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- the present invention relates to an exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine, which selectively reduces a nitrogen oxide (NOx) in exhaust gas by use of ammonia produced from a urea aqueous solution, and an exhaust gas purification method of an engine.
- NOx nitrogen oxide
- an exhaust gas purification apparatus As a catalytic purification system which removes NOx included in exhaust gas of an engine, there has been proposed an exhaust gas purification apparatus as disclosed in Japanese Laid-open Patent Application Publication No. 2008-261253.
- This exhaust gas purification apparatus injection-supplies an ammonia solution with a flow rate in accordance with an engine operation state to the exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst disposed in an engine exhaust pipe, and selectively reduces NOx in the exhaust gas by the SCR catalyst, to convert NOx into harmless components.
- SCR selective catalytic reduction
- ammonia which does not reduce NOx in exhaust gas but is adsorbed to an SCR catalyst and ammonia which does not reduce NOx in the exhaust gas but passes through the SCR catalyst and is discharged to the atmosphere are present, depending on an engine operation state.
- the ammonia which has passed through the SCR catalyst is oxidized by an oxidation catalyst disposed on an exhaust downstream side of the the SCR catalyst, whereby it is possible to suppress the discharging the ammpnia into the atmosphere.
- the ammonia adsorbed to the SCR catalyst is not taken into consideration, but a flow rate of a urea aqueous solution to be injection-supplied to the exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the SCR catalyst is controlled.
- an object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine which estimates an amount of ammonia adsorbed to an SCR catalyst to control the dosing of a urea aqueous solution in accordance with the estimation result, to achieve the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution, and an exhaust gas purification method of an engine.
- an exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine includes a selective reduction catalyst disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine to selectively reduce NOx by use of ammonia produced from a urea aqueous solution, an dosing unit which doses the urea aqueous solution to an exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst, and a control unit having a built-in computer.
- control unit calculates an amount of the produced ammonia from an amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution in accordance with an engine operation state, and calculates a purification ratio of NOx by the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of a first NOx concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine and a second NOx concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst.
- control unit performs calculation to estimate an amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of the amount of the produced ammonia and the purification ratio of NOx, and corrects the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state on the basis of the amount of the adsorbed ammonia.
- control unit controls an operation of the dosing unit on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
- the control unit calculates a purification ratio of NOx by the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of a first NOx concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine and a second NOx concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst, and performs calculation to estimate an amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding to ammonia to be adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of an amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state and the purification ratio of NOx.
- control unit corrects the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state on the basis of the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution, and then controls an operation of the dosing unit on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
- a control unit corrects an amount of an urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state on the basis of a purification ratio of NOx by a selective reduction catalyst, and doses the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed to an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst.
- an amount of an urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state is thus corrected, so that it is possible to suppress the ammonia passed through the selective reduction catalyst and discharged to the atmosphere, while acquiring the ammonia required for NOx purification by the selective reduction catalyst. In consequence, it is possible to achieve the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution.
- FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing an example of an exhaust gas purification apparatus which embodies the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another example of the control program.
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an exhaust gas purification apparatus which embodies the present invention.
- a nitrogen oxidation catalyst 16 which oxidizes nitrogen monoxide (NO) into nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )
- an injection nozzle 18 which injection-supplies a urea aqueous solution
- an SCR catalyst 20 which selectively reduces NOx by use of ammonia produced from the urea aqueous solution
- an ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 which oxidizes the ammonia passed through the SCR catalyst 20 are arranged in this order along an exhaust flow-through direction.
- the urea aqueous solution stored in a reducing agent tank 24 is supplied to the injection nozzle 18 through a reducing agent dosing unit 26 having a built-in pump and a built-in flow rate control valve therein. It is to be noted that the injection nozzle 18 , the reducing agent tank 24 and the reducing agent dosing unit 26 are included to constitute an example of a dosing unit.
- the reducing agent dosing unit 26 may have a constitution which is divided into a pump module having the built-in pump, and a dosing module having the built-in flow rate control valve.
- a NOx sensor 28 which measures a NOx concentration Cu in exhaust gas discharged from the engine 10 is attached.
- a NOx sensor 30 which measures a NOx concentration Cd in the exhaust gas passed through the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 is attached.
- an exhaust temperature sensor 32 which measures a temperature (an exhaust temperature) T of the exhaust gas flowing into the SCR catalyst 20 is attached to. It is to be noted that in an exhaust gas purification apparatus in which the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 is not disposed, the NOx sensor 30 measures the NOx concentration Cd in the exhaust gas passed through the SCR catalyst 20 .
- Each measurement signal of the NOx sensors 28 and 30 and the exhaust temperature sensor 32 is input into a reducing agent dosing control unit 34 having a built-in computer. Moreover, the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 is connected to an engine control unit 36 which electronically controls the engine 10 via a controller area network (CAN) and the like so that a rotation speed Ne and a load Q can appropriately be read as an engine operation state.
- CAN controller area network
- the load Q of the engine 10 for example, a fuel injection amount, an intake air flow, an intake air pressure, a supercharging pressure, an accelerator open degree, a throttle open degree or the like can be applied.
- the rotation speed Ne and load Q of the engine 10 are not limited to a constitution to be read from the engine control unit 36 , but may directly be measured by a known sensor.
- the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 executes a control program stored in a read only memory (ROM) or the like, to electronically control the reducing agent dosing unit 26 so that the ammonia is supplied to the SCR catalyst 20 in accordance with the engine operation state.
- ROM read only memory
- the urea aqueous solution injection-supplied (dosed) through the injection nozzle 18 is hydrolyzed by using exhaust heat and vapor in the exhaust gas, and is converted into ammonia which functions as a reducing agent. It is known that this ammonia selectively reduces NOx in the exhaust gas in the SCR catalyst 20 , and is converted into harmless water (H 2 O) and nitrogen (N 2 ). At this time, NO is oxidized to NO 2 in the nitrogen oxidation catalyst 16 to enhance a NOx purification ratio by the SCR catalyst 20 , whereby a ratio between NO and NO 2 in the exhaust gas is improved to be suitable for the selective reductive reaction.
- the ammonia passed through the SCR catalyst 20 is oxidized through the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 disposed on the exhaust downstream side the SCR catalyst 20 , so that the ammonia is prevented from being discharged as it is to the atmosphere.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of a control program to be executed by the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 with the start of the engine 10 as an opportunity.
- step 1 (abbreviated as “S 1 ” in the drawings. This also applies to the following description.)
- the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from the exhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from the engine control unit 36 .
- the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates an amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state.
- the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 refers to a control map in which the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution adapted to the exhaust temperature, the rotation speed and the load is set, to obtain the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the exhaust temperature T, the rotation speed Ne and the load Q.
- step 3 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 electronically controls each of the pump and flow rate control valve of the reducing agent dosing unit 26 , in accordance with the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed so that the urea aqueous solution is injection-supplied through the injection nozzle 18 in accordance with the engine operation state.
- step 4 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates an amount of the produced ammonia from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, by use of a condition that two mols of ammonia is produced from one mol of urea.
- step 5 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 reads the NOx concentrations Cu and Cd from the NOx sensors 28 and 30 , respectively.
- step 6 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates the NOx purification ratio by the SCR catalyst 20 by use of an equation “NOx purification ratio equals NOx concentration Cu minus NOx concentration Cd divided by NOx concentration Cu”.
- the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 perform calculation to estimate an amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to the SCR catalyst 20 by use of an equation “the amount of the adsorbed ammonia equals the amount of the produced ammonia multiplied by 1 minus NOx purification ratio, both terms in the parentheses”.
- the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 presumes that the urea aqueous solution which does not contribute to the NOx purification in the urea aqueous solution injection-supplied through the injection nozzle 18 has been adsorbed to the SCR catalyst 20 in ammonia state.
- step 8 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from the exhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from the engine control unit 36 .
- step 9 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state by a method similar to the step 2 .
- step 10 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the adsorbed ammonia estimated in the step 7 , by use of a condition that one mol of ammonia is produced from 1 ⁇ 2 mol of urea.
- step 11 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 subtracts the amount of the urea aqueous solution from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. That is, it is noted that the ammonia adsorbed to the SCR catalyst 20 is utilized for the purification of NOx in the exhaust gas, and thus, the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 decreases the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. Then, upon the completion of the correction of the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed, the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 returns the processing to the step 3 .
- the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is dosed to the exhaust upstream of the SCR catalyst 20 .
- the purification ratio of NOx to be selectively reduced by the SCR catalyst 20 is obtained on the basis of the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine 10 and the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 .
- an amount represented by “1-NOx purification ratio” is the amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to the SCR catalyst 20 .
- the amount of the urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the adsorbed ammonia is subtracted from the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed, and on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed, the dosing of the urea aqueous solution is controlled.
- the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is corrected on the basis of the NOx purification ratio by the SCR catalyst 20 , and the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed is dosed to the exhaust gas on the exhaust upstream side of the SCR catalyst 20 .
- the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is thus decreased and corrected. Therefore, the ammonia passed through the SCR catalyst 20 and discharged to the atmosphere can be suppressed, while acquiring the ammonia required for the NOx purification by the SCR catalyst 20 . In consequence, the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution can be achieved. Moreover, the amount of the ammonia which is not adsorbed to the SCR catalyst 20 but is introduced into the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 decreases. Therefore, the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 can be miniaturized, and the decrease of a weight and cost thereof can be expected.
- FIG. 3 shows another example of the control program to be executed by the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 with the start of the engine 10 as the opportunity.
- the description of the processing which is common to the control program shown in FIG. 2 is simplified for a purpose of excluding redundant description.
- step 21 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from the exhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from the engine control unit 36 .
- step 22 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state.
- step 23 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 electronically controls each of the pump and flow rate control valve of the reducing agent dosing unit 26 , in accordance with the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
- step 24 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 reads the NOx concentrations Cu and Cd from the NOx sensors 28 and 30 , respectively.
- step 25 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates the NOx purification ratio by the SCR catalyst 20 by use of the equation “NOx purification ratio equals NOx concentration Cu minus NOx concentration Cd divided by NOx concentration Cu”.
- step 26 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 perform calculation to estimate the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to the SCR catalyst 20 by use of an equation “the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution equals the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution multiplied by 1-NOx purification ratio, both terms in the parentheses”.
- step 27 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from the exhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from the engine control unit 36 .
- step 28 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state.
- step 29 the reducing agent dosing control unit 34 subtracts the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. Afterward, the unit returns the processing to the step 23 .
- the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed is corrected on the basis of the urea aqueous solution, so that the control can be simplified.
- the amount of the adsorbed ammonia or the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding thereto may be corrected on the basis of an ammonia concentration measured by an ammonia sensor attached to the exhaust pipe 14 positioned on the exhaust downstream side of the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 .
- the amount of the adsorbed ammonia or the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution is obtained in consideration of the amount of the ammonia passed through the ammonia oxidation catalyst 22 , and hence control accuracy can be enhanced.
- the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution can further be promoted through the enhancement of the control accuracy.
- the ammonia sensor measures the concentration of the ammonia in the exhaust gas passed through the SCR catalyst 20 .
- the present invention can be applied to an exhaust gas purification apparatus including the exhaust pipe 14 further provided with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) which collects and removes a particulate matter (PM), an exhaust gas purification apparatus including the DPF coated with a catalyst component which functions as an SCR catalyst, and the like.
- DPF diesel particulate filter
- PM particulate matter
Abstract
A control unit calculates an amount of produced ammonia from an amount of a dosed urea aqueous solution according to an engine operation state, and calculates a NOx purification ratio in the case of dosing the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution according to the operation state to exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of an SCR catalyst. Moreover, the control unit estimates an amount of adsorbed ammonia to the SCR catalyst based on the produced ammonia amount and the NOx purification ratio. Then, the control unit subtracts the amount of the urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the adsorbed ammonia from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution according to the operation state to correct the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, and controls the dosing of the urea aqueous solution based on the corrected amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution.
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- This application is a continuation of PCT/JP2010/060092, filed on Jun. 15, 2010.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine, which selectively reduces a nitrogen oxide (NOx) in exhaust gas by use of ammonia produced from a urea aqueous solution, and an exhaust gas purification method of an engine.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- As a catalytic purification system which removes NOx included in exhaust gas of an engine, there has been proposed an exhaust gas purification apparatus as disclosed in Japanese Laid-open Patent Application Publication No. 2008-261253. This exhaust gas purification apparatus injection-supplies an ammonia solution with a flow rate in accordance with an engine operation state to the exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst disposed in an engine exhaust pipe, and selectively reduces NOx in the exhaust gas by the SCR catalyst, to convert NOx into harmless components.
- Meanwhile, ammonia which does not reduce NOx in exhaust gas but is adsorbed to an SCR catalyst and ammonia which does not reduce NOx in the exhaust gas but passes through the SCR catalyst and is discharged to the atmosphere are present, depending on an engine operation state. The ammonia which has passed through the SCR catalyst is oxidized by an oxidation catalyst disposed on an exhaust downstream side of the the SCR catalyst, whereby it is possible to suppress the discharging the ammpnia into the atmosphere. However, in a conventional proposed technology, the ammonia adsorbed to the SCR catalyst is not taken into consideration, but a flow rate of a urea aqueous solution to be injection-supplied to the exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the SCR catalyst is controlled. Therefore, when an amount of the ammonia adsorbed to the SCR catalyst has a saturated state, the ammonia to be oxidized by the oxidation catalyst increases. Consequently, in the conventional proposed technology, an amount of ammonia which does not contribute to NOx purification is large, and it has not been easily considered that the urea aqueous solution is effectively utilized.
- Therefore, taking into consideration the above problems up to now, an object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine which estimates an amount of ammonia adsorbed to an SCR catalyst to control the dosing of a urea aqueous solution in accordance with the estimation result, to achieve the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution, and an exhaust gas purification method of an engine.
- In consequence, an exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a selective reduction catalyst disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine to selectively reduce NOx by use of ammonia produced from a urea aqueous solution, an dosing unit which doses the urea aqueous solution to an exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst, and a control unit having a built-in computer.
- Moreover, in the exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to a first embodiment, the control unit calculates an amount of the produced ammonia from an amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution in accordance with an engine operation state, and calculates a purification ratio of NOx by the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of a first NOx concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine and a second NOx concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst. Moreover, the control unit performs calculation to estimate an amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of the amount of the produced ammonia and the purification ratio of NOx, and corrects the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state on the basis of the amount of the adsorbed ammonia. Afterward, the control unit controls an operation of the dosing unit on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
- Moreover, in the exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to a second embodiment, the control unit calculates a purification ratio of NOx by the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of a first NOx concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine and a second NOx concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst, and performs calculation to estimate an amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding to ammonia to be adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of an amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state and the purification ratio of NOx. Moreover, the control unit corrects the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state on the basis of the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution, and then controls an operation of the dosing unit on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
- On the other hand, in an exhaust gas purification method of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control unit corrects an amount of an urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state on the basis of a purification ratio of NOx by a selective reduction catalyst, and doses the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed to an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst.
- According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the case in which ammonia is adsorbed to a selective reduction catalyst, an amount of an urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state is thus corrected, so that it is possible to suppress the ammonia passed through the selective reduction catalyst and discharged to the atmosphere, while acquiring the ammonia required for NOx purification by the selective reduction catalyst. In consequence, it is possible to achieve the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution.
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FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing an example of an exhaust gas purification apparatus which embodies the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program; and -
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another example of the control program. - Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an exhaust gas purification apparatus which embodies the present invention. - In an
exhaust pipe 14 connected to anexhaust manifold 12 of anengine 10, anitrogen oxidation catalyst 16 which oxidizes nitrogen monoxide (NO) into nitrogen dioxide (NO2), aninjection nozzle 18 which injection-supplies a urea aqueous solution, anSCR catalyst 20 which selectively reduces NOx by use of ammonia produced from the urea aqueous solution and anammonia oxidation catalyst 22 which oxidizes the ammonia passed through theSCR catalyst 20 are arranged in this order along an exhaust flow-through direction. Moreover, the urea aqueous solution stored in a reducingagent tank 24 is supplied to theinjection nozzle 18 through a reducingagent dosing unit 26 having a built-in pump and a built-in flow rate control valve therein. It is to be noted that theinjection nozzle 18, thereducing agent tank 24 and the reducingagent dosing unit 26 are included to constitute an example of a dosing unit. - Here, the reducing
agent dosing unit 26 may have a constitution which is divided into a pump module having the built-in pump, and a dosing module having the built-in flow rate control valve. - To the
exhaust pipe 14 positioned on an exhaust upstream side of thenitrogen oxidation catalyst 16, aNOx sensor 28 which measures a NOx concentration Cu in exhaust gas discharged from theengine 10 is attached. On the other hand, to theexhaust pipe 14 positioned on an exhaust downstream side of theammonia oxidation catalyst 22, aNOx sensor 30 which measures a NOx concentration Cd in the exhaust gas passed through theammonia oxidation catalyst 22 is attached. Moreover, on the exhaust upstream side of theSCR catalyst 20, specifically, to theexhaust pipe 14 positioned between theinjection nozzle 18 and theSCR catalyst 20, anexhaust temperature sensor 32 which measures a temperature (an exhaust temperature) T of the exhaust gas flowing into theSCR catalyst 20 is attached to. It is to be noted that in an exhaust gas purification apparatus in which theammonia oxidation catalyst 22 is not disposed, theNOx sensor 30 measures the NOx concentration Cd in the exhaust gas passed through theSCR catalyst 20. - Each measurement signal of the
NOx sensors exhaust temperature sensor 32 is input into a reducing agentdosing control unit 34 having a built-in computer. Moreover, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 is connected to anengine control unit 36 which electronically controls theengine 10 via a controller area network (CAN) and the like so that a rotation speed Ne and a load Q can appropriately be read as an engine operation state. - Here, as the load Q of the
engine 10, for example, a fuel injection amount, an intake air flow, an intake air pressure, a supercharging pressure, an accelerator open degree, a throttle open degree or the like can be applied. Moreover, the rotation speed Ne and load Q of theengine 10 are not limited to a constitution to be read from theengine control unit 36, but may directly be measured by a known sensor. - Moreover, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 executes a control program stored in a read only memory (ROM) or the like, to electronically control the reducingagent dosing unit 26 so that the ammonia is supplied to theSCR catalyst 20 in accordance with the engine operation state. - In such an exhaust gas purification apparatus, the urea aqueous solution injection-supplied (dosed) through the
injection nozzle 18 is hydrolyzed by using exhaust heat and vapor in the exhaust gas, and is converted into ammonia which functions as a reducing agent. It is known that this ammonia selectively reduces NOx in the exhaust gas in theSCR catalyst 20, and is converted into harmless water (H2O) and nitrogen (N2). At this time, NO is oxidized to NO2 in thenitrogen oxidation catalyst 16 to enhance a NOx purification ratio by theSCR catalyst 20, whereby a ratio between NO and NO2 in the exhaust gas is improved to be suitable for the selective reductive reaction. On the other hand, the ammonia passed through theSCR catalyst 20 is oxidized through theammonia oxidation catalyst 22 disposed on the exhaust downstream side theSCR catalyst 20, so that the ammonia is prevented from being discharged as it is to the atmosphere. -
FIG. 2 shows an example of a control program to be executed by the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 with the start of theengine 10 as an opportunity. - In step 1 (abbreviated as “S1” in the drawings. This also applies to the following description.), the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from theexhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from theengine control unit 36. - In step 2, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 calculates an amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state. Specifically, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 refers to a control map in which the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution adapted to the exhaust temperature, the rotation speed and the load is set, to obtain the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the exhaust temperature T, the rotation speed Ne and the load Q. - In step 3, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 electronically controls each of the pump and flow rate control valve of the reducingagent dosing unit 26, in accordance with the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed so that the urea aqueous solution is injection-supplied through theinjection nozzle 18 in accordance with the engine operation state. - In step 4, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 calculates an amount of the produced ammonia from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, by use of a condition that two mols of ammonia is produced from one mol of urea. - In step 5, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 reads the NOx concentrations Cu and Cd from theNOx sensors - In step 6, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 calculates the NOx purification ratio by theSCR catalyst 20 by use of an equation “NOx purification ratio equals NOx concentration Cu minus NOx concentration Cd divided by NOx concentration Cu”. - In step 7, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 perform calculation to estimate an amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to theSCR catalyst 20 by use of an equation “the amount of the adsorbed ammonia equals the amount of the produced ammonia multiplied by 1 minus NOx purification ratio, both terms in the parentheses”. In short, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 presumes that the urea aqueous solution which does not contribute to the NOx purification in the urea aqueous solution injection-supplied through theinjection nozzle 18 has been adsorbed to theSCR catalyst 20 in ammonia state. - In step 8, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from theexhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from theengine control unit 36. - In
step 9, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state by a method similar to the step 2. - In
step 10, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the adsorbed ammonia estimated in the step 7, by use of a condition that one mol of ammonia is produced from ½ mol of urea. - In step 11, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 subtracts the amount of the urea aqueous solution from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. That is, it is noted that the ammonia adsorbed to theSCR catalyst 20 is utilized for the purification of NOx in the exhaust gas, and thus, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 decreases the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. Then, upon the completion of the correction of the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 returns the processing to the step 3. - According to such an exhaust gas purification apparatus, the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is dosed to the exhaust upstream of the
SCR catalyst 20. Afterward, the purification ratio of NOx to be selectively reduced by theSCR catalyst 20 is obtained on the basis of the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from theengine 10 and the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas passed through theammonia oxidation catalyst 22. Moreover, it is considered that in the amount of the produced ammonia obtained from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution in accordance with the engine operation state, an amount represented by “1-NOx purification ratio” is the amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to theSCR catalyst 20. Then, the amount of the urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the adsorbed ammonia is subtracted from the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed, and on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed, the dosing of the urea aqueous solution is controlled. In short, the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is corrected on the basis of the NOx purification ratio by theSCR catalyst 20, and the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed is dosed to the exhaust gas on the exhaust upstream side of theSCR catalyst 20. - Therefore, in the case in which the ammonia is adsorbed to the
SCR catalyst 20, the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is thus decreased and corrected. Therefore, the ammonia passed through theSCR catalyst 20 and discharged to the atmosphere can be suppressed, while acquiring the ammonia required for the NOx purification by theSCR catalyst 20. In consequence, the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution can be achieved. Moreover, the amount of the ammonia which is not adsorbed to theSCR catalyst 20 but is introduced into theammonia oxidation catalyst 22 decreases. Therefore, theammonia oxidation catalyst 22 can be miniaturized, and the decrease of a weight and cost thereof can be expected. -
FIG. 3 shows another example of the control program to be executed by the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 with the start of theengine 10 as the opportunity. Here, the description of the processing which is common to the control program shown inFIG. 2 is simplified for a purpose of excluding redundant description. - In step 21, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from theexhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from theengine control unit 36. - In
step 22, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state. - In step 23, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 electronically controls each of the pump and flow rate control valve of the reducingagent dosing unit 26, in accordance with the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. - In
step 24, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 reads the NOx concentrations Cu and Cd from theNOx sensors - In step 25, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 calculates the NOx purification ratio by theSCR catalyst 20 by use of the equation “NOx purification ratio equals NOx concentration Cu minus NOx concentration Cd divided by NOx concentration Cu”. - In
step 26, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 perform calculation to estimate the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to theSCR catalyst 20 by use of an equation “the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution equals the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution multiplied by 1-NOx purification ratio, both terms in the parentheses”. - In step 27, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 reads, as the engine operation state, the exhaust temperature T from theexhaust temperature sensor 32 and the rotation speed Ne and the load Q from theengine control unit 36. - In
step 28, the reducing agentdosing control unit 34 calculates the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state. - In step 29, the reducing agent
dosing control unit 34 subtracts the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution from the amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution, to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed. Afterward, the unit returns the processing to the step 23. - According to such an exhaust gas purification apparatus, in addition to the function and effect of the above example, the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed is corrected on the basis of the urea aqueous solution, so that the control can be simplified.
- It is to be noted that, in the case in which the amount of the adsorbed ammonia or the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding thereto are calculated in the
steps 7 and 26, the amount of the adsorbed ammonia or the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution may be corrected on the basis of an ammonia concentration measured by an ammonia sensor attached to theexhaust pipe 14 positioned on the exhaust downstream side of theammonia oxidation catalyst 22. In this case, the amount of the adsorbed ammonia or the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution is obtained in consideration of the amount of the ammonia passed through theammonia oxidation catalyst 22, and hence control accuracy can be enhanced. Moreover, the effective utilization of the urea aqueous solution can further be promoted through the enhancement of the control accuracy. Here, in an exhaust gas purification apparatus in which theammonia oxidation catalyst 22 is not disposed, the ammonia sensor measures the concentration of the ammonia in the exhaust gas passed through theSCR catalyst 20. - Moreover, the present invention can be applied to an exhaust gas purification apparatus including the
exhaust pipe 14 further provided with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) which collects and removes a particulate matter (PM), an exhaust gas purification apparatus including the DPF coated with a catalyst component which functions as an SCR catalyst, and the like. - It should be noted that the entire contents of Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-145276, filed on Jun. 18, 2009, on which the convention priority is claimed is incorporated herein by reference.
- It should also be understood that many modifications and variations of the described embodiments of the invention will occur to a person having an ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as claimed in the appended claims.
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1. An exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine, comprising:
a selective reduction catalyst disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine to selectively reduce a nitrogen oxide by use of ammonia produced from an urea aqueous solution;
a dosing unit which doses the urea aqueous solution to exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst; and
a control unit having a built-in computer,
wherein the control unit calculates an amount of the produced ammonia from an amount of the dosed urea aqueous solution in accordance with an engine operation state,
calculates a purification ratio of the nitrogen oxide by the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of a first nitrogen oxide concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine and a second nitrogen oxide concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst,
performs calculation to estimate an amount of the ammonia to be adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of the amount of the produced ammonia and the purification ratio of the nitrogen oxide,
corrects the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state on the basis of the amount of the adsorbed ammonia, and
controls an operation of the dosing unit on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
2. The exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit subtracts an amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding to the amount of the adsorbed ammonia from the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state, to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state.
3. The exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit further corrects the amount of the adsorbed ammonia on the basis of an ammonia concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst.
4. The exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is calculated from an exhaust temperature, a rotation speed and a load of the engine.
5. An exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine comprising:
a selective reduction catalyst disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine to selectively reduce a nitrogen oxide by use of ammonia produced from an urea aqueous solution;
a dosing unit which doses the urea aqueous solution to exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst; and
a control unit having a built-in computer,
wherein the control unit calculates a purification ratio of the nitrogen oxide by the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of a first nitrogen oxide concentration in the exhaust gas discharged from the engine and a second nitrogen oxide concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst,
perform calculation to estimate an amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution corresponding to the ammonia to be adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst on the basis of an amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state and the purification ratio of the nitrogen oxide,
corrects the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state on the basis of the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution, and
controls an operation of the dosing unit on the basis of the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed.
6. The exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit subtracts the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution from the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state, to correct the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state.
7. The exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit further corrects the amount of the adsorbed urea aqueous solution on the basis of an ammonia concentration in the exhaust gas passed through the selective reduction catalyst.
8. The exhaust gas purification apparatus of the engine according to claim 5 , wherein the amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with the engine operation state is calculated based on an exhaust temperature, a rotation speed and a load of the engine.
9. An exhaust gas purification apparatus of an engine which corrects an amount of an urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state on the basis of a purification ratio of a nitrogen oxide by a selective reduction catalyst, and doses the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed to exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst.
10. An exhaust gas purification method of an engine, in which a control unit having a built-in computer corrects an amount of an urea aqueous solution to be dosed in accordance with an engine operation state on the basis of a purification ratio of a nitrogen oxide by a selective reduction catalyst, and doses the corrected amount of the urea aqueous solution to be dosed to exhaust gas on an exhaust upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst.
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