Patent classifications
F02D2041/026
Engine system
An engine system for an off-highway vehicle, comprising: a diesel engine configured to drive a driveline of the vehicle; an after-treatment arrangement configured to reduce emissions from the engine system; an after-treatment heating element configured to raise an operating temperature of the after-treatment arrangement; an electric energy storage device; and a controller configured to direct energy from the electric energy storage device to the after-treatment heating element in order to raise the operating temperature of the after-treatment arrangement.
System including engine and method of operating engine
A system includes an engine adapted to output a torque, a parasitic load adapted to receive a portion of the torque from the engine, and a controller communicably coupled to the parasitic load. The controller is configured to determine an actual exhaust temperature value of an exhaust gas flow exiting the engine and a minimum fuel amount to be injected into the engine. The controller is configured to compare the actual exhaust temperature value with an exhaust temperature threshold value of the exhaust gas flow to determine a first difference between the actual exhaust temperature value and the exhaust temperature threshold value. The controller is configured to determine a target torque output of the engine based on the first difference and the minimum fuel amount. The controller is configured to cause the torque to be increased to attain the target torque output using the parasitic load.
DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION
Disclosed are methods and systems for monitoring a diesel generator system that includes a DPF filter in order to provide a highly efficient approach for monitoring the status of a DPF filter in order to determine if a regeneration is required. The methods and systems not only permit the ongoing determination of when a regeneration is appropriate in order to prevent excessive engine backpressure, but also accomplish this objective in a manner that reduces fuel consumption over the course of engine use
CONTROL SYSTEM
A control system is provided for a diesel particulate filter (DPF) system of a diesel engine configured for operation in an off-highway vehicle. The control system includes a controller configured to receive a signal corresponding to a fill state of the DPF being at or above a first threshold. The controller is configured to selectively induce a parasitic load on the diesel engine to increase an operating temperature of the engine in response to receiving the signal.
Fast cold start heat up and energy efficiency for commercial vehicle powertrain
A transmission system constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes an aftertreatment system and a controller. The transmission system is selectively coupled to an engine crankshaft of an internal combustion engine arranged on a vehicle. The aftertreatment system reduces emissions in an exhaust of the internal combustion engine. The controller operates in an aftertreatment heat-up mode such that the aftertreatment system is heated up to an elevated temperature and emissions are thereby reduced based on the elevated temperature. The controller operates in the aftertreatment heat-up mode when the internal combustion engine is operating at or below a brake mean effective pressure between three and four bar. The aftertreatment heat-up mode comprises increasing load on the internal combustion engine.
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
The present disclosure relates to a control device for a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine as a drive source, a motor generator as a drive source, a battery for storing electric power generated by the motor generator using an output of the engine, and an exhaust treatment device provided in an exhaust passage of the engine. The control device is configured to execute a temperature rise control that increases the output of the engine and raises a temperature of exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust treatment device.
Powertrain with Continuously Variable Transmission and Aftertreatment System
A powertrain for a machine includes an internal combustion engine, an aftertreatment system including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst for treating exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine, and a continuously variable transmission operatively coupled to the internal combustion engine. An electronic controller can measure a catalyst temperature of the SCR catalyst and can inversely adjust an engine speed and a CVT output to selectively regulate a catalyst temperature of the SCR catalyst. In an embodiment, the CVT may be a hydro-mechanical transmission including a hydrostatic transmission and a mechanical transmission.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE
Systems, devices, methods and programs for reducing emissions from engines are provided. For example, one system for reducing emissions from engines comprises a heating controller coupled to an energy storage device (ESD). The heating controller is configured to control a heating element to heat one or more components of an after-treatment system using energy from the ESD under a first condition and to control the heating element to stop heating the one or more components of the after-treatment system when a second condition is satisfied. Additionally, another system for reducing emissions from engines comprises a controller detecting a decrease in a demanded torque from an engine and an ISG. The controller is then configured to operate a clutch to disengage the engine from the ISG, if after removing fuel from the engine, the sensed speed of the engine is above a threshold.
Methods and systems for an aftertreatment arrangement
Methods and systems are provided for partially regenerating a lean NO.sub.x trap in response to an engine shutdown request. In one example, an engine shutdown is delayed so that a low-temperature storing region of the lean NO.sub.x trap is regenerated without regenerating a high-temperature storing region of the lean NO.sub.x trap. A battery charge is replenished during the shutdown, wherein the charge may be consumed during a subsequent engine operation.
Systems and methods for controlling boost during an engine cold start
Systems and methods are provided for using an electric machine as a generator to control boost during an engine cold start. In one example, a method may include receiving a request to increase an engine load during the engine cold start, determining an available capacity of a battery, operating the electric machine as a generator to increase the engine load with an electrical load, and responsive to the available capacity of the battery being less than a charge threshold, charging the battery with the electrical load while generating an increased boost pressure with an electric boosting device by powering the electric boosting device via the battery, and coordinating an amount of the increased boost pressure to compensate the electrical load. By increasing the engine load during the engine cold start, an exhaust gas temperature may be increased to achieve catalyst light-off.