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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Daniele Ceccarini, Rimini, IT;
Matteo DE Cesare, Torremaggiore, IT;
Luca Poggio, Spinetta Marengo, IT;
Inventors:
Daniele Ceccarini, Rimini, IT;
Matteo De Cesare, Torremaggiore, IT;
Luca Poggio, Spinetta Marengo, IT;
Assignee:
Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for estimating the sulfur content in the fuel of an internal combustion engine equipped with a catalyser; the percentage of sulfur present in the fuel supplied during a specific measurement time interval is estimated by dividing the quantity of sulfur stored in the catalyser during the measurement time interval by the product of a fixed conversion constant and the mass of fuel supplied to the cylinder in the measurement time interval.