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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Shawn Michael Gallagher, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
James Robert Mischler, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Luke Henry, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Stephen Mark Geyer, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Shawn Michael Gallagher, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
James Robert Mischler, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Luke Henry, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Stephen Mark Geyer, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a vehicle with an engine. In one example, a method includes identifying an approaching tunnel. The method further includes, responsive to a particulate load of a particulate filter, the particulate filter disposed in an exhaust treatment system of an engine of the vehicle, initiating regeneration of the particulate filter at a selected distance before the tunnel such that regeneration is performed before the vehicle enters the tunnel.