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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Ashish Kotnis, Troy, MI (US);
Ashish Kotnis, Troy, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A diesel particulate filter system comprising: a temperature sensor on the inlet side of the diesel particulate filter; a temperature sensor on the outlet side of the diesel particulate filter; a pressure sensor on the inlet side of the diesel particulate filter; and a control module in communication with the temperature sensors and the pressure sensor, and the control module is loaded with a look-up table that correlates the amount of soot loaded in the diesel particulate filter to a change in pressure measured by the pressure sensor; wherein the control module Initiates a regeneration cycle when soot loading of the diesel particulate filter achieves a predetermined soot load.