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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Sang Nam, Gunpo-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method of purifying exhaust gas are provided. The apparatus for purifying exhaust gas may include: an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust manifold of an engine; a catalytic converter mounted on the exhaust pipe and including a hydrocarbon trap and a three-way catalyst; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) pipe connecting downstream of the catalytic converter to an intake manifold of the engine; an EGR valve mounted on the EGR pipe; a first oxygen sensor mounted on the exhaust pipe downstream of the catalytic converter; a second oxygen sensor mounted on the exhaust pipe upstream of the catalytic converter; and a controller controlling an operation of the EGR valve.