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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2014
Applicants:

Bryan D Axe, Redford, MI (US);

Louai a Faied, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Bryan D Axe, Redford, MI (US);

Louai A Faied, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/18 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); G05D 23/30 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/208 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving, at a controller having one or more processors, one or more measured parameters, each measured parameter related to a temperature that affects a temperature of a reductant injector of an exhaust system of an engine. The method includes determining a resistance of a coil of the reductant injector. The method includes estimating the temperature of the reductant injector based on (i) the one or more measured parameters and (ii) the coil resistance. The method also includes controlling a duty cycle of the reductant injector based on the estimated temperature of the reductant injector.


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