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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Goebelbecker, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Kevin Murphy, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Goebelbecker, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Kevin Murphy, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02B 33/00 (2006.01); F01N 7/00 (2006.01); F01N 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is described for controlling the exhaust temperature of an emission controlling device in the exhaust using both a higher heat loss path and a lower heat loss path along with parallel/sequential turbocharging. The exhaust path is adjusted based on a rate of change of temperature control error.