Systems and methods provide deceleration fuel cutoff regeneration of a gas particulate filter. A powertrain system includes an exhaust system containing the gas particulate filter, which is configured to collect particulate matter from an exhaust gas stream of the powertrain system. A temperature sensor is configured to monitor a temperature of the gas particulate filter. A loading monitor, such as a sensor and/or a model, is configured to provide a loading input of particulate loading of the gas particulate filter. At least one controller is configured to: determine, by comparing the loading input to stored values, whether the gas particulate filter requires the regeneration; effect a warmup of the gas particulate filter when the determination shows the gas particulate filter requires the regeneration; and initiate the regeneration when a value received from the temperature sensor meets a minimum threshold level.

A method for heating a first exhaust gas purification device and a second exhaust gas purification device of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, has the following steps: determining a first actual temperature of the first device and a second actual temperature of the second device, determining a first setpoint temperature of the first device and a second setpoint temperature of the second device by means of a heating coordination device, determining a first heat demand of the first device and a second heat demand of the second device, creating a heating specification for the first device and for the second device, relaying the heating specification to an engine control device of the motor vehicle, and controlling the internal combustion engine by means of the engine control device as a function of the heating specification.

The exhaust gas after-treatment system of an engine configured as a gas engine or as a dual-fuel engine includes a catalyst, that can be flowed through by exhaust gas, a control tube extending through a recess in the catalyst, which control tube is movable relative to the catalyst and is flowable through by exhaust gas, and an actuator which is equipped to move the control tube relative to the catalyst dependent on at least one operating condition of the engine and/or at least one operating condition of the exhaust gas after-treatment system such that in a first relative position of the control tube relative to the catalyst, the catalyst can be flowed through by exhaust gas but not the control tube, and in a second relative position of the control tube relative to the catalyst, the control tube can be flowed through by the exhaust gas but not the catalyst.

A method to control a burner for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas after-treatment system including at least one catalytic converter. The method provides the steps of calculating the thermal power needed to reach the nominal operating temperature of the at least one catalytic converter and determining an actual number of revolutions with which to operate a fresh air pumping device based on the sum of a nominal number of revolutions, a closed-loop contribution of the number of revolutions with which to operate the fresh air pumping device, and a further contribution of the number of revolutions with which to operate the fresh air pumping device in order to ensure optimal thermal power exiting the burner.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods for determining the sulfur content in an exhaust tract of a motor vehicle. The method may include: determining a change in the nitrogen oxide abatement efficiency of a coated particulate filter arranged in the exhaust tract and/or a determined ammonia storage capacity change of a coated particulate filter arranged in the exhaust tract; comparing the determined change to a threshold value; identifying an excessive sulfur content if the comparison shows that the determined change exceeds the threshold value; and undertaking one or more corrective actions in response to identifying an excessive sulfur content.

Various embodiments include a method for regenerating a coated particulate filter arranged in an exhaust-gas duct of a motor vehicle. The method may include: detecting a need for particulate filter regeneration; determining a first diagnosis value before initiating particulate filter regeneration; after determining the first diagnosis value, carrying out particulate filter regeneration; determining a second diagnosis value after particulate filter regeneration; determining a difference between the first determined diagnosis value and the second determined diagnosis value; comparing the determined difference with a threshold value; and identifying a particulate filter defect if the determined difference exceeds the threshold value.

A PM sensor is arranged downstream of a one-side blocked filter that collects a particulate matter in exhaust gas of an engine, and first and second sensor abnormality diagnoses are executed based on output of the PM sensor. In the first sensor abnormality diagnosis, a filter-outflow PM amount (an amount of the PM flowing out from the one-side blocked filter) is estimated based on a working condition of the engine and a PM collection rate of the one-side blocked filter, and an occurrence of output abnormality of the PM sensor is determined by comparing a sensor-detection PM amount (an amount of the PM detected based on the output of the PM sensor) with the filter-outflow PM amount. In the second sensor abnormality diagnosis, an engine discharging PM amount (an amount of the PM discharged from the engine) is estimated based on a working condition of the engine, and an occurrence of output abnormality of the PM sensor is determined by comparing an increasing rate of the output of the PM sensor with an increasing rate of the engine discharging PM amount.

A method and control device for correcting an output signal of an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust gas conduit of an internal combustion engine, a secondary air delivery system for delivering air into the exhaust gas conduit being associated with the exhaust gas conduit upstream from the exhaust gas sensor in the flow direction of the exhaust gas. During a measurement of the output signal of the exhaust gas sensor, air is delivered to the exhaust gas conduit via the secondary air delivery system during a correction phase by way of which a correction of the output signal of the exhaust gas sensor is derived. In this operating mode, a defined oxygen content exists in the gas mixture surrounding said sensor, so that the output signal can be compared with reference values.

An exhaust aftertreatment system including a selective catalytic reduction device (SCR), a NOx sensor and a reductant injection system is described. A method for controlling the reductant injection system to inject reductant into the exhaust gas feedstream upstream relative to the SCR includes monitoring engine operation, and determining an initial reductant dosing rate responsive to the engine operation. A dosing perturbation is induced in the reductant dosing rate. The exhaust gas feedstream is monitored via the NOx sensor, and a reductant dosing correction term is determined based upon the monitoring. A final dosing rate for controlling the reductant injection system is determined based upon the initial reductant dosing rate, the dosing perturbation, and the reductant dosing correction term

A temperature of a catalyst (EHC) is estimated with high accuracy. An electronic control device of the present invention controls an engine system that includes: an internal combustion engine; a motor capable of motoring the internal combustion engine; a catalyst that is installed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, has a function of being heated by energization, and purifies exhaust gas; and a downstream temperature sensor installed on the downstream side of the catalyst. The electronic control device includes: a control unit that causes the motor to motor the internal combustion engine; and an estimation unit that performs a first estimation process of estimating a temperature of the catalyst based on detection information of the downstream temperature sensor when the internal combustion engine is motored.