Engine system and method for efficient emission control device purging
US7481039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, catalyst design, and exhaust system design.
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