On-Board Particulate Filter Failure Prevention and Failure Diagnostics Using Radio Frequency Sensing

The increasing use of diesel and gasoline particulate filters requires advanced on-board diagnostics (OBD) to prevent and detect filter failures and malfunctions. Early detection of upstream (engine-out) malfunctions is paramount to preventing irreversible damage to downstream aftertreatment system components. Such early detection can mitigate the failure of the particulate filter resulting in the escape of emissions exceeding permissible limits and extend the component life. However, despite best efforts at early detection and filter failure prevention, the OBD system must also be able to detect filter failures when they occur. In this study, radio frequency (RF) sensors were used to directly monitor the particulate filter state of health for both gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and diesel particulate filter (DPF) applications. The testing included controlled engine dynamometer evaluations, which characterized soot slip from various filter failure modes, as well as on-road fleet vehicle tests. The results show a high sensitivity to detect conditions resulting in soot leakage from the particulate filter, as well as potential for direct detection of structural failures including internal cracks and melted regions within the filter media itself. Furthermore, the measurements demonstrate, for the first time, the capability to employ a direct and continuous monitor of particulate filter diagnostics to both prevent and detect potential failure conditions in the field.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-0950
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/19463936
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Sappok, Alexander
  • Ragaller, Paul
  • Herman, Andrew
  • Bromberg, Leslie
  • Prikhodko, Vitaly
  • Parks, James
  • Storey, John
• Conference:
  • WCX™ 17: SAE World Congress Experience
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2017-4-4 to 2017-4-6
• Publication Date: 2017-3-28

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1667-1682
• Serial:
  • SAE International Journal of Engines
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: SAE International
  • ISSN: 1946-3936
  • EISSN: 1946-3944
  • Serial URL: http://saeeng.saejournals.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diagnostic tests; Diesel engines; Failure analysis; Filters; In vehicle sensors; Particulates; Radio frequency
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01642521
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2017-01-0950
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Mar 29 2017 4:45PM