Abstract:
A system and method for utilizing fuel as an on-board reductant for selective catalytic reduction of NOx is provided and includes a controller for controlling an engine to produce a lean first exhaust stream and a rich second exhaust stream that are received in respective first and second passageways of a dual path aftertreatment system. The rich second exhaust stream reacts with NOx stored in a NOx storage and reduction catalyst of the second passageway to regenerate this catalyst and generate ammonia. The first exhaust stream and the second exhaust stream having the generated ammonia are combined in a downstream common passageway to form a combined lean exhaust gas stream where the ammonia carried therein is stored or used by an SCR catalyst of the common passageway for NOx reduction. The engine is subsequently controlled to produce a rich first exhaust stream and a lean second exhaust stream.
Abstract:
An evaporative emissions (EVAP) control system (136) for a vehicle includes a purge pump (160) configured to pump fuel vapor to a direct injection (Dl) engine of the vehicle via a vapor line (164) and a purge valve (148) and a hydrocarbon (HC) sensor (168) disposed configured to measure an amount of HC in the fuel vapor. The system also includes a controller (140) configured to detect an HC vapor supply condition indicative of an operating condition of the Dl engine where engine vacuum is less than an appropriate level for delivering the fuel vapor to the Dl engine via the vapor line; and in response to detecting the HC vapor supply condition, controlling at least one of the purge pump and the purge valve, based on the measured amount of HC, to deliver a desired amount of fuel vapor to the Dl engine to decrease particulate matter (PM) produced by the Dl engine.