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Filter abnormality determination system

US10125655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 2015
Grant dateNov 13, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/40
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filter abnormality determination system includes: a PM sensor configured to introduce a part of exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust gas passage on the downstream side of a filter into a sensor body and to correlate a sensor output with an amount of particulate matter accumulated on a sensor element in the sensor body; an abnormality determining unit configured to perform filter abnormality determination on the basis of the output of the PM sensor; a determination timing determining unit configured to determine a timing at which the abnormality determining unit performs the abnormality determination on the basis of an estimated amount of particulate matter accumulated on the sensor element; and a determination performing adjusting unit configured to adjust the performing timing determined by the determination timing determining unit depending on a variation of an exhaust gas flow rate per unit time in the exhaust gas passage in which the PM sensor is disposed.

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