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EP1209332A3 - Verfahren und Vorrichtungen zur Regeneration eines NOx-Speicherkatalysators - Google Patents

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EP1209332A3
EP1209332A3 EP01250407A EP01250407A EP1209332A3 EP 1209332 A3 EP1209332 A3 EP 1209332A3 EP 01250407 A EP01250407 A EP 01250407A EP 01250407 A EP01250407 A EP 01250407A EP 1209332 A3 EP1209332 A3 EP 1209332A3
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Hermann Hahn
Ekkehard Pott
Sören HINZE
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • F01N3/08—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
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    • F01N3/0814—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by using absorbents or adsorbents combined with catalytic converters, e.g. NOx absorption/storage reduction catalysts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02D41/021—Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine
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    • F02D41/027—Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine in relation with the state of the exhaust gas treating apparatus to purge or regenerate the exhaust gas treating apparatus
    • F02D41/0275—Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine in relation with the state of the exhaust gas treating apparatus to purge or regenerate the exhaust gas treating apparatus the exhaust gas treating apparatus being a NOx trap or adsorbent
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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    • F01N3/0828—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by using absorbents or adsorbents characterised by the absorbed or adsorbed substances
    • F01N3/0842—Nitrogen oxides
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    • F02D2200/0802—Temperature of the exhaust gas treatment apparatus
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    • F02D2200/0806—NOx storage amount, i.e. amount of NOx stored on NOx trap
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D2200/00—Input parameters for engine control
    • F02D2200/02—Input parameters for engine control the parameters being related to the engine
    • F02D2200/08—Exhaust gas treatment apparatus parameters
    • F02D2200/0814—Oxygen storage amount
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • F02D2200/02—Input parameters for engine control the parameters being related to the engine
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    • F02D2200/0816—Oxygen storage capacity
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02D41/14—Introducing closed-loop corrections
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    • F02D41/1444—Introducing closed-loop corrections using means for determining characteristics of the combustion gases; Sensors therefor characterised by the characteristics of the combustion gases
    • F02D41/1454—Introducing closed-loop corrections using means for determining characteristics of the combustion gases; Sensors therefor characterised by the characteristics of the combustion gases the characteristics being an oxygen content or concentration or the air-fuel ratio

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Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft Verfahren zur NOX-Regeneration eines in einem Abgaskanal einer magerlauffähigen Verbrennungskraftmaschine angeordneten NOX-Speicherkatalysators, wobei der NOX-Speicherkatalysator bis zum Erreichen eines Regenerationsendes mit einer Abgasatmosphäre mit λ ≤ 1 beaufschlagt wird und ein Regenerationsverlauf anhand eines durch eine stromab des NOX-Speicherkatalysators angeordnete sauerstoffsensitive Messeinrichtung bereitgestellten sauerstoffabhängigen Signals verfolgt wird, sowie Vorrichtungen zur Regeneration eines NOx-Speicherkatalysators.
Es ist vorgesehen, dass während der NOx-Regeneration das sauerstoffabhängige Signal (Uλ) der Messeinrichtung (20) hochgerechnet wird und auf Basis des hochgerechneten Signals ein theoretischer Zeitpunkt (ts) bestimmt wird, an dem ein vorgegebener Signalschwellenwert (USE) überschritten wird, und das Regenerationsende (tE) bestimmt wird, indem eine im Wesentlichen einer Abgaslaufzeit zwischen Verbrennungskraftmaschine (10) und NOx-Speicherkatalysator (18) entsprechende Zeitspanne (Δt) von dem theoretischen Zeitpunkt (tS) subtrahiert wird. Weiterhin ist vorgesehen, ein Luft-Kraftstoff-Gemisch (Verbrennungslambda) in Abhängigkeit von dem hochgerechneten Signal (Uλ) unter Berücksichtigung der Abgaslaufzeit (Δt) zu variieren.
Die erfindungsgemäßen Maßnahmen gewährleisten eine weitgehende Unterdrückung von Schadstoffemissionen am Ende einer Regeneration. Zudem kann eine Gesamtdauer der Regeneration verkürzt werden.
EP20010250407 2000-11-22 2001-11-21 Verfahren und Vorrichtungen zur Regeneration eines NOx-Speicherkatalysators Expired - Lifetime EP1209332B8 (de)

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DE2000157938 DE10057938A1 (de) 2000-11-22 2000-11-22 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Regeneration eines NOx-Speicherkatalysators
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