Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for detecting air fuel ratio imbalance
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Application No.: US14290052Application Date: 2014-05-29
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Publication No.: US10030593B2Publication Date: 2018-07-24
- Inventor: Karthik Kappanganthu , David Stroh , Carlos A. Lana , J. Stephen Wills
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: F02D41/00
- IPC: F02D41/00 ; F02D41/14 ; G01M15/00

Abstract:
A system and method of detecting fueling imbalance(s) in an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes receiving data regarding an oxygen content of engine exhaust for the engine operating at a cycle rate. Frequency component analysis is performed comprising a filtering operation on the received oxygen content data. The filtering is done at the cycle rate of the engine or harmonics thereof to obtain filtered oxygen content data. Then, the method/system determines at least one of: 1) one or more angles of the engine at which the filtered oxygen content data exhibits a first amplitude value characteristic relative to amplitude values at other angles; and 2) a shape of the filtered oxygen content data obtained by sampling at pre-defined engine angles. The method/system then identifies a cylinder experiencing a fueling imbalance responsive to the determined at least one of one or more angle(s) and shape of the data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150345416A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AIR FUEL RATIO IMBALANCE Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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