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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dietmar Ellmer, Regensburg, DE;
Jörg Neugärtner, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/344 ; F01N 3/22 ; F02M 2/507 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/344 ; F01N 3/22 ; F02M 2/507 ;
Abstract
In a two-stage concept for supercharging of internal combustion engines, in which the first stage is performed by an exhaust-gas turbocharger and the second stage by an electrically driven compressor, the compressor is also used to provide the secondary air used for the heating of a catalytic converter. In this manner, the catalytic converter quickly reaches an efficient operating temperature.