System and method for diagnosing deterioration of NOx-occluded catalyst
A deterioration diagnosing system for a NOx-occluded catalyst comprises an inlet NOx concentration estimating unit which estimates NOx concentration at an inlet part of the catalyst; an outlet NOx concentration detecting unit which detects NOx concentration at an outlet part of the catalyst; and a d...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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26.03.2003
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Edition | 7 |
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Summary: | A deterioration diagnosing system for a NOx-occluded catalyst comprises an inlet NOx concentration estimating unit which estimates NOx concentration at an inlet part of the catalyst; an outlet NOx concentration detecting unit which detects NOx concentration at an outlet part of the catalyst; and a deterioration degree judging unit which judges a deterioration degree of the catalyst in accordance with a rate of the minimum value of NOx concentration detected by the detecting unit for a predetermined period to a value of NOx concentration estimated by the estimating unit at the time when the minimum value of NOx concentration is detected. The predetermined period is a period between a time when the engine exhaust gas shows the stoichiometric and/or richer air/fuel ratio and a subsequent time when the engine exhaust gas shows the stoichiometric and/or richer air/fuel ratio. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP19990112584 |