Method of controlling a late fuel injection in an internal combustion engine

An embodiment of the invention provides a method of controlling a late fuel injection quantity in the exhaust system, 275, of an internal combustion engine, 110, for the regeneration of at least an aftertreatment device, 280, wherein the method performs the steps of determining an oxygen content in...

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Hauptverfasser: ANDREA DUTTO, ROBERTO ARGOLINI, MARKUS HEMM
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An embodiment of the invention provides a method of controlling a late fuel injection quantity in the exhaust system, 275, of an internal combustion engine, 110, for the regeneration of at least an aftertreatment device, 280, wherein the method performs the steps of determining an oxygen content in the exhaust system, determining a maximum quantity of the late fuel injection based on said oxygen content, an engine speed and an exhaust mass flow. The particular embodiment relate to regeneration of a Lean NOx Trap, Diesel Particulate Filter or Diesel Oxidation Catalyst.