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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason Martz, Canton, MI (US);
Eric Matthew Kurtz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0255 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/08 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0802 (2013.01); F02D 2200/604 (2013.01); F02D 2200/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for heating a catalyst via a catalyst heater are presented. In one example, the catalyst may be heated to provide a minimum amount of time for the catalyst to reach a threshold temperature. In another example, the catalyst heater may be heated to minimize an amount of power that is used to heat the catalyst.