System and method for exhaust gas aftertreatment of an internal combustion engine

Abstract

The invention relates to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine (), in particular for an internal combustion engine () which is charged by means of a turbocharger () and spark-ignited by means of spark plugs (). A particulate filter () and an electrically heatable three-way catalytic converter () downstream of the particulate filter () are arranged in a position close to the engine in an exhaust gas system () connected to an outlet () of the internal combustion engine (). A further three-way catalytic converter () is arranged in the underbody position of the motor vehicle downstream of the electrically heatable catalytic converter (). According to the invention, the electrically heatable three-way catalytic converter () is heated electrically after engine start, and the particulate filter (), the electrically heatable three-way catalytic converter () and the further three-way catalytic converter are additionally heated by the exhaust gas flow from the internal combustion engine (). The electric heating of the electrically heatable three-way catalytic converter () is switched off when the electrically heatable three-way catalytic converter () has reached its light-off temperature.