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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765996 | Device and method of controlling exhaust gas sensor temperature, and recording medium for exhaust gas sensor temperature control program A control input (DUT) for controlling a heater (13) which heats an active element (10) of an exhaust gas sensor (8) includes at least one of another component depending on the difference between temperature data of the active element (10)... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7726290 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has at least one cylinder and an exhaust gas tract, in which an exhaust gas sensor, that can be heated in a controlled manner, is arranged. An exhaust gas temperature of an exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust gas tract is determined as a... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7677231 | Control system for an exhaust gas sensor An exhaust sensor control system for an exhaust sensor is mounted in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust sensor includes a sensor element for generating an output in accordance with the status of an exhaust gas and a heater for heat... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7600508 | Control system for an exhaust gas sensor An exhaust sensor control system for an exhaust sensor is mounted in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust sensor includes a sensor element for generating an output in accordance with the status of an exhaust gas and a heater for heat... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600507 | Control system for an exhaust gas sensor An exhaust sensor control system for an exhaust sensor is mounted in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust sensor includes a sensor element for generating an output in accordance with the status of an exhaust gas and a heater for heat... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591259 | Control system for an exhaust gas sensor An exhaust sensor control system for an exhaust sensor is mounted in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust sensor includes a sensor element for generating an output in accordance with the status of an exhaust gas and a heater for heat... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7490596 | Device and method of controlling exhaust gas sensor temperature, and recording medium for exhaust gas sensor temperature control program A control input (DUT) for controlling a heater (13) which heats an active element (10) of an exhaust gas sensor (8) includes at least one of another component depending on the difference between temperature data of the active element (10)... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7467628 | Oxygen sensor heater control methods and systems A control system for an oxygen sensor heater is provided. The control system includes a passive heater control module that generates a heater control signal at a first duty cycle and measures a resistance of the oxygen sensor heater. An exhaust gas temperature mappi... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7438067 | Method of controlling engine using heated exhaust gas sensor A method of controlling an internal combustion engine system. The method comprises supplying a first amount of electric energy to heat to an upstream sensor located in an exhaust gas passage upstream of an exhaust gas after-treatment device and adjusting an air-fuel... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7418957 | Vehicle control method and vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus and methodology relate to an exhaust gas sensor and sensor heater associated with an exhaust passage of a vehicle engine. The exhaust gas sensor is selectively heated to an applicable activation temperature by the heater so that the senso... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7337772 | Apparatus for and method of controlling temperature of exhaust gas sensor, and recording medium storing program for controlling temperature of exhaust gas sensor The temperature of an exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage 3 is estimated or detected, and the temperature of an active element of an exhaust gas sensor 8. (O2 sensor) is controlled at a predetermined target temperature by a heater... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7288175 | Noiseless gas concentration measurement apparatus A noiseless circuit structure of a gas concentration measuring apparatus is provided. The gas concentration measuring apparatus includes a control circuit and a gas sensor including a solid electrolyte body, a cell, and a heater serving to heat the solid electrolyte... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7249489 | System, apparatus, and method for measuring an oxygen concentration of a gas An apparatus, system and method maximizes efficiency and accuracy of measuring an oxygen concentration of a measured gas by varying a flow of oxygen ions within a measuring cell (202) in accordance with an output signal of an oxygen sensor cell (206). ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7223946 | Method and device for control and diagnosis for the heating of a lambda probe A method for controlling and regulating an electrical heating of a probe situated in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, a total heating power of the probe being set, and an actual temperature value of the probe being determined by measuring a chara... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206210 | Power supply control loop with multiple leveling modes A method and apparatus for controlling a power supply. The system includes a power supply and a controller for outputting a command signal to regulate the operation of the power supply. The controller determines the command signal based on at least one error signal ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193178 | Method and apparatus for controlling the heating of an oxygen sensor in a motor vehicle Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling the heating of an oxygen sensor in a motor vehicle. The apparatus comprises an oxygen sensor for measuring oxygen levels in exhaust gases of a motor vehicle. The oxygen sensor comprising a heater rod, an outer elect... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7155334 | Use of sensors in a state observer for a diesel engine Systems and methods for controlling an engine using feedback from one or more sensors are disclosed. An illustrative control system for controlling a diesel engine may include one or more post-combustion sensors adapted to directly sense at least one constituent of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123836 | All-optical network distribution system The optical fiber-based communication system comprises a distribution optical fiber that extends proximately to a plurality of end users, and tap-off modules coupled to the distribution optical fiber at intervals along its length. Each of the tap-off modules include... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7084379 | Control apparatus for gas sensor A control apparatus for a gas sensor, wherein a microcomputer 44, which is connected to an oxygen sensor 30 including a detection element 12 and a heater 14, detects the cooling water temperature Tw of the engine. The control apparatus de... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084963 | Method and device for the comprehensive characterization and monitoring of exhaust gases and the regulation of engines in particular internal combustion engines and components for the treatment of exhaust gas Device of modular construction which permits the simultaneous or not-simultaneous recording and characterization of solid and liquid particles and gaseous components of engine exhaust gases on various test supports, with only small or no modification of the test sup... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7047944 | Method and system to determine engine restart The present invention provides a method for computer controlled fuel injection into a vehicle engine under conditions where the vehicle is starting from cold or being restarted after a short period of being shut off. The method utilizes the value of conductance meas... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043957 | Element impedance detection apparatus and method for oxygen sensor An element impedance detection apparatus for an oxygen sensor is provided with a first switching device, a second resistor, first resistor, and a first condenser for application of a sweep voltage to the oxygen sensor. The first switching device is switched to ON an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036982 | Method and apparatus to control an exhaust gas sensor to a predetermined termperature The invention provides a control strategy and a control system to control a gas sensor to a target operating temperature. It relies upon both feedback and model-based feedforward control systems to achieve and then maintain the sensor at the target operating tempera... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017556 | Engine start fuel control system An engine startup fuel control system for use with a four-cycle internal combustion engine of the type having a plurality of combustion chambers, an air intake passageway, a source of fuel, a crankshaft and a camshaft which operates the engine cylinder valves. A mul... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017567 | Device and method for measuring element temperature of air-fuel ratio sensor, and device and method for controlling heater of air-fuel ratio sensor A device according to the present invention is provided with element temperature measurement voltage application circuit for temporarily applying a predetermined voltage for element temperature measurement to a sensor element of an air-fuel ratio sensor equipped to ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007667 | Cold start fuel control system An engine startup fuel control system for use with an internal combustion engine of the type having a plurality of combustion chambers, an air intake passage fluidly connected to each combustion chamber and a source of fuel. The system includes a multipoint fuel inj... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988047 | Method for determining the instantaneous temperature of a medium A method for determining the instantaneous temperature of a medium, the medium surrounding an element able to be electrically heated at least intermittently to a constant, known temperature. It is provided for the instantaneous temperature of the medium to be determ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6976483 | Air-fuel ratio control apparatus for internal combustion engine and method thereof When an internal combustion engine is in a low load and low rotation operation, and also an elapsed time after the starting of engine operation is less than a predetermined period of time, a heater heating an air-fuel ratio sensor is turned OFF, to stop an air-fuel ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6978203 | Controller for controlling element temperature of exhaust gas sensor A controller for controlling a temperature of an element disposed in an exhaust gas sensor is provided. The exhaust gas sensor further comprises a heater for heating the element. The controller comprises a control unit. The control unit performs response assignment ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973926 | Air-fuel ratio control apparatus for internal combustion engine and method thereof In a low rotation speed and low load operation region of an internal combustion engine, the heating of an air-fuel ratio sensor by a heater is stopped, and also an air-fuel ratio feedback control is stopped, and just after the heating of the air-fuel ratio sensor by... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938410 | Temperature management of catalyst system for a variable displacement engine A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, at least some of which may be selectively deactivated to provide variable displacement operation, including temperature management of at least one engine/vehicle compo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935101 | Heating control system for gas sensor of engine An electronic control unit of an internal combustion engine performs preheat energization control before activation energization control. In the activation energization control, a gas sensor is energized with electric power capable of heating the gas sensor to activ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925372 | Control apparatus, control method, and engine control unit A control apparatus, a control method, and an engine control unit are provided for controlling an output of a controlled object which has a relatively large response delay and/or dead time to rapidly and accurately converge to a target value. When the output of the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922986 | Catalytic converter early light off using cylinder deactivation A vehicle includes an engine that has a plurality of cylinders and that generates exhaust gas. A catalytic converter reduces harmful emissions from the exhaust gas after achieving a light off temperature. A controller is connected to the engine and the catalytic con... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6879906 | Engine control and catalyst monitoring based on estimated catalyst gain A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine determine a catalyst gain based on an exhaust gas sensor positioned upstream relative to a catalyst and at least one exhaust gas sensor positioned downstream relative to at least a portion of the cata... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6859719 | Control system and control method for controlling heater, and engine control unit A control system capable of controlling a heater that heats an oxygen concentration detector in a fine-grained, efficient, and optimal manner. The control system controls an O2 heater for heating an O2 sensor provided in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion eng... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6848439 | Air-fuel ratio control apparatus, air-fuel ratio detecting apparatus and methods thereof for engine In a constitution for feedback controlling an air-fuel ratio using an oxygen concentration detector in which a detection signal thereof has a linearity to the air-fuel ratio within a predetermined air-fuel ratio range inclusive of a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, wh... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6816774 | O2 sensor, apparatus for and method of controlling air-fuel ratio, and recording medium storing air-fuel ratio control program A system controls the air-fuel ratio in an exhaust gas supplied from an internal combustion engine to a catalytic converter in order to keep an output voltage Vout of an O2 sensor disposed downstream of the catalytic converter at a predetermined target va... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6781098 | Heater controller for an oxygen sensor A heater controller for an oxygen sensor associated with a vehicle engine. The controller includes a start detect section, a restart determination section, and a heater delay control section. The start detect section detects whether the engine is started. The restar... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6752135 | Apparatus for air/fuel ratio control A control valve module for gaseous fuels on spark ignited reciprocating engines is presented. The control valve module has a valve that controls gaseous fuel flow to a mixer or other device for air/fuel ratio control, an actuator for moving the valve position, and a... | 06/22/2004 |
