Abstract:
An exhaust purification device of an internal combustion engine estimates a catalyst bed temperature from a detected value of the exhaust gas temperature (step S210), and calculates a switch amount of air that is used for determining whether or not the amount of addition of unburned fuel fraction needs to be corrected (step S220). Then, the device determines whether or not the actual amount of intake air detected is greater than the switch amount of air (step S240). If the actual amount of air exceeds the switch amount of air, it can be determined that the operation state of the engine is a state in which white smoke is likely to be produced, and therefore a correction of lessening the amount of addition of fuel provided from an fuel addition injector is performed (step S260).
Abstract:
In an exhaust purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine on a vehicle, heating control is executed for supplying fuel to exhaust purification catalysts, thereby increasing the catalyst bed temperature. The heating control is suspended when the vehicle is determined to be driving downhill. Adverse influences due to deactivation of the exhaust purification catalysts during the heating control are reliably avoided.
Abstract:
A regeneration controller for preventing particulate matter from increasing when an exhaust purification apparatus is inactivated. The regeneration controller includes an ECU 70 for heating the exhaust purification apparatus and eliminating the particulate matter accumulated in the exhaust purification apparatus when an estimated accumulation amount is greater than a reference accumulation amount. The ECU 70 obtains the estimated accumulation amount by estimating the amount of particulate matter accumulated in the exhaust purification apparatus. An exhaust temperature sensor 44 detects the temperature of the exhaust purification apparatus. The ECU 70 intermittently decreases the air-fuel ratio of exhaust to heat the exhaust purification apparatus and perform burn-up heating for burning the particulate matter. The ECU 70 further prohibits burn-up heating when the temperature detected by an exhaust temperature sensor 44 decreases to a catalyst inactivation level.