Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for an engine having a particulate matter sensor
- Patent Title (中): 具有颗粒物传感器的发动机系统
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Application No.: US13423049Application Date: 2012-03-16
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Publication No.: US08707678B2Publication Date: 2014-04-29
- Inventor: Garry Anthony Zawacki , Robert F. Novak , Roberto Teran, Jr. , Dave Charles Weber , Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt , Michael Hopka , William Charles Ruona
- Applicant: Garry Anthony Zawacki , Robert F. Novak , Roberto Teran, Jr. , Dave Charles Weber , Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt , Michael Hopka , William Charles Ruona
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
- Agent Julia Voutyras
- Main IPC: F01N3/00
- IPC: F01N3/00
Abstract:
A system for improving operation of an engine having a particulate matter sensor is presented. The system may be used to improve engine operation during cold starts especially under conditions where water vapor or entrained water droplets are present in vehicle exhaust gases. In one embodiment, an engine controller that activates a heater of an exhaust gas sensor after an output of a particulate matter sensor exceeds a threshold value after an engine is started.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120174564A1 SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE HAVING A PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR Public/Granted day:2012-07-12
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