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Title:
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECREASING FUEL CONSUMPTION DURING PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/033704
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A diesel particulate filter system comprising: a temperature sensor on the inlet side of the diesel particulate filter; a temperature sensor on the outlet side of the diesel particulate filter; a pressure sensor on the inlet side of the diesel particulate filter; and a control module in communication with the temperature sensors and the pressure sensor, and the control module is loaded with a look-up table that correlates the amount of soot loaded in the diesel particulate filter to a change in pressure measured by the pressure sensor; wherein the control module Initiates a regeneration cycle when soot loading of the diesel particulate filter achieves a predetermined soot load.

Inventors:
KOTNIS ASHISH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/050190
Publication Date:
June 07, 2012
Filing Date:
September 01, 2011
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Assignee:
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (US)
KOTNIS ASHISH (US)
International Classes:
F02D41/02; F01N9/00
Foreign References:
EP1840358A22007-10-03
EP1541828A12005-06-15
US20090182479A12009-07-16
US20080127636A12008-06-05
FR2808559A12001-11-09
EP2213853A12010-08-04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ALEKSYNAS, Daniel, P. et al. (29 W. Lawrence Street Suite 21, Pontiac MI, US)
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