An exhaust system includes a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) device mounted to an exhaust pipe for exhausting an exhaust gas of an engine and purifying hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) among the exhaust gas, an urea injector positioned at a rear of the diesel oxidation catalyst device for injecting an urea aqueous solution to an inside of the exhaust pipe, a mixer positioned at the rear of the urea injector, a diesel particulate matter filter (DPF) positioned at the rear of the mixer and coated with a catalyst devoid of a noble metal or a hydrolysis catalyst that does not oxidize ammonia and hydrolyzes the injected urea to reduce a particulate material of the exhaust gas, and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device positioned at the rear of the diesel particulate matter filter.

A supercharging system includes a charging device having a turbine and a compressor, the compressor having a high speed shaft; a planetary gear set coupled to the high speed shaft and an electric motor, or generator, via a low speed drive shaft; a clutch unit; a power transmission for connecting a crank shaft of the combustion engine to the drive shaft via the clutch unit; at least one sensor to measure at least one physical parameter of the exhaust gases inside, or after having passed, an exhaust gas catalyzer of the internal combustion engine, the at least one sensor being configured to provide an output signal representing a measured value of the at least one physical parameter; and a system control unit to receive the output signal and to control the speed or effect of the electric motor, or generator, based on the output signal. A method is also disclosed.

A control system of an exhaust sensor controlling an exhaust sensor comprises a heater control part controlling a heater and a temperature estimating part estimating a temperature of an exhaust pipe around the exhaust sensor. The heater control part sets the target temperature to a first target temperature after startup of the internal combustion engine and until the estimated temperature of the exhaust pipe reaches a first exhaust pipe temperature, sets the target temperature to a second target temperature from when the estimated temperature of the exhaust pipe reaches the first exhaust pipe temperature to when it reaches a second exhaust pipe temperature, and sets the target temperature to an operating temperature of the electrochemical cell when the estimated temperature of the exhaust pipe reaches the second exhaust pipe temperature.

The control system of an internal combustion engine performs normal operation control including lean control for making the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst a lean air-fuel ratio, and rich control for making the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst a rich air-fuel ratio. The normal operation control includes judgment reference decreasing control decreasing the judgment reference storage amount in the lean control when during the time period of performing the lean control, the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst becomes the lean judged air-fuel ratio or more. The control system judges that the exhaust purification catalyst is abnormal when the judgment reference storage amount becomes less than a deterioration judgment value.

Methods comprising: arranging a binary lambda sensor and a second sensor downstream of a catalytic converter; when the engine is run for the first time, using an initial lambda setpoint for closed-loop control; measuring the NH.sub.3 value in the exhaust gas; simultaneously measuring the signal from the binary lambda sensor; if the NH.sub.3 value lies above a first threshold value, reducing the lambda setpoint value of the binary lambda signal until the NH.sub.3 value lies below the first threshold value or the binary sensor signal lies below a second threshold value; recording the corresponding binary sensor signal when the NH.sub.3 value passes the first threshold value, for binary sensor signal setpoint value adaptation, as V.sub.binary-left; and calculating the real lambda setpoint value.

A chemical species mass flow meter measurement system for use in fluid mixture streams includes a chemical species concentration detection analyzer physically located within a fluid volume flow rate sensing probe along with bulk temperature and pressure sensing devices for relating to standard conditions. The system uses concentration detection analyzers specifically suited to the intended application. Applications include the measurement of exhaust mass emissions from vehicles, the fuel economy of vehicles, as well as the measurement of the mass flow rate of chemical species of interest in general industrial processes.

An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes: a first sensor configured to measure a parameter in the exhaust gas aftertreatment system; a second sensor configured to measure the parameter in the exhaust gas aftertreatment system, the second sensor disposed proximate the first sensor; and at least one controller configured to simultaneously receive sensor values from the first sensor and receive sensor values from the second sensor.

A control device of an exhaust sensor comprises a battery voltage detection part detecting a voltage of a battery, and a heater control part setting a target temperature of an electrochemical cell and controlling the electric power supplied from the battery to a heater. The heater control part sets the target temperature to a first temperature after startup of the internal combustion engine until the voltage of the battery recovers to a predetermined voltage, and switches the target temperature from the first temperature to a second temperature when the voltage of the battery recovers to the predetermined voltage. The first temperature is a temperature lower than an operating temperature of the electrochemical cell and at least a lowest temperature at which a Leidenfrost phenomenon occurs at the protective layer. The second temperature is a temperature of the operating temperature or more.

An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line through which a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows, a waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the combustion exhaust gas, a branch exhaust gas line provided to be connected between a front stage and a downstream stage of the waste heat recovery boiler on a main exhaust gas line, a nitrogen oxide removal unit removing nitrogen oxide in an integrated combustion exhaust gas into which a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the main exhaust gas line and a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the branch exhaust gas line are integrated, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the integrated combustion exhaust gas from which nitrogen oxide has been removed, and a CO.sub.2 recovery unit recovering CO.sub.2 in the integrated combustion exhaust gas.

A method for diagnosing a diesel oxidation catalyst fault includes: obtaining an standard molar enthalpy of formation-revolution speed-load table; obtaining a revolution speed, a load, a temperature difference of front and rear exhaust pipes, and a casing temperature, obtaining an standard molar enthalpy of formation corresponding to the revolution speed and the load from the standard molar enthalpy of formation-revolution speed-load table, and calculating an actual formation enthalpy corresponding to the temperature difference of front and rear exhaust pipes and the casing temperature from the temperature difference of front and rear exhaust pipes and the casing temperature; calculating a standard reaction enthalpy from the standard molar enthalpy of formation and standard conversion efficiency; and diagnosing a diesel oxidation catalyst fault by comparing the actual formation enthalpy with the standard reaction enthalpy. The method is capable of realizing online fault diagnosis on a diesel oxidation catalyst without the disassembly of the diesel oxidation catalyst.