Monitoring system for selective catalyst reduction system

• US 8,894,935 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2008
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Choi, Chang Eun
• Primary Examiner(s): Warden, Jill
• Assistant Examiner(s): Woodard, Joye L
• Application Number:
  US12/193,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20090155130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,290 Days
• Field of Search: 422/111, 422/93, 422/62, 602/95, 603/01, 731/147.5, 731/147.1, 436/37
• US Class Current: 422/111
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2240/20 a flow director or deflector
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2560/026 for measuring or detecting NOx
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2560/14 having more than one sensor of one kind
• 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 2900/08 said parameters being related to the engine
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 3/208 Control of selective catalytic reduction [SCR], e.g. dosing of reducing agent
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/20 Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

A monitoring system for a selective catalyst reduction system according to the present invention includes a selective catalyst reduction system that reacts with ammonia and reduces NOx, a first NOx sensor that is disposed upstream of the selective catalyst reduction system and measures the amount of the NOx that flows into the selective catalyst reduction system, a second NOx sensor that is disposed downstream of the selective catalyst reduction system and measures the amount of the NOx that is reduced, an injector that is disposed between the first NOx sensor and the selective catalyst reduction system and injects a urea solution, and a control portion that calculates reduction efficiency based on signals that are detected from the first NOx sensor and the second NOx sensor, determines the necessary amount of the ammonia according to the reduction efficiency, and controls the injection amount of the urea solution through the injector. The first and second NOx sensors are mean value sensors having a permissible deviation of ±6.7%.

Claims

1. A selective catalyst reduction system, comprising:

a selective catalyst reduction apparatus that reacts with ammonia and reduces NOx;

a first NOx sensor that is disposed upstream of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus and measures the amount of the NOx that flows into the selective catalyst reduction apparatus;

a second NOx sensor that is disposed downstream of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus and measures the reduced amount of the NOx that flows out of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus;

an injector that is disposed between the first NOx sensor and the selective catalyst reduction apparatus and injects a urea solution; and

a control portion that calculates reduction efficiency based on NOx signals detected from the first NOx sensor and the second NOx sensor, determines the necessary amount of ammonia according to the reduction efficiency, and controls the determined injection amount of the urea solution through the injector;

wherein the first NOx sensor and the second NOx sensor are mean value sensors respectively detecting a mean value of the NOx signals, wherein the difference between the amount of NOx measured by said second NOx sensor and a threshold amount of NOx for said system is calculated according to the following formula;

Δ

y<sub>rear—

Mean</sub>={(1−

α

)θ

_thr−

(1+α

)θ

_nor}x_o−

{θ

_thr+θ

_nor}β

>

0,

in which

α

is the slope offset of the NOx sensor;

β

is the drift offset of the NOx sensor;

θ

is the slip rate of the NOx;

x_o is the NOx amount that is detected at the first sensor;

y_o;

the NOx amount that is detected at the second sensor;

y_nor is the NOx amount that is measured at downstream of the normal selective catalyst reduction system;

y_thr is the threshold value of the NOx amount

θ

_nor is the slip rate of the NOx at normal condition; and

θ

_thr is the slip rate of the NOx at threshold condition,

wherein a possible deviation of the first and second NOx sensors is within a predetermined range of ±

6.7%.

2. The selective catalyst reduction system of claim 1, wherein a mixer is disposed between the injector and the selective catalyst reduction apparatus.

3. The selective catalyst reduction system of claim 1, wherein the control portion applies the calculated reduction efficiency to engine speed and fuel amount conditions to determine the necessary amount of ammonia according to the reduction efficiency.

4. The selective catalyst reduction system of claim 1, wherein a possible deviation of the mean value NOx sensor is within a predetermined range of ±

1.7%.

5. The selective catalyst reduction system of claim 1, wherein a possible deviation of the mean value NOx sensor is within a predetermined range of ±

2.7%.

6. The selective catalyst reduction system of claim 1, wherein the control portion applies an ammonia conversion coefficient of the urea solution and determines a final amount of the urea solution according to a necessary ammonia amount.

7. The selective catalyst reduction system of claim 1, wherein the control portion uses signals of one of a pulse width modulation (PWM) duty, and on/off pulse controls the injector.

8. A selective catalyst reduction system, comprising:

a selective catalyst reduction apparatus that reacts with ammonia and reduces NOx;

a first NOx sensor that is disposed upstream of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus and measures the amount of the NOx that flows into the selective catalyst reduction apparatus;

a second NOx sensor that is disposed downstream of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus and measures the reduced amount of the NOx that flows out of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus;

an injector that is disposed between the first NOx sensor and the selective catalyst reduction apparatus and injects a urea solution; and

a control portion that calculates reduction efficiency based on NOx signals detected from the first NOx sensor and the second NOx sensor, determines the necessary amount of ammonia according to the reduction efficiency, and controls the determined injection amount of the urea solution through the injector;

wherein the first NOx sensor and the second NOx sensor are mean value sensors respectively detecting a mean value of the NOx signals,

wherein a possible deviation of the first and second NOx sensors is within a predetermined range of ±

6.7%.