Fuel control for spark ignited engine having a particulate filter system

A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream cataly...

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Hauptverfasser: LORENZ THOMAS, MCCABE ROBERT WALTER, HEPBURN JEFFREY SCOTT, HUBBARD CAROLYN PARKS, RUHLAND HELMUT HANS, SPRINGER MORITZ KLAUS, BIDNER DAVID KARL, LOUVEN GEORG, THANASIU EVA
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream catalyst.