Intake oxygen concentration control system suitable for engine with lean NOx trapping technology
US11111864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses an intake oxygen concentration control system suitable for an engine with lean NOx trapping technology. The system adopts an exhaust turbocharging device to provide a pressure difference for an oxygen-enriched membrane to generate oxygen-rich and oxygen-deficient gases, and controls the intake oxygen concentration of different cylinders by adjusting the opening of flow control valves to match lean and rich combustion cycles of a lean NOx trapping system. In a lean combustion cycle, all four cylinders are filled with an oxygen-rich gas, which can make the combustion more complete and improve the thermal efficiency and fuel economy. In a rich combustion cycle, one of the four cylinders is filled with an oxygen-deficient gas, and the other three cylinders are filled with air or an oxygen-rich gas with a low concentration, so that less fuel is required to create a reducing atmosphere to realize the release and reduction of NOx in a lean NOx trapping device, thereby reducing the fuel consumption and ensuring the output power of the other three cylinders.
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