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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andreas Blumenstock, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Klaus Winkler, Rutesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 ;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine in particular for a motor vehicle is described, which is provided with a storage catalytic converter, which is filled with and emptied of nitrogen oxides. Using the control unit, a plurality of aging conditions of the storage catalytic converter can be determined. Using the control unit, a reversible aging curve and a non-reversible aging curve can be determined from the aging conditions.