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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Gerd Rösel, Regensburg, DE;
Norbert Sieber, Obermichelbach, DE;
Inventors:
Gerd Rösel, Regensburg, DE;
Norbert Sieber, Obermichelbach, DE;
Assignee:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hanover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0295 (2013.01); F02D 41/2458 (2013.01); B01D 2255/908 (2013.01); F01N 2250/12 (2013.01); F01N 2430/06 (2013.01); F01N 2570/16 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0816 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine with multiple cylinders and injection valves that are provided for the cylinders and that meter fuel also comprises an exhaust gas tract in which an exhaust gas catalytic converter is arranged. A characteristic value (OSC) of an oxygen storage capacity of the exhaust gas catalytic converter is determined. In accordance with the characteristic value (OSC), a heating measure (HM) for heating the exhaust gas catalytic converter is carried out.