Control device of exhaust sensor
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso Corporation
InventorsKazuhiro Wakao, Mie Kato, Daisuke Kawai
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Abstract
The control device of an exhaust sensor includes a processor. The processor is configured to control supply of power to the heater. The processor is configured to start the supply of power to the heater at a predetermined timing before a starter for cranking the internal combustion engine is turned on and increase power supplied to the heater when the starter is turned on.
Claims6
A control device of an exhaust sensor controlling an exhaust sensor provided with a sensor element and a heater for heating that sensor element and arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a processor configured to control supply of power to the heater, start the supply of power to the heater at a predetermined timing before a starter for cranking the internal combustion engine is turned on, and increase power supplied to the heater when the starter is turned on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.