Patents Assigned to Cummins Inc.
  • Patent number: 11905904
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include an engine, an aftertreatment system including a catalyst, and a controller coupled to the aftertreatment system and the engine. During a warmup period for an engine, the controller determines a value regarding a mass flow rate of exhaust gas based on information received from at least one of the engine or the aftertreatment system. The controller receives a target value regarding the mass flow rate of the exhaust gas. The controller controls at least one of the engine, the aftertreatment system, or at least one component associated therewith to reach or attempt to reach the target value regarding the mass flow rate of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Avra Brahma, Yongsoon Yoon
  • Patent number: 11909078
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods of using water output from a fuel cell system to aid in heat dissipation and evaporative cooling of radiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Archit Koti, Rohit Saha, Sumit Tripathi, Christopher Nelson, Agneya Turlapati, Jairo A. Martinez Garcia, Sachin Vinayak Damle, Suhas Deutkar, Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Sunil Suryakant Bahulikar, Sandesh Sadawarte
  • Patent number: 11905908
    Abstract: A method for operating an engine fueling system to manage fuel in an accumulator supplying fuel to an engine including multiple cylinders comprising monitoring fuel load in the accumulator, determining that the engine is operating in a cylinder deactivation mode such as a skip-fire mode during which one or more fueling events to one or more of the cylinders is being skipped, and controlling a supply of fuel from a fuel pump to the accumulator during the cylinder deactivation mode operation. In embodiments, controlling the supply of fuel includes causing fuel to be supplied from the fuel pump to the accumulator if the monitored fuel load is less than or equal to a first fuel load, and causing fuel to be not supplied from the fuel pump to the accumulator if the monitored fuel load is greater than the first load value. Controlling the supply of fuel may comprise controlling the supply of fuel during each fueling event cycle of each deactivated cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Ross A. Phillips, Donald J. Benson, J. Steven Kolhouse, Avra Brahma
  • Patent number: 11909020
    Abstract: A support structure for a battery pack and a battery pack including the support structure and battery cells, the support structure including a base plate; a thermal plate positioned between the battery cell and the base plate; a thermally conductive material between the battery cell and the thermal plate; and a compressible support between the thermal plate and the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Ian A. Newnham, Haroon Junaidi
  • Publication number: 20240052796
    Abstract: A system includes a processing circuit having a memory coupled to one or more processors, the memory storing instructions therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive engine operational data, the engine operational data indicative of at least one engine operational condition; determine, based on the engine operational data, an estimated exhaust temperature; generate, based on the estimated exhaust temperature and a finite time horizon, a forecasted exhaust temperature; correct the forecasted exhaust temperature based on a downpipe model to generate a first inlet temperature profile corresponding to a first component of the exhaust aftertreatment system; and generate, based on the first inlet temperature profile, a second inlet temperature profile corresponding to a second component of the exhaust aftertreatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Nelson, Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Siddharth Raj Gupta
  • Publication number: 20240052766
    Abstract: A system includes an aftertreatment system and a controller coupled to the aftertreatment system. The controller is configured to generate a spatially resolved model of a catalyst of the aftertreatment system. The controller is further configured to adjust the spatially resolved model based on one or more sensed values from at least one sensor upstream of the one or more portions and at least one sensor downstream of the one or more portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Haas, Adam W. Kidd, Oxford Peng, Shahidur M. Rahman, Ananth Vemuri, Christophe Tricaud, Easwar Yarrabikki
  • Patent number: 11898480
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing accumulated soot in an aftertreatment system are disclosed herein. A method includes: determining, by a controller, an adsorption amount of soot in an exhaust aftertreatment system; comparing, by the controller, the adsorption amount of soot to a predefined adsorption amount limit; in response to the adsorption amount exceeding the predefined adsorption amount limit, initiating, by the controller, an exhaust cleaning event to remove at least some accumulated soot in the exhaust aftertreatment system; receiving, by the controller, exhaust gas data during the exhaust cleaning event; determining, by the controller, a desorption amount of soot based on the exhaust gas data; comparing, by the controller, the desorption amount of soot to a predefined desorption limit; and ceasing, by the controller, the exhaust cleaning event based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Bouws, Ankit Raghunath Lad, Joshua A. Lantz, Boopathi Singalandapuram Mahadevan, Ian W. McGiffen, Douglas A. Roxbury
  • Patent number: 11899069
    Abstract: A system is provided for performing a power estimation process for an electric vehicle using a controller. The controller estimates an inner state of an energy storage supply of the electric vehicle. The inner state represents a state-of-charge (SOC) and/or a state-of-health (SOH) of the energy storage supply. The controller also estimates an SOC value and/or an SOH value of the energy storage supply based on at least one of: a present current level, a present voltage level, a present temperature, and time-based information. The controller further estimates a bounded SOC value based on the SOC value, a first upper bound, a the first lower bound, and/or estimates a bounded SOH value based on the SOH value, a second upper bound, and a second lower bound. The controller then controls an electrification process of the electric vehicle based on the bounded SOC and/or SOH values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Guodong Fan, Ruigang Zhang, Jordan Loos, Aleksey Yezerets
  • Patent number: 11897438
    Abstract: A system for a fuel cell vehicle includes a providing fuel cell fuel port, a fuel cell fuel storage tank, a fuel cell fuel flowmeter, and a pressure regulator. The fuel cell fuel storage tank is fluidically coupled to the providing fuel cell fuel port. The fuel cell fuel flowmeter is coupled between the fuel cell fuel port and the fuel cell fuel storage tank and is configured to measure flow of fuel cell fuel from the fuel cell fuel storage tank to the providing fuel cell fuel port. The pressure regulator is coupled between the fuel cell fuel flowmeter and the fuel cell fuel storage tank and is configured to control pressure of fuel cell fuel flowing from the fuel cell fuel storage tank to the providing fuel cell fuel port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Archit N. Koti, Jean-Baptiste Gallo, Joseph P. Chandraraj
  • Patent number: 11898481
    Abstract: A system includes an aftertreatment system coupled to an engine, a heater, at least one sensor configured to determine an exhaust gas temperature, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is structured to determine whether the exhaust gas temperature is at or below a predefined threshold temperature; provide a first command to control the heater in response to the exhaust gas temperature being at or below the predefined threshold temperature; selectively provide a second command to increase the exhaust gas temperature; and coordinate the first and second commands, where the first command is provided followed by the second command only if the predefined threshold temperature is not attained by the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Avra Brahma
  • Patent number: 11898483
    Abstract: A system includes a catalyst for receiving and treating exhaust gas generated by an engine, a passive NOx adsorber (PNA) positioned upstream of the catalyst, a bypass valve positioned upstream of the catalyst and the PNA, and a controller. The controller is configured to, determine that the catalyst is operating under cold start conditions, control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the PNA, determine that the catalyst is no longer operating under cold start conditions and continue to control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the PNA for a predetermined duration, and after the elapse of the predetermined duration, control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the catalyst bypassing the PNA. The controller is also configured to detect a high transient torque demand while the exhaust gas is provided to the PNA, and split the torque demand between the engine and an electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Jinyong Luo, Xiaobo Song, Xing Jin, David Schmidt, Lu Qiu, Lisa A. Orth-Farrell, Ying Yuan, Manik Narula, Lars K. Henrichsen
  • Patent number: 11891938
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a performance variable of an engine system are provided. An apparatus includes a response model circuit structured to apply a constraint to a response model that represents a relationship regarding a manipulated variable or a relationship between the performance variable and the manipulated variable. The apparatus further includes an optimization circuit structured to determine a target for the manipulated variable via the response model such that the target of the manipulated variable satisfies the constraint of the response model. The performance variable is indicative of performance of operation of the engine system and the manipulated variable is capable of affecting the performance variable. Operation of the engine system is adjusted based upon the target of the manipulated variable by controlling at least one of a fuel system or an air handling system of the engine system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Gayatri Adi, Kartavya Neema, Paul V. Moonjelly, Karla Carale Stricker Fuhs, Chinmay Rao
  • Patent number: 11892482
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a controller, a presence of an available electrical energy quantity generated from an energy generation event; comparing, by the controller, the available electrical energy quantity to an available energy capacity of a battery storage system; and responsive to determining the available electrical energy quantity exceeds the available energy capacity of the battery storage system, causing, by the controller, a transmission of at least a portion of the available energy quantity to a heat management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Martin T. Books, Craig M. Calmer, Robert Dziuba, Mahesh Madurai-Kumar, Praveen Chitradurga Muralidhar, John P. O'Brien, Joseph E. Paquette, Gary L. Parker, Anthony K. Perfetto, Jeffrey S. Rauch, Zachary Schwab, Jon S. Wardlow
  • Patent number: 11894709
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for determining, applying, and/or managing the state-of-health of fuel cell to control the lifespan of the fuel cell in a vehicle and/or powertrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventor: Archit Koti
  • Patent number: 11891944
    Abstract: A controller includes at least one processor coupled to a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: determine a target engine outlet coolant temperature for a coolant in an engine system; determine an adjustment to a temperature of the coolant based on a determined engine inlet coolant temperature and the target engine outlet coolant temperature; and, alter a flow of the coolant by controlling a coolant valve in response to the determination of the adjustment to the temperature of the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Mihir Desai, Luke T. Jennings, Robert J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20240035426
    Abstract: Systems and methods for diagnosing an exhaust aftertreatment system are provided. A method includes: receiving, by a controller and for each sensor of a plurality of sensors, one or more respective degradation level indicators indicative of one or more failure levels of the sensor, each of the one or more degradation level indicators determined using a corresponding performance parameter; receiving, by the controller and for each sensor of the plurality of sensors, one or more diagnosis threshold values; determining, by the controller, a multipoint diagnosis threshold value using the one or more diagnosis threshold values associated with the plurality of sensors; detecting, by the controller, an operational state of the aftertreatment system by comparing a performance value of the aftertreatment system to the multipoint diagnosis threshold value; and causing, by the controller, an indication of the operational state of the aftertreatment system to be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Rutika Kaustubh Gokhale, Adrian Adolfo Jarrin, Arun Shori Sundaravel Damotharan
  • Publication number: 20240034300
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a controller, that a transient event for a hybrid vehicle is occurring; determining, by the controller, an increase of power demand for the hybrid vehicle based on the determined transient event; directing, by the controller, an amount of power from an electric motor of the hybrid vehicle to a powertrain of the hybrid vehicle based on the increase in power demand, the amount of power from the electric motor determined based on at least one of a state of charge of a battery of the hybrid vehicle; and increasing, by the controller, an amount of power from an engine of the hybrid vehicle as a power output from the electric motor decays to avoid an engine power output spike from the engine based on the determined increase in power demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Lu Qiu, David Schmidt, Yuying Song, Jinyong Luo, Ying Yuan, Manik Narula
  • Patent number: 11887408
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for tailoring responses to fault data generated during a service event. A method includes determining that a service event for a vehicle has started based on an indication from an off-board diagnostic service tool, interrupting transmission of a fault message during a time period after the service event for the vehicle has started and before the service event for the vehicle has ended, and determining that the service event for the vehicle has ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Mattern, Gorance V. Eftimovski, Steven R. Collins, Prasanna Srinivasan, Tomas Lopez Lauterio, Joshua A. Parton
  • Publication number: 20240026833
    Abstract: A method of controlling a fixed cylinder deactivation (CDA) system of an engine system is provided. The method includes: deactivating, by a controller, a cylinder of the engine system to operate the engine system in a fixed CDA mode; determining, by the controller, a temperature of an injector tip nozzle associated with the cylinder; comparing, by the controller, the temperature of the injector tip nozzle to a threshold temperature; and in response to determining that the temperature of the injector tip nozzle is greater than the threshold temperature, activating, by the controller, the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: Cummins Inc., Tula Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Steven Kolhouse, Ross A. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20240026808
    Abstract: A system includes an exhaust aftertreatment system coupled to an engine, and a controller including at least one processor coupled to at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to perform certain operations. The operations include estimating an aging of the exhaust aftertreatment system, and adjusting at least one of an entry temperature threshold or an exit temperature threshold for a thermal management mode for the exhaust aftertreatment system based on the aging of the exhaust aftertreatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher R. Bare, Michael J. Cunningham, Jennifer Kay Light-Holets, Xiaobo Song, Agneya Turlapati