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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard E. Soltis, Saline, MI (US);
Jacobus Hendrik Visser, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy Clark, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); G01N 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); G01N 19/10 (2013.01); F01N 2560/02 (2013.01); F01N 2560/022 (2013.01); F01N 2560/025 (2013.01); F01N 2560/026 (2013.01); F01N 2560/028 (2013.01); F01N 2560/20 (2013.01); F02D 2041/1472 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments for adjusting engine operating parameters based on output from an exhaust humidity sensor are provided. One example method for an engine comprises based on a dew point of exhaust gas, adjusting an exhaust gas sensor heater configured to heat an exhaust gas sensor disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, the dew point based on output from a humidity sensor disposed in the exhaust passage.