Methods and systems are provided for rationalizing a hydrocarbon sensor in a hybrid vehicle, the hydrocarbon sensor used for feed-forward air/fuel ratio control during fuel vapor canister purging events. In one example, a method comprises routing blow-by gasses from a crankcase of an engine of the vehicle to an intake manifold of the engine and then to a fuel vapor storage canister, and indicating whether the hydrocarbon sensor is functioning as desired based on a magnitude of a response of the hydrocarbon sensor during the routing. In this way, the hydrocarbon sensor may be diagnosed under conditions when the canister is substantially free from fuel vapors, and where engine run-time is limited.
Systems and methods for improving fuel vapor canister purging operations in a PHEV
2019-09-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F02D CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES , Steuern oder Regeln von Brennkraftmaschinen / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / F01M Schmierung von Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen allgemein , LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL |
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