Method for operating an exhaust aftertreatment system having an SCR catalyst

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10590822-B2
Application number	US-201615742823-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	Jul 7, 2015
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A method for operating a system having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system having an SCR catalyst, wherein the internal combustion engine is controlled on the basis of at least one process parameter that influences a nitrogen oxide raw emission, wherein aging detection is performed for the SCR catalyst, wherein in a first operating mode of the internal combustion engine, if aging of the SCR catalyst is detected, the at least one process parameter is changed in the direction of a reduced nitrogen oxide raw emission, wherein the internal combustion engine is controlled on the basis of the changed at least one process parameter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of operating a system having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas aftertreatment system comprising an SCR catalyst, the method comprising the steps of:
actuating the internal combustion engine based on at least one process parameter that affects raw nitrogen oxide emission;
conducting aging recognition for the SCR catalyst;
in a first mode of operation of the internal combustion engine, changing the at least one process parameter in a direction of reduced raw nitrogen oxide emission when aging of the SCR catalyst is recognized; and
actuating the internal combustion engine based on the changed at least one process parameter, wherein
when aging is recognized, the at least one process parameter is changed in the direction of a reduction in the raw nitrogen oxide emission when the raw nitrogen oxide emission is greater than a predetermined minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission, wherein
the change in the process parameter is ended when
a) the raw nitrogen oxide emission is greater than the predetermined minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission and no aging is detected any longer, or when
b) the raw nitrogen oxide emission reaches or goes below the level of the minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SCR catalyst in operation is monitored permanently for aging.

3. The method according to claim 1 , including adjusting the at least one process parameter in an initial state of operation in a direction of fuel consumption-optimal operation of the internal combustion engine.

4. The method according to claim 1 , including keeping the at least one process parameter constant when aging is recognized and when, simultaneously, the raw nitrogen oxide emission reaches or goes below the level of the predetermined minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission.

5. The method according to claim 1 , including switching the internal combustion engine to a second mode of operation when the raw nitrogen oxide emission reaches or goes below a level of the predetermined minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission, wherein closed-loop control of emission in the second mode of operation is conducted based on a determining parameter for a nitrogen oxide concentration downstream of the SCR octal which is changed by the recognition of aging.

6. An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
an SCR catalyst; and
a control unit including: a closed-loop control configured to actuate the internal combustion engine based on at least one process parameter that affects raw nitrogen oxide emission; and an aging recognition configured to conduct recognition of aging for the SCR catalyst, and in a first mode of operation of the internal combustion engine, when aging is recognized, to change the at least one process parameter in a direction of reduced raw nitrogen oxide emission, wherein
the closed-loop control is configured to actuate the internal combustion engine based on the at least one changed process parameter, wherein
when aging is recognized, the at least one process parameter is changed in the direction of a reduction in the raw nitrogen oxide emission when the raw nitrogen oxide emission is greater than a predetermined minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission, wherein
the change in the process parameter is ended when
a) the raw nitrogen oxide emission is greater than the predetermined minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission and no aging is detected any longer, or when
b) the raw nitrogen oxide emission reaches or goes below the level of the minimal raw nitrogen oxide emission.

Assignees

• Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh

Inventors

• Niemeyer Jens
• Späder Tim

Classifications

• F01N2590/02

  for marine vessels or naval applications · CPC title

• F01N3/208 Primary

  Control of selective catalytic reduction [SCR], e.g. by adjusting the dosing of reducing agent · CPC title

• F01N2560/026

  for measuring or detecting NOx · CPC title

• F01N2900/0402

  using adaptive learning · CPC title

• F01N2590/10

  for stationary applications · CPC title