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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard E. Soltis, Saline, MI (US);
Dan A. Makled, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Joseph Clark, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 26/44 (2016.01); G01M 15/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02M 26/04 (2016.01); F02M 26/49 (2016.01); F02M 26/45 (2016.01); F02M 26/46 (2016.01); F02M 26/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0065 (2013.01); F02B 29/04 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/144 (2013.01); F02D 41/1494 (2013.01); F02M 26/04 (2016.02); F02M 26/44 (2016.02); F02M 26/45 (2016.02); F02M 26/49 (2016.02); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); G01M 15/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0072 (2013.01); F02D 41/1495 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01); F02M 26/46 (2016.02); F02M 2026/001 (2016.02); Y02T 10/42 (2013.01); Y02T 10/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for indicating water at an oxygen sensor based on power consumption of a heating element of the oxygen sensor. In one example, water may be indicated at an oxygen sensor positioned in an intake of an engine responsive to power consumption of the heating element of the oxygen sensor increasing above a baseline level. Engine operating parameters may then be adjusted based on the water indication and the power consumption.