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Electrically heated catalyst with waste heat recovery

US8968666B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Eugene V. Gonze · Pinckney, US
Stuart R. Smith · Howell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2012
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A catalytic converter includes an inlet end, an outlet end and a catalyst body. The inlet end is configured to receive an exhaust gas from an engine. An outlet end is configured to output the exhaust gas. A catalyst body includes partitioning members disposed between the inlet end and the outlet end. The catalyst body includes exhaust channels and fluid channels. The exhaust channels are configured to guide the exhaust gas from the inlet end to the outlet end. The fluid channels are configured to receive a fluid from and return the fluid to a waste heat recovery circuit. Each of the exhaust channels and each of the fluid channels includes a respective ones of the partitioning members.

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