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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Allen Lehmen, Howell, MI (US);
Daniel Buckrop, Northville, MI (US);
Marcus William Fried, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth John Behr, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ethan D. Sanborn, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3011 (2013.01); F01N 3/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/0235 (2013.01); F02D 41/401 (2013.01); F02D 2041/389 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0804 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0814 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device in an exhaust system of an engine are described. In one example, the temperature is estimated during condition when an engine exits a fuel cut-out mode and excess fuel is delivered to the after treatment device for the purpose of increasing after treatment device efficiency.