EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH INDUCTION HEATING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. An emission control system comprising:
- an emission control device having a plurality of passages to facilitate emission control of an exhaust gas from a vehicle engine;
an electromagnetic field generator that responds to a control signal by generating an electromagnetic field via a coil to inductively to heat the emission control device; and
a controller, coupled to the electromagnetic field generator, that generates a temperature signal indicating at least one temperature of the emission control device based on a change in impedance in the coil and that generates the control signal based on the temperature signal and further based on a reference temperature to control the at least one temperature of the emission control device in accordance with the reference temperature.
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Abstract
An emission control system includes an emission control device having a plurality of passages to facilitate emission control of an exhaust gas from a vehicle engine. An electromagnetic field generator responds to a control signal by generating an electromagnetic field via a coil to inductively to heat the emission control device, A controller, coupled to the electromagnetic field generator, generates a temperature signal indicating at least one temperature of the emission control device based on a change in impedance in the coil and generates the control signal based on the temperature signal and further based on a reference temperature to control the at least one temperature of the emission control device in accordance with the reference temperature.
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20 Claims
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1. An emission control system comprising:
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an emission control device having a plurality of passages to facilitate emission control of an exhaust gas from a vehicle engine; an electromagnetic field generator that responds to a control signal by generating an electromagnetic field via a coil to inductively to heat the emission control device; and a controller, coupled to the electromagnetic field generator, that generates a temperature signal indicating at least one temperature of the emission control device based on a change in impedance in the coil and that generates the control signal based on the temperature signal and further based on a reference temperature to control the at least one temperature of the emission control device in accordance with the reference temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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generating a temperature signal indicating a temperature of an emission control device based on a change in impedance in a coil; generating a control signal based on the temperature signal; and generating an electromagnetic field via the coil to inductively heat the emission control device in response to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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