Mult-mode controls for engines systems including SCR aftertreatment

• US 9,909,517 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2016
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cummins Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cummins Incorporated
• Inventors: Kothandaraman, Govindarajan, Sujan, Vivek Anand, Ofoli, Abdul R., Geveci, Mert
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Binh Q
• Application Number:
  US15/358,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20170145938A1
• Time in Patent Office: 469 Days
• Field of Search: 60274, 60276, 60285, 60286, 60297, 60301, 701103, 701106, 701109, 701115
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 11/00 Monitoring or diagnostic devices for exhaust-gas treatment apparatus , e.g. for catalytic activity safety, indicating or supervising devices for internal combustion engines F02B77/08; testing of machines G01M13/00
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2550/02 Catalytic activity of catalytic converters
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/02 the substance being ammonia or urea
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2900/0408 using a feed-back loop
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2900/0412 using pre-calibrated maps, tables or charts
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2900/1411 Exhaust gas flow rate, e.g. mass flow rate or volumetric flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2900/1602 Temperature of exhaust gas apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2900/1621 Catalyst conversion efficiency
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2900/1626 Catalyst activation temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 3/2066 Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/0802 Temperature of the exhaust gas treatment apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/101 Engine speed
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0235 in relation with the state of the exhaust gas treating apparatus control of exhaust gas treating apparatus per se F01N
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/2416 Interpolation techniques
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/2422 Selective use of one or more tables
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/26 using computer, e.g. microprocessor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

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.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an internal combustion engine;

an exhaust aftertreatment system including an SCR catalyst structured to receive exhaust produced by the engine; and

a controller in operative communication with the engine and the exhaust aftertreatment system, the controller being structured to

select one of a plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations to provide a first dynamically determined weighting factor, the plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations structured to evaluate operation of the SCR catalyst using at least one of different inputs and different evaluation operations,

determine an operating mode of the engine in response to an engine load and an engine speed,

select 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, one or more predetermined weighting factors and a second dynamically determined weighting factor,

utilize 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

control operation of the engine using the set of combustion control values.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the second dynamically determined weighting factor is dynamically determined in response to a temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst and a space velocity value associated with the SCR catalyst.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations comprises a determination adapted to:

evaluate a current temperature value associated with an SCR catalyst relative to a first threshold value above which the SCR catalyst operates at a first predetermined efficiency and a second threshold value below which the SCR catalyst operates at a second predetermined efficiency less than the first predetermined efficiency,

set the first dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the first threshold value if the current temperature value is greater than the first threshold value,

set the first dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the second threshold value when the if the current temperature is less than second threshold value,

and set the first dynamically determined weighting factor equal to a quotient of (a) the difference between the first threshold value and the current temperature value and (b) difference between the first threshold value and the second threshold value if the current temperature value is intermediate the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations comprises a determination adapted to:

evaluate a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst relative to a first threshold value and a second threshold value less than the first threshold value,

set the first dynamically determined weighting factor using the first threshold value as an input to a predetermined function when the current temperature is greater than the first threshold value,

set the first dynamically determined weighting factor using the second threshold value as the input to the predetermined function when the current temperature is less than the second threshold value, and

set the first dynamically determined weighting factor using the current temperature value as the input to the predetermined function when the current temperature is between the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations comprises a determination adapted to set the first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst and a current space velocity value associated with the SCR catalyst.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations comprises a determination adapted to set the first dynamically determined weighting factor as one of a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value in response to an evaluation of a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst relative to a threshold value.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of SCR catalyst evaluations comprises a determination adapted to set the first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to the output of a hysteresis loop which utilizes a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst, a high hysteresis loop temperature threshold, a high hysteresis loop value, a low hysteresis loop temperature threshold, a low hysteresis loop value.

8. A method of controlling a system including an internal combustion engine, an exhaust aftertreatment system including an SCR catalyst operatively coupled with the engine, and an electronic control system in operative communication with the engine and the exhaust aftertreatment system, the method comprising:

operating the electronic control system to perform the acts of

providing a first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to performing a selected one of a plurality of calculations, the plurality calculations utilizing at least one of different inputs pertaining to operation of the SCR catalyst, and different calculations pertaining to operation of the SCR catalyst,

determining an operating mode of the engine in response to an engine load and an engine speed,

selecting 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,

utilizing 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

controlling operation of the engine using the set of combustion control values.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the plurality of inputs include a second dynamically determined weighting factor which is dynamically determined using an SCR catalyst temperature value and an SCR space velocity value.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the second the second dynamically determined weighting factor is dynamically determined by inputting the SCR catalyst temperature value and the SCR space velocity value to a lookup table and setting the second dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the output of the lookup table.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising dynamically selecting the selected one of the plurality of calculations.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the act of dynamically selecting the selected one of the plurality of calculations is responsive to the engine load and the engine speed.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the act of dynamically selecting the selected one of the plurality of calculations is further responsive to the space velocity of the SCR catalyst.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the act of providing the first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to performing the selected one of a plurality of SCR catalyst calculations comprises performing one of:

a first calculation which evaluates a current temperature value associated with an SCR catalyst relative to a first threshold value above which the SCR catalyst operates at a first predetermined efficiency and a second threshold value below which the SCR catalyst operates at a second predetermined efficiency, sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the first threshold value if the current temperature value is greater than the first threshold value, sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the second threshold value if the current temperature is less than second threshold value, and set the first dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the quotient of (a) the difference between the first threshold value and the current temperature value and (b) difference between the first threshold value and the second threshold value if the current temperature is intermediate the first threshold value and the second threshold value,

a second calculation which evaluates a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst relative to a first threshold value above which the SCR catalyst operates at a first predetermined efficiency and a second threshold value below which the SCR catalyst operates at a second predetermined efficiency, sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor using the first threshold value as an input to a predetermined function if the current temperature is greater than the first threshold value, sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor using the second threshold value as the input to the predetermined function if the current temperature is less than the second threshold value, and sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor using the current value as the input to the predetermined function if the current temperature is between the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value,

a third calculation which sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor based upon a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst, a current space velocity value associated with the SCR catalyst, and a lookup table,

a fourth calculation which sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor as one of a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value in response to an evaluation of a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst relative to a threshold value, and

a fifth calculation which sets the first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to the output of a hysteresis loop which utilizes a current temperature value associated with the SCR catalyst, a high hysteresis loop temperature threshold, a high hysteresis loop value, a low hysteresis loop temperature threshold, a low hysteresis loop value.

15. An electronic control system adapted to control a system including an internal combustion engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system including an SCR catalyst operatively coupled with the engine, the electronic control system comprising:

a controller; and

a non-transitory controller-readable memory structured with instructions executable by the controller to

provide a first dynamically determined weighting factor in response to performing a selected one of a plurality of calculations, the plurality calculations utilizing at least one of different inputs pertaining to operation of the SCR catalyst, and different calculations pertaining to operation of the SCR catalyst,

determine an operating mode of the engine in response to an engine load and an engine speed,

select 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,

utilize 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

control operation of the engine using the set of combustion control values.

16. The electronic control system of claim 15 wherein the plurality of inputs include a second dynamically determined weighting factor which is dynamically determined using one or more SCR catalyst operating characteristics.

17. The electronic control system of claim 16 wherein the second the second dynamically determined weighting factor is dynamically determined by inputting an SCR catalyst temperature value and an SCR space velocity value into a lookup table and setting the second dynamically determined weighting factor equal to the output of the lookup table.

18. The electronic control system of claim 15 further comprising dynamically determining the selected one of the plurality of calculations.

19. The electronic control system of claim 18 wherein the act of dynamically determining the selected one of the plurality of calculations is responsive to the engine load and the engine speed.

20. The electronic control system of claim 19 wherein the act of dynamically determining the selected one of the plurality of calculations is further responsive to one or more SCR catalyst operating characteristics.