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Title: Continuous Particulate Filter State of Health Monitoring Using Radio Frequency Sensing

Journal Article · · SAE Technical Paper Series
DOI:https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1260· OSTI ID:1435247
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  1. Filter Sensing Technologies, Inc., Malden, MA (United States)
  2. CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (United States)
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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Reliable means for on-board detection of particulate filter failures or malfunctions are needed to meet diagnostics (OBD) requirements. Detecting these failures, which result in tailpipe particulate matter (PM) emissions exceeding the OBD limit, over all operating conditions is challenging. Current approaches employ differential pressure sensors and downstream PM sensors, in combination with particulate filter and engine-out soot models. These conventional monitors typically operate over narrowly-defined time windows and do not provide a direct measure of the filter’s state of health. In contrast, radio frequency (RF) sensors, which transmit a wireless signal through the filter substrate provide a direct means for interrogating the condition of the filter itself. Here, this study investigated the use of RF sensors for the continuous measurement of filter trapping efficiency, which was compared to downstream measurements with an AVL Microsoot Sensor, and a PM sampling probe simulating the geometry and installation configuration of a conventional PM sensor. The study included several particulate filter failure modes, both above and below the OBD threshold. Finally, the results confirmed the use of RF sensors to provide a direct and continuous measure of the particulate filter’s state of health over a range of typical in-use operating conditions, thereby significantly increasing the time window over which filter failures may be detected.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1435247
Journal Information:
SAE Technical Paper Series, Vol. 1, Issue 01; ISSN 0148-7191
Publisher:
SAE InternationalCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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