Controlling internal combustion engine emissions

A method for heating a catalyst includes maintaining engine speed at a high rpm when the engine is started. The high rpm is maintained even if the driver shifts the transmission out of neutral. Engine speed is lowered when there is an indication that the driver wishes to drive off, such as the drive...

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Hauptverfasser:	Hayden David, Jarvis Simon, Jerger Rob, Wicks Nick
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBUSTION ENGINES CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for heating a catalyst includes maintaining engine speed at a high rpm when the engine is started. The high rpm is maintained even if the driver shifts the transmission out of neutral. Engine speed is lowered when there is an indication that the driver wishes to drive off, such as the driver releasing the brake pedal. Maintaining the high rpm during the time between shifting the transmission out of neutral and providing an indication that drive off is desired contributes to additional catalyst warm up. The high rpm may be disabled if the catalyst temperature is sufficiently high or if the vehicle is parked on a slope, for example.