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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
May. 08, 1996
Mark J Poublon, Utica, MI (US);
Michael W Weglarz, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring efficiency of a catalytic converter in a motor vehicle includes the steps of determining if at least one predetermined condition is met for monitoring the efficiency of the catalytic converter and combining a square wave multiplier signal with a feedback multiplier signal if the at least one predetermined condition is met. The method includes counting a number of square wave edges of the combined signal for an upstream oxygen sensor positioned upstream of the catalytic converter and counting a number of switches of a signal across a predetermined switch point from a downstream oxygen sensor positioned downstream of the catalytic converter. The method also includes the steps of calculating a switching frequency ratio based on the count of square wave edges and oxygen sensor switches and using the switching frequency ratio to establish the efficiency level of the catalytic converter.