Condition Responsive Control Of Heater, Cooler, Igniter, Or Fuel Supply Of Reactor Patents (Class 60/286)
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Patent number: 10161279Abstract: A tank device for an aqueous urea solution for injection into an exhaust system of a motor vehicle. The tank device includes a tank with a tank housing, an interior space located therein, a base and a cover. A separate base portion is attached to the tank housing and partially bounds the interior space. A lamella structure is formed on an upper side of the separate base portion, and the lamella structure has at least one lamella which at least partially subdivides the interior space of the tank above the base portion into a plurality of cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventor: Georges Maguin
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Patent number: 10161287Abstract: An exhaust pipe structure having a variable confluence portion may include a first pipe to discharge exhaust gas generated by engine cylinders disposed in a first line, a second pipe to discharge exhaust gas generated by engine cylinders disposed in a second line, a confluence pipe provided with a first end connected to the first pipe for communication with the first pipe and a second end connected to the second pipe for communication with the second pipe, and a valve plate disposed in the confluence pipe and selectively opened and closed, in which the confluence pipe may include a main connection tube disposed at the first end of the confluence pipe and an entry confluence tube and a sub-entry confluence tube branched off from a middle of the confluence pipe and disposed at the second end of the confluence pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Dae-Gil Hwang
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Patent number: 10156172Abstract: A device for releasing reactant (R) into the exhaust gas stream (A) of an internal combustion engine includes a reactant injection unit (20), a reactant delivery unit (12) for delivering reactant (R) from a reactant reservoir (14) to the reactant injection unit (20), a heating unit (18) for heating reactant (R) delivered by the reactant delivery unit (12) to the reactant injection unit (20). An actuating unit (32) actuates the reactant delivery unit (12), the heating unit (18) and the reactant injection unit (20). An overpressure valve (26) or/and a pressure storage unit (30) is provided downstream of the reactant delivery unit (12).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Gerd Gaiser
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Patent number: 10145285Abstract: A method and means of determining the quality of a fluid reductant used in selective catalytic reduction to reduce NOx emissions from an internal combustion engine. Short and long term average of NOx conversion efficiency are compared with thresholds, in order to determine if failure of selective catalytic reduction is due to incorrect reductant, or to failure of the catalyst device.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover LimitedInventor: David Maillard
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Patent number: 10137768Abstract: An air delivery system for a farm machine according to the present disclosure can include a first rotary blower and a first aftertreatment enclosure. The first rotary blower can include a housing and have a first rotor and a second rotor rotatably disposed in the housing. The first and second rotors can have meshed lobes for transporting air from an inlet port to an outlet port. A first aftertreatment enclosure can be configured on the farm machine and include a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The first inlet can receive engine exhaust from an engine of the farm machine. The second inlet can receive air from the rotary blower. A temperature of the engine exhaust can be reduced upon exiting the first aftertreatment enclosure through the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Kurt Northrop, Daniel Ouwenga
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Patent number: 10138789Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction device (SCR); a reductant injector upstream from the SCR and configured to communicate reductant into the SCR via a conduit defined by an outer periphery, a first mixer disposed within the conduit upstream from the reductant injector, and a second mixer disposed within the conduit downstream from the reductant injector and upstream from the SCR. Each of the first mixer and the second mixer comprises a plurality of blades extending between a center region of the conduit to the conduit periphery, wherein each of the blades at least partially obstructs fluid flow through the conduit and are angled relative to a cross sectional plane of the conduit such that fluid flow is permitted between adjacent blades, and the plurality of blades form a turbulence plane defined by a plane angle measured from the two outermost blades of the turbulence plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Inventors: Prashant Kumar Mishra, Asif Iqbal Siddiqui, Anil Yadav, Rahul Mital
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Patent number: 10125660Abstract: An aftertreatment system comprises a first SCR system, a second SCR system positioned downstream of the SCR system and a reductant storage tank. At least one reductant insertion assembly is fluidly coupled to the reductant storage tank. The at least one reductant insertion assembly is also fluidly coupled to the first SCR system and the SCR system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the reductant insertion assembly. The controller is configured to instruct the reductant insertion assembly to asynchronously insert the reductant into the first SCR system and the second SCR system.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.Inventor: Nassim Khaled
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Patent number: 10125707Abstract: In the present invention, a first regeneration process is executed as a process for oxidizing and removing PM accumulated on the particulate filter if a measured value of a differential pressure sensor is not more than a predetermined upper limit value, assuming that the measured value of the differential pressure sensor is a value to be provided in a state in which only PM is accumulated on the particulate filter, when a difference between an estimated PM accumulation amount estimated from an operation history of an internal combustion engine and a PM accumulation amount calculated from the measured value of the differential pressure sensor is not less than a predetermined threshold value, while a second regeneration process is executed without executing the first regeneration process if the measured value is larger than the predetermined upper limit value.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriyasu Kobashi, Takashi Tsunooka, Takayuki Otsuka, Hiromasa Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10113464Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system includes first and second selective catalytic reduction devices (SCRs) and a single reductant injection system. A total ammonia storage capacity and an ammonia storage level are determined for the first and second SCRs, and determine a total SCR ammonia storage level for the first and second SCRs based upon the ammonia storage level on the first and second SCRs. A first storage error is determined, and a second storage error is determined based upon an ammonia storage level and an ammonia storage capacity for the second SCR. A second reductant dosing rate is determined based upon the second storage error. The reductant injection system injects reductant into the exhaust gas feedstream based upon the second reductant dosing rate when the second storage error indicates an imbalance between the ammonia storage on the first SCR and the ammonia storage on the second SCR.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Giovanni David, Luca Lauritano, Giuseppe Antonio Spina
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Patent number: 10107169Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning apparatus for an internal combustion engine that is mounted on a vehicle includes an exhaust passage that is connected to the internal combustion engine, a filter that collects particulate matter in exhaust gas, an NOx reducing catalyst, a dosing valve that injects urea solution into the exhaust passage, and a controller that performs a filter regeneration process in response to a request for the filter regeneration process. The filter regeneration process includes a first filter regeneration process that is performed during an idle operation of the internal combustion engine and a second filter regeneration process that is performed with the vehicle traveling. When the first filter regeneration process has been performed for a predetermined number of times without being intervened by the second filter regeneration process, the controller does not perform the first filter regeneration process even when a request for the filter regeneration process is made.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Masanori Hatta, Hiroaki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10100706Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a urea mixer. In one example, a urea mixer may include a plurality of outlets located adjacent a throat of a venturi passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Xiaogang Zhang, Jianwen James Yi
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Patent number: 10100695Abstract: A dosing control system for an exhaust system of an engine includes: a tank containing a reductant solution having urea; an injector operable to inject the reductant solution into an exhaust flow upstream of an SCR apparatus; first and second NOx sensors disposed to sense NOx emissions in the exhaust flow upstream and downstream, respectively, of the SCR apparatus; and a control module. The control module is disposed in signal communication with the first and second NOx sensors and in operable communication with the injector, the control module being operable to set an original dosing level and decrease a dosing of the reductant solution injected by the injector based on a determination from signals received from the first and second NOx sensors that a reduction in a conversion efficiency of the SCR apparatus below a defined level of conversion efficiency has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Igor Anilovich, Jeffrey F. Loo, Janean E. Kowalkowski, Justin Adam Shetney
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Patent number: 10087810Abstract: An aftertreatment system comprises a first SCR system, a second SCR system positioned downstream of the SCR system and a reductant storage tank. At least one reductant insertion assembly is fluidly coupled to the reductant storage tank. The at least one reductant insertion assembly is also fluidly coupled to the first SCR system and the SCR system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the reductant insertion assembly. The controller is configured to instruct the reductant insertion assembly to asynchronously insert the reductant into the first SCR system and the second SCR system.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.Inventor: Nassim Khaled
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Patent number: 10082065Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating system for an exhaust gas treatment system. The heating system comprises a first heating element comprising a receiving surface for receiving a reductant fluid and a second heating element, which may surround the first heating element. The second heating element may be a thermochemincal or thermophysical device. In a first mode of operation the second heating element is arranged to receive thermal energy from engine exhaust gas. In second mode of operation the second heating element transfers thermal energy to heat the first heating element.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventors: Ronald Silver, Paul Moore, Igor Strashny, David Heaton
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Patent number: 10077695Abstract: A system includes an exhaust aftertreatment system operatively coupled to an engine. The exhaust aftertreatment system includes an exhaust aftertreatment component. A flow sensor is structured to provide an exhaust flow rate value of exhaust gas exiting the engine. A temperature sensor is structured to provide an exhaust temperature value of the exhaust gas proximate the exhaust aftertreatment component. A controller includes an exhaust conditions circuit structured to interpret the exhaust flow rate value via operative communication with each of the flow sensor, and to interpret the exhaust temperature value via operative communication with the temperature sensor. A regeneration time circuit is structured to determine a regeneration time value based on each of the exhaust flow rate value and the exhaust temperature value via a regeneration time lookup table. A regeneration control circuit is structured to control regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component based on the regeneration time value.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Salil H. Marathe, Pourash G. Patel, James A. Cramer
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Patent number: 10066526Abstract: An exhaust gas line section, through which an exhaust gas can flow, includes a flow guiding structure, a feed unit configured to supply a liquid additive to the exhaust gas, and a permeable impingement structure, the flow guiding structure, the feed unit, and the permeable impingement structure being positioned one behind the other in the flow direction. The feed unit and the flow guiding structure are arranged and configured such that an impingement region of the liquid additive on the impingement structure overlaps the center of gravity of a flow distribution of the exhaust gas flowing through the impingement structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventor: Klaus Mueller-Haas
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Patent number: 10066561Abstract: A method of controlling a rate of warm-up of an internal combustion engine fluidly connected to an exhaust system is disclosed. The method includes identifying a cold-start of the engine. The method also includes regulating, in response to the identified cold-start of the engine, an exhaust pressure modulation (EPM) valve arranged in a main exhaust passage of the exhaust system. The main exhaust passage channels engine exhaust gas to the ambient. Such regulation of the EPM valve will restrict a flow of the engine exhaust gas to the ambient and increase exhaust gas backpressure in the exhaust system up to a predetermined pressure value. Furthermore, the subject regulation of the EPM valve will increase a load on and the rate of warm-up of the engine. A vehicle having an engine and a controller programmed to control a rate of the engine's warm-up of according to the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Chad E. Marlett, Lawrence P. Ziehr, Francesco Cianflone, Francesco Castorina
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Patent number: 10060319Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including at least one exhaust-gas line having at least one device for the after-treatment of the exhaust gas and at least one urea-water solution tank, whereby the urea-water solution tank 3 is located close to the engine, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: DEUTZ AktiengesellschaftInventors: Meike Wittrock, Ulf Klein, Gerald Leyh
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Patent number: 10058819Abstract: A thermally integrated catalyst aftertreatment exhaust system includes a flow channel that directs diesel exhaust through a diesel oxidation catalyst unit that includes a diesel oxidation catalyst, by a doser that introduces DEF into the diesel exhaust, through a mixing chamber that includes a static metallic mixer coated with a DEF hydrolysis catalyst, and through an SCR unit that includes an SCR catalyst. The diesel oxidation catalyst converts a portion of diesel exhaust into water, carbon dioxide, or nitrogen dioxide. The DEF hydrolysis catalyst facilitates hydrolysis of the mixed DEF and diesel exhaust. The SCR catalyst facilitates reduction of NOx in the diesel exhaust. A first portion of the flow channel is in direct thermal contact with a second portion of the flow channel that houses the SCR unit such that heat from the diesel exhaust before the diesel exhaust reaches the doser is passed to the SCR unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: PACCAR IncInventor: Randal A. Goffe
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Patent number: 10040028Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas mixer. The system comprises a urea injector injecting urea into a perforated tube having a U-shaped bend housed by the exhaust gas mixing chamber. The perforated tube further has an outlet fluidly coupled with an exhaust passage, with an SCR catalyst positioned downstream of the exhaust passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Xiaogang Zhang
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Patent number: 10040029Abstract: A method is disclosed of providing a fuel efficient regeneration of an exhaust after-treatment (AT) system that includes a lean oxides of nitrogen (NOX) trap (LNT) and a selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) positioned downstream of the LNT. The method includes regulating a selectable position valve. The valve permits a first gas flow portion to pass through the LNT and diverts a remaining second portion of exhaust gas flow from a first passage connecting an engine and the AT system to a second exhaust passage to thereby bypass the LNT. The method also includes regulating a first device to inject fuel into the first portion of the exhaust gas flow. The injection of fuel in to the first portion of the exhaust gas flow provides fuel efficient regeneration of the LNT and promotes NOX conversion and ammonia (NH3) formation in the LNT. A system employing the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Rahul Mital, Jianwen Li, Andrea De Filippo, Chang H Kim, Shouxian Ren
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Patent number: 10029690Abstract: A system for control of temperature for a vehicle exhaust treatment system comprising a first determination unit arranged for determination of a temperature for the exhaust treatment system, and a simulation unit arranged for simulation of a future velocity profile, based on information relating to a road section. A second determination unit arranged for determination, based on a future velocity profile, of whether a simulated active brake process due to an over-speed for the vehicle will occur within the road section. A utilization unit is arranged for utilization, if the at least one temperature for the exhaust treatment system is below a minimum temperature threshold value, and if the simulated active brake process is simulated to occur within the road section, of an engine fitted auxiliary brake, which is fitted in connection with an exhaust stream from an engine in the vehicle, where the utilization is initiated before over-speed occurs.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: SCANIA CV ABInventors: Fredrik Roos, Elvedin Ramic
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Patent number: 10024217Abstract: A decomposition reactor for an exhaust system includes an exterior component defining an internal volume and having an inlet and an outlet with the inlet and outlet are formed on a same side of the exterior component. A flow divider is positioned within the internal volume and defines a thermal management chamber and a main flow chamber. A first flow path of exhaust flows from the inlet into the main flow chamber to mix with dosed, and a second flow path of exhaust flows from the inlet into the thermal management chamber to control a temperature of a portion of the flow divider. In some implementations, one or more swirling diverters can be coupled to the flow divider and positioned proximate the outlet of the exterior component to impart a vortical motion to a combined reductant and exhaust gas flow exiting out the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Ryan M. Johnson, Udit Bhaveshkumar Shah, Samuel Johnson, Mahendra Mittapalli, Kartiki Jagtap
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Patent number: 10018091Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for SCR devices cascaded along an exhaust passage. In one example, a method may include adjusting a reductant injection pressure based on a temperature of one or more of the SCR devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Christine Kay Lambert
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Patent number: 10018092Abstract: Disclosed are model predictive control (MPC) systems, methods for using such MPC systems, and motor vehicles with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) employing MPC control. An SCR-regulating MPC control system is disclosed that includes an NOx sensor for detecting nitrogen oxide (NOx) input received by the SCR system, catalyst NOx sensors for detecting NOx output for two SCR catalysts, and catalyst NH3 sensors for detecting ammonia (NH3) slip for each SCR catalyst. The MPC system also includes a control unit programmed to: receive desired can conversion efficiencies for the SCR catalysts; determine desired can NOx outputs for the SCR catalysts; determine maximum NH3 storage capacities for the SCR catalyst; calculate the current can conversion efficiency for each SCR catalyst; calculate an optimized reductant pulse-width and/or volume from the current can conversion efficiencies; and, command an SCR dosing injector to inject a reductant into an SCR conduit based on the calculated pulse-width/volume.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Yue-Yun Wang, Giuseppe Mazzara Bologna, Carlos Ildefonso Hoyos Velasco, Vincenzo Alfieri
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Patent number: 10006331Abstract: A method for operating a drive device includes heating a hot air stream with a heating device integrated in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine of the drive device, wherein the internal combustion engine is connected with an exhaust gas system; mixing the hot air stream upstream of a catalytic converter with a cold fresh air stream for adjusting a defined temperature of the hot air stream; and supplying the hot air stream having the adjusted defined temperature to the catalytic converter in at least one operating state of the internal combustion engine so as to heat the catalytic converter.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Michael Görgen, Markus Sonner
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Patent number: 10006333Abstract: An exhaust gas control apparatus includes a catalytic device in an exhaust passage, and the catalytic device carrying an NSR catalyst and an oxygen storage agent. A poisoning recovery control section of the catalytic device executes poisoning recovery control and includes: an oxygen storage amount estimation section that estimates an oxygen storage amount of the catalytic device; a determination section that determines timing at which an estimation value of the oxygen storage amount becomes equal to or smaller than an elimination start determination value after a start of elimination processing in the poisoning recovery control as elimination start timing; and a termination timing decision section that decides termination timing of the poisoning recovery control on the basis of a supply amount of a reducing agent to the catalytic device in a period after the elimination start timing during the elimination processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuki Bisaiji
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Patent number: 10001044Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exhaust gas post-processing apparatus and a control method therefore. The exhaust gas post-processing apparatus and the control method therefore according to the present disclosure are provided with a pressure sensor on an exhaust gas line and a sensor on front/rear ends of the exhaust gas post-processing apparatus which can measure the concentration and the quantity of nitrogen oxides. Consequently, forced regeneration of the exhaust gas post-processing apparatus can be performed by determining whether the back pressure is increased or whether the reduction efficiency of nitrogen oxides becomes poor.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Seok Kim, Seung Eun Moon, Tae Hyung Kim, Nam Il Choi
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Patent number: 10001042Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus disclosed that include an internal combustion engine and an exhaust system that includes an exhaust aftertreatment system with an SCR catalyst. A NOx sensor downstream of the SCR catalyst is provided along with techniques for estimating an amount of NOx and NH3 at the tailpipe to decouple the impact of cross-sensitivity of the NOx sensor to NOx and NH3. Feedback control of the reductant dosing amount based on these estimates is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Phanindra V. Garimella, Andrew W. Osburn
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Patent number: 9995228Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for flowing exhaust gas in an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a method may include flowing a first portion of exhaust gas to a turbine, from the turbine to at least one aftertreatment device, then from the at least one aftertreatment device to atmosphere, and flowing a second portion of exhaust gas to the at least one aftertreatment device, bypassing the turbine, then from the aftertreatment device to atmosphere, during a second condition. The method may also include, during a second condition, flowing a third portion of exhaust gas to the at least one aftertreatment device, from the at least one aftertreatment device to the turbine, and then from the turbine to atmosphere, and flowing a fourth portion of exhaust gas to the at least one aftertreatment device, and then from the at least one aftertreatment device to atmosphere, bypassing the turbine.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Xiaogang Zhang
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Patent number: 9995197Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may estimate the amount of ammonia adsorbed in an SCR catalyst as accurately as possible. The ammonia adsorption amount is calculated by integrating the quantity of ammonia supplied to the SCR filter, the quantity of ammonia consumed in reduction of NOx in the SCR catalyst, and the quantity of ammonia desorbed from the SCR catalyst. In the calculation, a differential pressure change rate defined as the increase in a converted differential pressure value per unit increase in the filter PM deposition amount is referred to. The ammonia desorption quantity is calculated in such a way that the calculated value of the ammonia desorption quantity is made smaller when the differential pressure change rate is smaller than a predetermined threshold than when the differential pressure change rate is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Kidokoro, Makoto Ogiso, Yuriko Hagimoto, Takeru Shirasawa, Ryohei Ohno, Kenji Furui
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Patent number: 9988963Abstract: A method for monitoring an oxidation catalysis device or DOC arranged in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, in a predetermined range of inlet (2) and outlet (3) temperatures of the DOC, includes injecting predetermined successive quantities of fuel in stages (5, 6) into the inlet of the DOC, recording the outlet (3) temperature of the DOC after each injected quantity of fuel, recording the total quantity injected for a given stage, for which the outlet temperature (3) of the DOC begins to decrease, determining a characterization of the DOC monitored, then comparing this characterization with a test characterization of a similar DOC which has been established beforehand in order to determine a threshold degradation of the DOC monitored that is not to be exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Steven Maertens, Brice Hembert
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Patent number: 9981223Abstract: The exhaust gas purification apparatus is provided with: an upstream catalyst section which is disposed on the upstream side of an exhaust pipe; a downstream catalyst section which is disposed on the downstream side of the exhaust pipe with respect to the upstream catalyst section; and reducing agent solution supplier that supplies a reducing agent solution for generating ammonia from the upstream of the upstream catalyst section. The upstream catalyst section and the downstream catalyst section each include a SCR catalyst constituted by a zeolite, which adsorbs ammonia and reduces NOx in the exhaust gas. The skeleton density (A) of the SCR catalyst included in the upstream catalyst section is less than the skeleton density (B) of the SCR catalyst included in the downstream catalyst section (A<B).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: CATALER CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Tsuji, Hiroto Imai, Shintaro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9970344Abstract: A method is disclosed for evaluating a soot quantity accumulated in a Selective Catalytic Reduction wash-coated particulate filter of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is equipped with an exhaust gas aftertreatment system including an urea injector. Using a map correlating a urea quantity value, a NOx quantity value, a temperature value and a mass flow value to a correction value of a soot quantity is used to correct an estimated value of the soot quantity in order to obtain an evaluated value of the soot quantity.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Isadora Ricci, Alessandra Aceto, Stefano Pellegrino, Giuseppe Mazzara Bologna
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Patent number: 9957872Abstract: An abnormality diagnosing apparatus configured to diagnose abnormality of a fuel injection amount of a diesel engine includes: an oxidation catalyst provided in an exhaust gas passage; an exhaust gas temperature detector configured to detect an upstream-side exhaust gas temperature and a downstream-side exhaust gas temperature, the upstream-side exhaust gas temperature being an exhaust gas temperature on an upstream side of the oxidation catalyst, the downstream-side exhaust gas temperature being an exhaust gas temperature on a downstream side of the oxidation catalyst; and an abnormality determining unit configured to determine whether the fuel injection amount is excessive or not on the basis of comparison between the upstream-side exhaust gas temperature and the downstream-side exhaust gas temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Yousuke Aoyama, Yuuji Kamoda, Natsuki Tsushima
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Patent number: 9957868Abstract: A centerline injection system for a liquid-only reductant delivery. An aftertreatment system comprises an aftertreatment component structured to treat exhaust exiting an engine, a reactor pipe, and a liquid-only dosing unit. The reactor pipe is positioned upstream of the aftertreatment component and is structured to receive the exhaust from the engine. The liquid-only dosing unit is structured to inject diesel exhaust fluid into the exhaust received from an engine. The liquid-only dosing unit injects the diesel exhaust fluid at the centerline of the reactor pipe as to provide uniform dispersion of the diesel exhaust fluid across at least a part of the aftertreatment component.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Samuel Johnson
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Patent number: 9949069Abstract: It is difficult to distinguish facility types. It is difficult to estimate a fluctuating population from the number of communication terminals. A log information obtaining unit which obtains log information in which positional information of a wireless terminal and clock time information at which the positional information is obtained are associated, a population fluctuation pattern determination unit which determines a population fluctuation pattern based on the log information, a type determination unit which determines a type of a facility based on the population fluctuation pattern determined by the population fluctuation pattern determination unit, with reference to basic pattern information indicating a population fluctuation pattern for each facility type, and an estimated value deriving unit which extracts calculation basic information corresponding to the facility type determined by the type determination unit to derive an estimated value of the population movement of the facility are comprised.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: AGOOP Corp.Inventors: Kazuhisa Shibayama, Takashi Umakoshi, Hirofusa Watamori, Yutaka Yamada
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Patent number: 9932912Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an engine with an exhaust gas treatment system. In one example, under a first condition, a first fuel is delivered for combustion in the engine. Under a second condition, a second fuel is delivered for combustion in the engine, the second fuel different than the first fuel. Under a third condition, the first fuel is delivered as a reductant for the exhaust gas treatment system.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: David James Walker, Narendra Joshi, Adam Klingbeil
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Patent number: 9931596Abstract: An emissions treatment system for an exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine including hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides is provided. The disclosed system can include an exhaust conduit in fluid communication with the internal combustion engine via an exhaust manifold; a first three-way conversion catalyst (TWC-1) located downstream of the internal combustion engine in the exhaust conduit; an SCR-HCT catalyst comprising a selective catalytic reduction catalyst and a hydrocarbon trap downstream of the TWC-1 in the exhaust conduit; and a third catalyst downstream of the SCR-HCT combination in the exhaust conduit, the third catalyst comprising a platinum group metal (PGM) e.g., in an amount effective to oxidize hydrocarbons. Methods of making and using such systems and components thereof are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Chunxin Ji, Wen-Mei Xue, Matthew J. Schladt, Xiaoming Wang, Tian Luo, Michel Deeba, Knut Wassermann
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Patent number: 9920675Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exhaust purification apparatus and a method of controlling the apparatus. The exhaust purification apparatus includes: an injector for injecting urea solution into an exhaust pipe; a driving unit to provide driving force for adjusting an injection angle of the injector; and a control unit to determine the injection angle of the injector based on values of a spatial velocity, flow rate, pressure and temperature of exhaust gas and to drive the driving unit so as to control the injection angle of the injector. In particular, the injection angle of the injector is adjusted by pivotal movement of the injector.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Hyo Sang Cho, Jung Sub Lee, Seung Eun Yu
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Patent number: 9909516Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for acceleration event prediction. A system includes one or more external databases connected through a network to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a navigation unit, one or more sensors and an electronic control unit coupled to at least the navigation unit and the one or more sensors. The electronic control unit is configured to obtain navigational map information and vehicle information, determine a predicted route set including a destination location based on the the navigational map information and the vehicle information, determine one or more predicted acceleration events for the predicted route set, detect a respective acceleration event of the one or more predicted acceleration events based on the predicted route set and a first location of the vehicle and send or transmit a signal to a turbocharger that is coupled to an engine to prepare for the respective acceleration event.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Mohammad E. Dufford
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Patent number: 9909482Abstract: A system and method for evaluating the efficiency of an oxidation catalyst of a vehicle exhaust system includes a diagnostic control system including a controller operatively connected to the exhaust system and at least one temperature sensor disposed proximate the oxidation catalyst to measure the temperature of the exhaust gas. The controller determines an operating state of at least one of the engine and exhaust system and initiates a particulate filter regeneration process in response to the detected operating state. The controller defines a first diagnostic index value and calculates a second diagnostic index value based upon the first diagnostic index value and an offset value. An oxidation catalyst efficiency validation module determines the efficiency of the oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Michelangelo Ardanese, David Edwards, Charles E. Dean
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Patent number: 9909517Abstract: An electronic control system is adapted to control a system including an internal combustion engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system including an SCR catalyst. The electronic control system provides a first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to performing a selected one of a plurality of calculations, determines an operating mode of the engine in response to an engine load and an engine speed, selects one of a plurality of inputs in response to the operating mode of the engine to provide an interpolation weighting factor, the plurality of inputs including the first dynamically determined weighting factor and one or more predetermined weighting factors, utilizes the interpolation weighting factor to interpolate between a first set of combustion control data and a second set of combustion control data to determine a set of combustion control values, and controls operation of the engine using the set of combustion control values.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Govindarajan Kothandaraman, Vivek Anand Sujan, Abdul R. Ofoli, Mert Geveci
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Patent number: 9896988Abstract: A three-way catalytic control method for reducing fuel consumption is provided. The method includes determining whether oxygen storage capacity of the three-way catalyst is under condition of increasing oxygen, when condition of performing O2 purge control for the three-way catalyst is detected and performing O2 purge control by applying a predetermined O2 purge time period to which a set initial value of oxygen of OSC is applied, when the OSC is not under the condition of increasing oxygen. The O2 purge control is performed by applying O2 purge time period for a deteriorated product based on an oxygen sensor or O2 purge time period for on board diagnosis, when an increase amount of the calculated O2 purge time period is equal to or greater than the O2 purge time period for the deteriorated product during the O2 purge control.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Sang-Min Lee
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Patent number: 9896982Abstract: A power system for powering a load is provided. The power system includes a plurality of power sources with each power source including an engine. A SCR system is associated with the engine of at least one of the plurality of power sources. A controller is in communication with the plurality of power sources. The controller is configured to receive engine operation information, emission output information associated with each engine and conversion efficiency information associated with the SCR system and selectively apportion the power demand presented by the load between each of the plurality of power sources based on minimizing total engine emissions across the plurality of power sources and using the engine operation information, the emission output information and the conversion efficiency information.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Yanchai Zhang, Michael A. Snopko, Perry D. Converse, Vijay Janardhan, Insu Chang
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Patent number: 9890674Abstract: A method of removing impurities from a gas including the steps of removing impurities from biogas comprising at least one adsorbents via a process vessel or reactor, directing the purified gas to an device to generate power and/or heat, regenerating the saturated adsorption media with the waste heat recovered from the engine exhaust and directing the regeneration gas (hot air or engine exhaust) to flare, engine exhaust stack, or atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Granitefuel Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shazam Williams, John Muter, Linjie Hu, William Z. Casolara
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Patent number: 9884292Abstract: An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an addition valve to add a precursor of ammonia or ammonia into an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, a sensor to detect NOx and ammonia at the upstream side of the addition valve, a channel cross section reducing part arranged at the downstream side of the addition valve, and a control device to limit the calculation of an amount of the precursor of ammonia or an amount of ammonia to be added from the addition valve based on a detection value of the sensor, or the calculation of a rate of NOx reduction based on the detection value of the sensor, in cases where a flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage is equal to or more than a predetermined flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinya Asaura
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Patent number: 9885301Abstract: Method for adjusting the air-fuel ratio in the exhaust gas of a direct injection internal combustion engine, wherein the combusting fuel injection is divided into a plurality of individual injections, and wherein the air-fuel ratio in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine for a given load (PMI) is predictively adjusted by at least one model, by adjusting the position of the centroid of heat release conversion rates and the injection amount of the total combusting fuel injection, to a value that is necessary for the regeneration of an NOx storage catalytic converter in the exhaust system of the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: FEV GmbHInventors: Thorsten Schnorbus, Joschka Schaub
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Patent number: 9870651Abstract: A method and a device for performing diagnostics on a vehicle. The diagnostic system includes a sensor configured to sense an operating speed of an engine of the vehicle, a diagnostic output device, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the sensor and the diagnostic output device. The electronic processor is configured to activate and deactivate a decompression mode of the engine. The electronic processor acquires the operating speed of the engine from the sensor and determines an engine roughness based on the operating speed of the engine. When the engine roughness is below a threshold, the electronic processor sends a diagnostic signal to the diagnostic output device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Brent Keppy
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Method and internal combustion engine arrangement for regenerating an exhaust after-treatment device
Patent number: 9850795Abstract: A process is provided for regenerating an exhaust gas after-treatment device in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine arrangement, the exhaust line including a particle filter. The process includes identifying when soot loading of the particle filter exceeds a predetermined level. After that, temperature of exhaust gases at the particle filter is maintained within a first temperature range until at least one of a predetermined period of time has lapsed or a determination is made that soot loading of the particle filter is below the predetermined level. After that, the temperature of the exhaust gases at the particle filter is increased to within a second temperature range above the first temperature range. An internal combustion engine arrangement is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Volvo Truck Corporation, Renault TrucksInventors: Eduard Emil Iojoiu, Raphaël Pourret, Martin Petersson, Björn Häggendal, Johan Dahl