Method and device for controlling a combustion system and for catalytic cleaning of exhaust gas, and combustion system

• US 6,343,468 B1
• Filed: 08/06/1999
• Issued: 02/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Doelling, Winfried, Hofmann, Lothar, Mathes, Wieland
• Primary Examiner(s): Denion, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, BINH Q
• Application Number:
  US09/369,716
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 602/74, 602/86, 603/01, 603/03, 602/95, 602/77, 602/85
• US Class Current: 60/286
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/8631 Processes characterised by a specific device
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/8696 Controlling the catalytic process
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/90 Injecting reactants
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/9431 Processes characterised by a specific device
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/9495 Controlling the catalytic process
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2560/026 for measuring or detecting NOx
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/02 the substance being ammonia or urea
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/146 Control thereof, e.g. control of injectors or injection valves
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 3/208 Control of selective catalytic reduction [SCR], e.g. dosing of reducing agent
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

A method and a device for controlling a combustion system, in particular an internal combustion engine, and for catalytic cleaning of exhaust gases, as well as a combustion system, catalytically remove a noxious substance from the exhaust gas with the aid of a fluid which is added in a metered manner to the noxious substance. A desired value for a mass flow of the noxious substance in the exhaust gas is prescribed in order to control the combustion system. In this way, the metered addition of the fluid in accordance with the mass flow of the noxious substance is substantially simplified.

Claims

1. In a method for controlling a combustion system and for catalytic removal from exhaust gas of a noxious substance generated in the combustion system, the improvement which comprises:

controlling combustion in the combustion system to adjust a constant desired value for a mass flow of the noxious substance or a desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance linearly dependent on at least one variable characterizing an operational state; and

metering an addition of a fluid to the exhaust gas to correspond to the desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance.

2. The method according to claim 1, which comprises carrying out the step of controlling the combustion by influencing at least one of an air quantity and a fuel quantity fed to the combustion.

3. The method according to claim 1, which comprises carrying out the step of controlling the combustion by influencing at least one of an ignition time and a fuel feed time of an internal combustion engine.

4. In a combustion system having an exhaust gas duct for conducting exhaust gas, a device for metered addition of a fluid to the exhaust gas, and a catalytic converter in the exhaust gas duct for converting a noxious substance by using the fluid,

a device for controlling the combustion system and for catalytic removal of the noxious substance from the exhaust gas, comprising:

a device for determining a mass flow of the noxious substance;

a control line connected to the combustion system; and

a control unit for forming a constant desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance or a desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance linearly dependent on at least one variable characterizing an operational state of the combustion system,

said control unit connected to the device for the metered addition of the fluid and to said device for determining the mass flow,

said control unit having a terminal connected to said control line, and

said control unit regulating the mass flow for controlling the combustion of the combustion system corresponding to the desired value for the mass flow and for a metered addition of the fluid corresponding to the mass flow.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said device for determining the mass flow is a measuring device disposed in the exhaust gas duct upstream of the catalytic converter in flow direction of the exhaust gas.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein at least one of an air quantity and a fuel quantity to be fed to the combustion is adjusted through said control line.

7. The device according to claim 4, wherein at least one of an ignition time and a fuel feed time is influenced through said control line.

8. A combustion system, comprising:

an exhaust gas duct for conducting exhaust gas;

a device for metered addition of a fluid to the exhaust gas;

a catalytic converter in said exhaust gas duct for converting a noxious substance by using the fluid; and

a device for controlling the combustion system and for catalytic removal of the noxious substance from the exhaust gas, including a device for determining a mass flow of the noxious substance, a control line connected to the combustion system, and a control unit for forming a constant desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance or a desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance linearly dependent on at least one variable characterizing an operational state of the combustion system,

said control unit connected to said device for the metered addition of the fluid and to said device for determining the mass flow, said control unit having a terminal connected to said control line, and said control unit regulating the mass flow for controlling the combustion of the combustion system corresponding to the desired value for the mass flow and for a metered addition of the fluid corresponding to the mass flow.

9. An internal combustion engine, comprising:

an exhaust gas duct for conducting exhaust gas;

a device for metered addition of a fluid to the exhaust gas;

a catalytic converter in said exhaust gas duct for converting a noxious substance by using the fluid; and

a device for controlling the internal combustion engine and for catalytic removal of the noxious substance from the exhaust gas, including a device for determining a mass flow of the noxious substance, a control line connected to the internal combustion engine, and a control unit for forming a constant desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance or a desired value for the mass flow of the noxious substance linearly dependent on at least one variable characterizing an operational state of the internal combustion engine,

said control unit connected to said device for the metered addition of the fluid and to said device for determining the mass flow, said control unit having a terminal connected to said control line, and said control unit regulating the mass flow for controlling the combustion of the internal combustion engine corresponding to the desired value for the mass flow and for a metered addition of the fluid corresponding to the mass flow.