CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEATING ELEMENT

A method of controlling a heating element for providing heat to a catalyst of a catalytic converter, the method comprising: determining a catalyst performance characteristic as a function of time, and varying the amount of heating provided by the heating element in response to a change in the cataly...

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Hauptverfasser: Davies, Marcus Timothy, Lloyd, Justin, Nunn, Marie Louise
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of controlling a heating element for providing heat to a catalyst of a catalytic converter, the method comprising: determining a catalyst performance characteristic as a function of time, and varying the amount of heating provided by the heating element in response to a change in the catalyst performance characteristic being greater than a predetermined amount.