.

CNG or Compressed Natural Gas is a safe and

environment friendly fuel which is stored under

high pressure in the CNG storage tank.

CNG is non-toxic, non-corrosive and lead free gas

which is produced by refinery fractionation of crude

oil or occurs naturally during oil extraction

process.

CNG fuel system and the components meet the

rigid emissions and safety criteria. CNG-fuelled

vehicles are as safe as those with other fuel

systems.

Mode Selection

For CNG operation, press the Fuel Selector Switch

provided on the dashboard. The fuel change over

happens automatically.

The switching between fuels (Petrol-CNG-Petrol)

can be done at any time, even while running.

Nano bi-fuel runs intermittently in petrol mode.

Hence it is must to have sufficient petrol in petrol

tank at all times during running.

2. BENEFITS OF CNG:

CNG serves as an alternative to petrol. Due to

its low hydrocarbon emissions, CNG is widely

considered to be an environmentally viable

alternative.

Lower maintenance costs when vehicles run on

CNG.

With rising petrol costs, CNG has seen the

competitive edge with its lower price and high

availability.

Vehicle life-span can be prolonged since there

is no carbon generated during combustion and

hence, engine and the oil in the engine are

much cleaner.

3. FEATURES OF CNG BI-FUEL SYSTEM:

Safety:

Compliant with all prevailing Indian Regulations

makes the CNG Bi-fuel system more robust

and safe to drive. The important safety

features are:

Important safety features are :

Automatic shut-off safety Solenoid (Tank

solenoids and pressure regulator solenoid)

immediately in the event of -

1. Broken fuel pipes ( high pressure and low

pressure pipes)

2. Engine stalling

3. Fault Detection

The EMS is equipped with patented gas

leakage detection strategy which enables

detection of gas leakages in the fuel supply

system. Leakage detection strategy is enabled

during the following operating conditions :

1. Before switching from Petrol to CNG.

2. - Engine running in petrol mode.

3. - During the power latch.

Fault detection of EMS and fuel supply system

1. Electrical diagnosis (open / short circuit) of

EMS components, compliant with Indian

On Board Diagnosis System 2(I-OBD 2).

2. Functional

diagnosis

regulation

supervision, engine parameters monitoring.

3. Intelligent Fault tolerant system with limp

home mode.