Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Mike Rowland

Tom Leroy

Owen Lineham

John Eric Rollinger

Nicholas Dashwood Crisp

Hugh Hamilton

Peter Douglas Kuechler

Stephen Michael White

Jim C Rollinson

Martin Jansz

Nick Crisp

Methods and systems are provided for model-based determination of a temperature distribution of an exhaust aftertreatment system of a vehicle. A power demand from a first component of the aftertreatment system is measure, a heat transfer into the first component of the aftertreatment system based on power demand of the first component and a configurable emissivity value of the exhaust gas is determined, and the temperature of the first component based on the calculated heat transfer is calculated.

Systems and methods for modelling aftertreatment temperature of a vehicle

Methods and systems are provided for an air conditioning system. An example method of determining current through a compressor suction valve in a vehicle air conditioning (AC) system is provided, the AC system comprises an evaporator fan and the method includes determining the speed of the evaporator fan and determining the current through the suction valve based on the speed of the evaporator fan.

Methods and systems for a vehicle air conditioning system

Embodiments are disclosed that relate to controlling a compressor. In one example, method of controlling a compressor comprises regulating a discharge capacity of the compressor via a control current supplied to a control device, holding the control current supplied to the control device at substantially zero amperes for a first duration, and stepping the control current from substantially zero amperes to a sustainable current that provides a sustainable level of a performance parameter of the compressor.

Variable discharge compressor control

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