Differential pressure-based enablement of a particulate filter diagnostic

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8966882
APP PUB NO 20140069081A1
SERIAL NO

13611368

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A vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust system having a particulate filter which removes soot from the exhaust stream, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor measures instantaneous differential pressure across the filter. The controller executes a method to selectively enable or disable execution of an efficiency diagnostic of the filter as a function of a learned differential pressure offset value. The controller may also compare the differential pressure to a calibrated threshold and execute a control action when the differential pressure falls within an allowable range of the threshold. This may include applying the differential pressure offset value and enabling execution of the diagnostic using measurements from the zeroed sensor. Another control action may be executed when the measured differential pressure is not within the allowable range of the threshold, including disabling the execution of the diagnostic and setting a diagnostic code indicating that the sensor may be faulty.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC300 RENAISSANCE CENTER MAIL CODE 482-C24-A68 P O BOX 300 DETROIT MI 48265

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kowalkowski, Janean E Northville, US 34 329
Radke, Benjamin Waterford, US 9 100
Tylutki, Vincent J Livonia, US 28 190

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