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US 11,441,463 B1Granted
System and method for heating a catalyst
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMichael Hopka
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing electric energy to an electrically heated catalyst are described. In one example, the electrically heated catalyst may be a three phase device with heating elements that are arranged in a delta configuration. In other examples, the electrically heated catalyst may include a single heating element.
Claims7
A vehicle system, comprising:
- an engine;
- a first alternator including an armature, the armature not in electrical communication with an electric energy storage device;
- a second alternator;
- an electrically heated catalyst electrically coupled to the first alternator and not electrically coupled to the second alternator;
- and
- the electrically heated catalyst electrically coupled to the second alternator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.