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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

May. 20, 2025
Applicant:

Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Inventors:

Dheeraj Bharadwaj Gosala, Columbus, IN (US);

Avra Brahma, Fishers, IN (US);

Assignee:

Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); F01N 9/002 (2013.01); F01N 2900/08 (2013.01); F01N 2900/104 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1404 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1626 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for increasing a temperature of an exhaust gas to a target temperature is provided. The method includes receiving, by a controller, a warm up time for the temperature of the exhaust gas to reach the target temperature; receiving, by the controller, a target emissions based at least on a target energy and an emissions value produced over an elapsed time interval relative to the warm up time; receiving, by the controller, an allowable heater power based at least on the target emissions; and operating, by the controller, a heater downstream from an engine of a vehicle with a heater power command at or below the allowable heater power to heat the exhaust gas to the target temperature.


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