Patents by Inventor Per-Olof Kallen

Per-Olof Kallen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10352217
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling the injection, by a reductant injector in an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, of reductant for an exhaust aftertreatment unit of the exhaust system, for example a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit. The method includes determining a reductant injection debt in dependence on a reductant flow according to at least a first request being higher than a threshold of the reductant flow, and, at least partly in dependence on the reductant injection debt, controlling the reductant injector so as to inject a compensation flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Per-Olof Källen, Henrik Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20180073408
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling the injection, by a reductant injector in an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, of reductant for an exhaust aftertreatment unit of the exhaust system, for example a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit. The method includes determining a reductant injection debt in dependence on a reductant flow according to at least a first request being higher than a threshold of the reductant flow, and, at least partly in dependence on the reductant injection debt, controlling the reductant injector so as to inject a compensation flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Per-Olof KÄLLEN, Henrik NILSSON
  • Patent number: 9327240
    Abstract: In a method for estimating the quality of an urea based reagent in terms of urea concentration, the reagent is injected upstream of a SCR catalyst in an exhaust aftertreatment system. A demanded NOx conversion rate is set substantially lower than a currently estimated maximum NOx conversion rate of the SCR catalyst. An actual NOx conversion rate is monitored for a certain time period. The urea concentration of the reagent is estimated based on comparing the monitored actual NOx conversion and the demanded NOx conversion during the time period. A corresponding system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Magnus Blanckenfiell, Per-Olof Källen
  • Patent number: 9243535
    Abstract: A method for controlling a reductant buffer level in an exhaust gas after treatment device connectable downstream of an internal combustion engine includes performing a first reductant injection of a first amount upstream the exhaust gas after treatment device, performing a second reductant injection of a second amount upstream the exhaust gas after treatment device, which second amount is different to the first amount, evaluating the NOx conversion resulting from the first and second reductant injections downstream the exhaust gas after treatment device to obtain a first and second result, controlling a further reductant injection in dependence of the first and second results from the first and second NOx conversion evaluations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Johan Dahl, Per-Olof Källen
  • Publication number: 20160003121
    Abstract: A method for controlling a reductant buffer level in an exhaust gas after treatment device connectable downstream of an internal combustion engine includes performing a first reductant injection of a first amount upstream the exhaust gas after treatment device, performing a second reductant injection of a second amount upstream the exhaust gas after treatment device, which second amount is different to the first amount, evaluating the NOx conversion resulting from the first and second reductant injections downstream the exhaust gas after treatment device to obtain a first and second result, controlling a further reductant injection in dependence of the first and second results from the first and second NOx conversion evaluations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Johan Dahl, Per-Olof KÄLLEN
  • Publication number: 20150209730
    Abstract: In a method for estimating the quality of an urea based reagent in terms of urea concentration, the reagent is injected upstream of a SCR catalyst in an exhaust aftertreatment system. A demanded NOx conversion rate is set substantially lower than a currently estimated maximum NOx conversion rate of the SCR catalyst. An actual NOx conversion rate is monitored for a certain time period. The urea concentration of the reagent is estimated based on comparing the monitored actual NOx conversion and the demanded NOx conversion during the time period. A corresponding system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Magnus Blanckenfiell, Per-Olof Källen
  • Publication number: 20130186067
    Abstract: A method for controlling a reductant buffer level in an exhaust gas after treatment device connectable downstream of an internal combustion engine includes performing a first reductant injection of a first amount upstream the exhaust gas after treatment device, performing a second reductant injection of a second amount upstream the exhaust gas after treatment device, which second amount is different to the first amount, evaluating the NOx conversion resulting from the first and second reductant injections downstream the exhaust gas after treatment device to obtain a first and second result, controlling a further reductant injection in dependence of the first and second results from the first and second NOx conversion evaluations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Johan Dahl, Per-Olof Källen
  • Patent number: 7434398
    Abstract: Method for controlling the braking effect during engine braking in an internal combustion engine (10) having an exhaust turbocharger unit (16) with adjustable guide blades for controlling the turbine speed and gas flow. The method includes detection of the engine speed, detection of the adjustment position of the guide blades, measurement either of the charging pressure on the intake side of the engine or the manifold pressure on the exhaust side of the engine, comparison of these data with stored desired values, and adjustment of the guide blades to a desired position which gives a suitable braking effect for the prevailing charging pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Goran Olsson, Per Persson, Per-Olof Kallen
  • Publication number: 20060201151
    Abstract: Method for controlling the braking effect during engine braking in an internal combustion engine (10) having an exhaust turbocharger unit (16) with adjustable guide blades for controlling the turbine speed and gas flow. The method includes detection of the engine speed, detection of the adjustment position of the guide blades, measurement either of the charging pressure on the intake side of the engine or the manifold pressure on the exhaust side of the engine, comparison of these data with stored desired values, and adjustment of the guide blades to a desired position which gives a suitable braking effect for the prevailing charging pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Goran OLSSON, Per PERSSON, Per-Olof KALLEN