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NOx sensor malfunction diagnostic device and malfunction diagnostic method

US8219278B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2008
Grant dateJul 10, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The NOx sensor malfunction diagnostic device includes a control section. The control section performs the supplying of an excess amount of reducing agent, which is more than an amount required to reduce adsorbed NOx in a NOx reduction catalyst when a predetermined amount of NOx has been adsorbed in the NOx catalyst, and detects malfunctions of the NOx sensor based on NOx sensor output signal when the excess amount of reduction agent is supplied.

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