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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
John Eric Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Benjamin M. Rocci, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02P 5/04 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0255 (2013.01); F01N 11/002 (2013.01); F02D 41/025 (2013.01); F02P 5/045 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0802 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for improving efficiency of an exhaust gas after treatment system of a vehicle. In one example, a first group of engine cylinders is operated with a rich air-fuel ratio continuously while a second group of engine cylinders is operated with a lean air-fuel ratio continuously. The rich and lean exhaust gases from the two groups of engine cylinders may be oxidized within an exhaust gas after treatment system to improve catalyst efficiency.