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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2024
Cummins Emission Solutions Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Alex Dylan Harrington, Nineveh, IN (US);
Cami Brigette Ethington, Nashville, IN (US);
Cummins Emission Solutions Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
A controller for a vehicle power system that includes (i) a vehicle that has a battery, an alternator powered by an engine, and an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes an exhaust aftertreatment component, a temperature sensor, and a heater, and (ii) an external power source that is separate from the vehicle. The controller receives, from the temperature sensor, a first temperature signal associated with temperature of the exhaust aftertreatment component and, in response to determining that the temperature is less than a target temperature of the exhaust aftertreatment component, causes power to be provided from the external power source to the heater. The controller further receives, from the temperature sensor, a second temperature signal associated with the target temperature and provides an indicator indicative of the exhaust aftertreatment component reaching the target temperature and the external power source being disconnectable from at least one of the controller or the heater.