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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Chad E. Marlett, Plymouth, MI (US);
Julian C. Tan, Canton, MI (US);
David A. Richeson, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chad E. Marlett, Plymouth, MI (US);
Julian C. Tan, Canton, MI (US);
David A. Richeson, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/74 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of regenerating a diesel particulate filter (DPF) may include operating a vehicle including a diesel engine at an idle condition and applying a load to the diesel engine during the idle condition to increase an exhaust temperature of the diesel engine relative to a nominal idle condition. The increased exhaust temperature may regenerate a diesel particulate filter of the diesel engine during the idle condition.