Method of Controlling Operation of an Exhaust Gas Treatment Apparatus

• Main Authors: Darley, Ben, Eager, Antony J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.10.2020
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES; CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNALCOMBUSTION ENGINES; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES ORENGINES IN GENERAL; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A method of controlling operation of an engine, the engine comprising: a combustion unit having an exhaust conduit and one or more combustion cylinders each having a piston, a fuel injector, an intake valve and an exhaust valve leading to the exhaust conduit; an exhaust gas treatment apparatus configured to receive fluid from the exhaust conduit and comprising a diesel oxidation catalyst module; and a controller configured to receive a temperature data value indicative of a temperature of gas within the diesel oxidation catalyst module. The method comprises: injecting fuel from the fuel injector into each of the one or more combustion cylinders in a main injection event to initiate via compression ignition a primary combustion event that drives the piston. The method further comprises using the controller to compare the temperature data value relative to a first temperature threshold value and a second temperature threshold value.