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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard E. Soltis, Saline, MI (US);
Timothy Schram, Troy, MI (US);
Timothy Joseph Clark, Livonia, MI (US);
Evangelos Skoures, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02P 5/145 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0235 (2013.01); F02D 41/123 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); F02P 5/145 (2013.01); F01N 2560/028 (2013.01); F01N 2560/12 (2013.01); F02D 2041/1472 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and system are described for determining ambient humidity via an exhaust gas sensor disposed in an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a reference voltage of the sensor is modulated between a first and second voltage during non-fueling conditions of the engine. The ambient humidity is determined based on an average change in pumping current while the voltage is modulated.