Aftertreatment regeneration with variable time and temperature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10077695-B2
Application number	US-201615299999-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2016
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
an exhaust aftertreatment system operatively coupled to an engine, the exhaust aftertreatment system including an exhaust aftertreatment component;
a flow sensor structured to provide an exhaust flow rate value of exhaust gas exiting the engine;
a temperature sensor structured to provide an exhaust temperature value of the exhaust gas proximate the exhaust aftertreatment component; and
a controller in operative communication with each of the exhaust aftertreatment system, the flow sensor, and the temperature sensor, the controller comprising:
an exhaust conditions circuit structured to interpret the exhaust flow rate value via operative communication with the flow sensor, and to interpret the exhaust temperature value via operative communication with the temperature sensor,
a regeneration time circuit 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, and
a regeneration control circuit operatively and communicably coupled to each of the exhaust aftertreatment system and the regeneration time circuit, the regeneration control circuit structured to control regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component based on the regeneration time value, wherein the regeneration time lookup table includes a plurality of regeneration time values, each of the plurality of regeneration time values relating to a regeneration time required to remove a predetermined amount of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust aftertreatment component for a particular exhaust flow rate value and exhaust temperature value.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component includes noxidation regeneration.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a differential pressure sensor structured to provide a differential pressure value indicative of a difference between a first pressure of the exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component and a second pressure of the exhaust gas downstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component,
wherein the exhaust conditions circuit is further structured to interpret the differential pressure value via operative communication with the differential pressure sensor, and
wherein the regeneration control circuit is structured to initiate regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component if the differential pressure value exceeds a predetermined value.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein initiation of regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component comprises dosing reactant fluid upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component so as to increase temperature of the exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the regeneration control circuit is structured to maintain regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component for an amount of time indicated by the regeneration time value.

6. A system, comprising:
an exhaust aftertreatment system operatively coupled to an engine, the exhaust aftertreatment system including an exhaust aftertreatment component;
a flow sensor structured to provide an exhaust flow rate value of exhaust gas exiting the engine;
a temperature sensor structured to provide an exhaust temperature value of the exhaust gas proximate the exhaust aftertreatment component; and
a controller in operative communication with each of the exhaust aftertreatment system, the flow sensor, and the temperature sensor, the controller comprising:
an exhaust conditions circuit structured to interpret the exhaust flow rate value via operative communication with the flow sensor, and to interpret the exhaust temperature value via operative communication with the temperature sensor,
a regeneration time circuit 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, and
a regeneration control circuit operatively and communicably coupled to each of the exhaust aftertreatment system and the regeneration time circuit, the regeneration control circuit structured to control regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component based on the regeneration time value,

wherein the exhaust flow rate value is a first exhaust flow rate value, the exhaust temperature value is a first exhaust temperature value, and the regeneration time value is a first regeneration time value,
wherein the exhaust conditions circuit is further structured to interpret a second exhaust flow rate value via operative communication with the flow sensor, and to interpret a second exhaust temperature value via operative communication with the temperature sensor,
wherein the regeneration time circuit is further structured to determine a second regeneration time value based on each of the second exhaust flow rate value and the second exhaust temperature value via the regeneration time lookup table, and
wherein the regeneration control circuit is further structured to dynamically control regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component based on the second regeneration time value.

7. A method, comprising:
determining an exhaust flow rate value of exhaust gas exiting an engine via operative communication with a flow sensor;
determining an exhaust temperature value of the exhaust gas proximate an exhaust aftertreatment component via operative communication with a temperature sensor;
determining a regeneration time value based on each of the exhaust flow rate value and the exhaust temperature value via a regeneration time lookup table; and
controlling regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component based on the regeneration time value,
wherein the regeneration time lookup table includes a plurality of regeneration time values, each of the plurality of regeneration time values relating to a regeneration time required to remove a predetermined amount of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust aftertreatment component for a particular exhaust flow rate value and exhaust temperature value.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component includes noxidation regeneration.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining, via operative communication with a differential pressure sensor, a differential pressure value indicative of a difference between a first pressure of the exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component and a second pressure of the exhaust gas downstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component,
initiating regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component if the differential pressure value exceeds a predetermined value.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein initiation of regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component comprises dosing reactant fluid upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component so as to increase temperature of the exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising maintaining regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment component for an amount of time indicated by the regeneration time value.

12. A method, comprising:
determining an exhaust flow rate value of exhaust gas exiting an engine via operative communication with a flow sensor;
determining an exhaust temperature value of the exhaust gas proximate an exhaust aftertreatment component via operative communication with a temperature sensor;
determining a regeneration time value based on each of the exhaust flow rate value and the exhaust temperature value via a regeneration time lookup table; and
controlling regeneration o

Assignees

• Cummins Inc

Inventors

• Marathe Salil H
• Patel Pourash G
• Cramer James A

Classifications

• F01N2560/07

  the means being an exhaust gas flow rate or velocity meter or sensor, intake flow meters only when exclusively used to determine exhaust gas parameters · CPC title

• F01N9/002

  of filter regeneration · CPC title

• F01N2900/1606

  Particle filter loading or soot amount · CPC title

• F01N2560/06

  the means being a temperature sensor · CPC title

• F01N3/0231

  using special exhaust apparatus upstream of the filter for producing nitrogen dioxide, e.g. for continuous filter regeneration systems [CRT] · CPC title