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Patent No.:

US 11624336 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2020

Methods and system for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device during reactivation of an exhaust after treatment device

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:

Vincent Mastrogiacomo

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Scott A Reinbold

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Van Nieuwstadt, Michiel. (2023). Methods and system for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device during reactivation of an exhaust after treatment device (U.S. Patent No. 11624336). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11624336

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