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Definitions

• the invention relates to a method for reducing polluting emissions at the source and optimizing the depollution of a diesel engine by modifying the injection, combustion and post-treatment parameters as a function of the content of biofuel content in the fuel.
• ester-based agricultural compounds for example, in the commercial fuel minimizes overall greenhouse gas emissions, but also influences pollutant emissions, including nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. and particles.
• pollutant emissions including nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. and particles.
• Numerous studies such as "A Comprehensive Analysis of Biodiesel Impacts on Exhaust Emissions” (United States Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation EPA420-P-02-001 October 2002) have shown that the addition of ester to fuel impacts pollutant emissions from the engine with constant adjustment. This is explained by the notable chemical difference between the hydrocarbon molecules constituting the fossil fuel and the oxygenated compounds of the ester family, for example.
• biofuels are incorporated in diesel in many countries and the percentage of biofuel in diesel is very variable. In particular, there are very different political directives from one country to another recommending the content of biofuel in fuel. On the other hand there are refining constraints imposed by the commercial specifications limiting the degrees of freedom in the incorporation of biofuel according to the refining bases constituting the fossil fuel.
• Efforts are also made at the post-treatment stage, particularly for the particulate additive filter and the nitrogen oxide conversion system (DeNOx).
• a constant content of additive in the fuel is regulated; each time the fuel tank is refilled, the quantity of additive to be injected is determined as a function of the volume of fuel introduced into the tank.
• a safety margin is taken in the injection of the additive and this injection is not optimized according to the content and the type of biofuel in the fuel.
• Nitrogen oxides (NOx) post-treatment systems use a reagent and a catalyst.
• the most used method today involves as reagent a solution of urea allowing the release of ammonia converting nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen according to the following equation:
• this DeNOx process includes a sensor measuring the concentration of nitrogen oxide downstream of the post-treatment system. This sensor directs the regulation in post control. The variability in the content and type of biofuel in the fuel and its impacts on particulate and NOx emissions are therefore nowadays understood by:
• the non-optimized addition according to the content and type of biofuel in the fuel of the additives used for the post-treatment of the particles by the particulate additive filter induces either an excess dimensioning of the additive reservoir or a more frequent filling of the additive reservoir.
• This tank The congestion constraints on board a vehicle limit the volume available for the additive tank.
• the manufacturers want that the mileage intervals between two fillings of the additive tank are the largest possible and not at the expense of the motorist.
• the use of the excess additive does not meet these constraints of space and interval between two fillings.
• the post-control DeNOX system based on the NOx sensor located after the post-treatment is a reactive and corrective but non-preventive control, in indeed, the regulation increases the rate of reagent if the sensor detects a concentration of NOx greater than a target value and conversely limits the rate of reagent when the sensor detects a concentration of NOx lower than the target value.
• the amplitude of the oscillations around the target value and the time required for regulation to reach this target value can be negatively affected by the content and type of biofuel in the fuel; this leads to a temporary increase in polluting emissions.
• the particulate filter additive becomes a predominant solution for the depollution of diesel vehicles since the early 2000s and the systems
• Anti-pollution standards are becoming more stringent, and vehicle and engine manufacturers must constantly reduce regulated exhaust emissions, such as nitrogen oxides and particulates, for each vehicle or engine sold, over its entire life cycle, and this by ensuring a minimum additional cost.
• the document WO 94/08226 deals with an on-board method of determination by near-infrared spectroscopy of the properties of the fuel. This method does not include the determination of the rate of biofuel in the fuel supplying a diesel engine and does not provide any action to minimize pollutants at the source or to optimize the post-processing parameters of the engine.
• Document WO 02095376 proposes to control the mode of operation of the engine according to the analysis of the exhaust gases.
• Such a method uses a sensor on the exhaust line to respond to robustness requirements of the automotive market, for example, and this in a particularly difficult environment (acidity of the gases for example); this induces a significant additional cost.
• the control of the engine parameters according to the analysis of the exhaust gas is by definition a reactive control and a posteriori inducing the presence of emissions during transient conditions in particular.
• the document WO2006100377 describes the optimization of a combustion engine implementing a measurement of the molecular structure of the fuel by near infrared.
• the present invention does not need to consider such a detail of molecular structure, but focuses on the characterization of chemical functions, families of chemical compounds and molecule group recognition to understand the rate and type of biofuel in fuel.
• the invention aims to meet the need to determine the content and type of biofuel in the fuel in line with the fuel / pollutant torque, this by proposing a method of prepositioning the injection, combustion and post-treatment parameters. based on the content and type of fuel biofuel.
• the invention makes it possible to preposition the injection and combustion parameters on the one hand so as to minimize the pollutant emissions at the source depending on the content and type of fuel biofuel and on the other hand. optimize post-treatment parameters so as to minimize the polluting emissions at the vehicle's exit while ensuring the better management of catalysts, additives and post-treatment reagents.
• the process according to the invention is suitable for any type of biofuel (methyl or ethyl ester of
• Such a method comprises: a step of determining the content of biofuel in the fuel, and / or a step of determining the type of biofuel in the fuel, - a step of modifying the injection settings (for example: advance to the fuel).
• a step of modifying the combustion settings eg EGR exhaust flow rate, EGR cooling, Compression ratio in the case of Variable compression ratio engine, turbocharging settings such as the flow rate, the pressure and the intake air temperature
• a modification step post-treatment settings eg: amount of reagent injected for DeNOx treatment, amount of additive injected particulate filter treatment with additive, amount of oxygen added for post oxidation of soot) depending on the content and / or type of biofuel of the fuel
• This method is applied at a defined frequency and / or on an event. This process is applied at least to each fuel filling. The start of the process is directed by a significant positive variation of the fuel level indicated by the fuel gauge.
• the implementation of the process involves prior calibration of the laws, parameters and mapping of injection, combustion and post-treatment. This calibration makes it possible to define distinct engine control strategies in order to take into account the content and / or the type of biofuel of the fuel.
• Such a method makes it possible, by storing information relating to the content and / or the type of fuel biofuel, to minimize the polluting emissions during a cold start by optimizing the injection, combustion and post-treatment parameters. taking into account the latest stored information relating to the content and / or type of fuel biofuel.
• the content and / or type of biofuel of the fuel is determined from a sensor.
• This sensor is located on the fuel system comprising the filling system, the reservoir, the pump gauge module, the fuel filter or filters, the motor supply circuit and the return circuit to the tank.
• the sensor for determining the content and / or type of fuel biofuel is based on a spectroscopic analysis using near-infrared technology.
• the near infrared is particularly well suited to the qualitative diagnosis of fuels in the sense that the near infrared is a very sensitive method and that the near-infrared spectrum can be considered as the "DNA" of the product.
• the near infrared is particularly repeatable.
• the near infrared technology also allows the use of a spectrometer without moving parts of the dispersive network type, transformed Fourrier, emitting diodes and others. These technologies can be miniaturized.
• the transmission and detection systems can be connected to each other via optical fiber.
• the near infrared technology has the advantage of being easily integrated in a vehicle. And presents a great robustness involving low costs. It is possible to cite the reference works for the near infrared such as that of LG WEYER published in 1985 or the "Handbook of near infrared analysis” published in 1992 or more specific publications such as spectroscopic applications in petrochemistry and refining as presented in the articles by Jerome WORKMAN Jr in 1996 or M. VALLEUR in 1999.
• the information contained in the near-infrared spectrum of the fuel is extracted by mathematical processing to determine the content and / or the type of fuel biofuel. This determination of the content and / or type of biofuel is taken into account for the optimization of the injection, combustion and post-treatment settings in order to minimize the pollutant emissions of the engine.
• the rate and / or the type of biofuel are calculated from the determination of the molecular structure of the product.
• the molecular structure of the product provides an extremely fine level of detail allowing precise apprehension of biofuel specificities such as chemical groups or chemical families, for example by the detection of the ester group via the analysis of the molecular structure.
• Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a fuel supply circuit of an engine in which the method according to the invention is implemented with an embodiment of the sensor.
• Figure 2 is a schematic representation of a fuel supply circuit of an engine with the indication of the possible locations of the sensor.
• FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the steps of the process and in particular the steps of determining the content and / or the type of biofuel in the fuel and the engine adjustment steps aimed at minimizing the pollutant emissions.
• a method of minimizing the pollutant emissions of a vehicle equipped with a heat engine taking into account in the injection, combustion and post-treatment settings, the content and / or the type of fuel biofuel.
• the engine is fueled by the fuel system (1), comprising a reservoir (2), a tank filling system (3) and a fuel supply circuit (4).
• the circuit comprises for example one or more fuel pumps (5), one or more fuel filters (6) and the return circuit to the tank (7).
• a spectroscopic sensor (8) is implanted in the fuel circuit (1) and is connected to the electronic or digital system (13) allowing the use the content and / or type of fuel biofuel in the management of injection, combustion and post-treatment parameters.
• the senor In the case of near-infrared analysis, the sensor consists of a light source (9), a light separation system, a fuel sampling cell (10), photosensitive detection (11) and a dedicated calculator (12). It is possible to relocate the sampling system from the other components of the spectrometer via optical fibers.
• the dedicated computer (12) is used to control the measurement sequences, adjust and check the correct operation of the sensor (8).
• the calculator (12) contains the mathematical models for carrying out all the calculations associated with the near infrared spectrum processing allowing the self - diagnosis of the measurement system and the determination of the content and type of biofuel in the fuel.
• the calculator (12) is connected to an electronic or digital system (13) allowing the use of information relating to the content and / or type of biofuel by the engine control for injection, combustion and post-treatment.
• This electronic or digital system controls the actuators (A) for regulation.
• the functions performed by the computer (12) can be supported and performed directly by the electronic or digital system (13).
• the senor (8) can comprise either a single source and a single detector or several light sources and a single detector or a single source and several detectors or several light sources and several detectors. he In the case of the near infrared, it is possible to use interferential filters, Bragg gratings, dispersive gratings, liquid crystals, a Fourier Transform system or a linear camera for separating light.
• the microanalysisr (8) can be sequentially or multiplexed.
• the sensor (8) may be a near-infrared spectrometer with bars composed of several hundred photodiodes each recording the light intensity at a given wavelength.
• the detector that composes the sensor (8) is a semiconductor based on silicon (Si) or a complex type of alloy (InGaAs, InAs, InSb, PbS, PbSe) with a high sensitivity or a component of the CMOS type or CCD.
• the detector can be cooled or not.
• the sensor (8) can be placed in the tank (position P1 in FIG. 2), at the level of the tank filling system (position P2 in FIG. 2), in the pump-gauge module (position P3 in FIG. 2). ), in the fuel supply system of the engine. In the latter case, the sensor (8) can be placed between the pump (5) and the filter (6) (position P4 in FIG. 2), in the fuel filter (position P5 in FIG. downstream of the fuel filter (position P6 in Figure 2). The sensor may also be located in the fuel return circuit (position P7 in FIG. 2). The sensor (8) is arranged to perform measurements in the spectral regions between 780 and 2500 nanometers (12820 cm 1-4000 cm "1).
• sampling device is arranged to present an optical path, that is to say a thickness of product through which is measured, between 0.5 millimeters and 100 millimeters, that is to say optical paths corresponding to wavelength ranges from 50 millimeters to 100 millimeters in the first case, from 10 millimeters to 20 millimeters in the second case and from 0.5 millimeters to 5 millimeters in the latter case.
• the sensor (8) is arranged to effect the near-infrared spectrum of the fuel flowing in the fuel supply circuit of the engine in reflectance, transmittance or absorbance.
• the sensor (8) has a spectacle resolution (accuracy) adjustable from 1 cm “1 to 20 cm “ 1 preferably to 4 cm “1 .
• the optical and sampling system of the sensor (8) can also be self-cleaning which makes it possible to avoid having to disassemble it in order to clean it.
• Measurements of the near-infrared spectra of the fuel are made for example in absorbance in the wavelength regions considered.
• the absorbance values measured at each selected wavelength are introduced into universal mathematical and statistical models previously calibrated on a reference databank, according to the known rules of chemometry to inform the multi-entry matrix for determining the content and type of biofuel in the fuel.
• This qualitative information is made available to the engine control which modifies the setting (parameters, laws and maps) of the injection, the combustion and the post-treatment in order to optimize the settings in accordance with this content and the type of biofuel. the goal of minimizing polluting emissions from the engine.
• the best settings, laws and / or mapping of injection, combustion and post-treatment of the engine are chosen by the electronic or digital system according to the usual information recorded by the various sensors and detectors but also by the sensor (8) which now provides information on the content and / or type of biofuel in the fuel.
• the settings, laws and engine mapping can be chosen to minimize emissions in the engine exhaust iso engine performance or to increase the performance of the engine iso emissions.
• Determinations of the content and type of fuel biofuel can be made by the sensor (8) regularly over time.
• a detector of the volume of fuel present in the tank (2) can also be provided.
• the start of the measurement of the sensor (8) is then controlled to occur each time the tank is filled (increase in volume in the tank).
• a storage step of information relating to the content and / or type of biofuel is used to form a history of this content and type of biofuel.
• the last grade and the last type of biofuel stored are used by the engine control to adjust the parameters, laws and mapping of injection, combustion and post-treatment according to the content and type of biofuel .
• the method according to the innovation includes a self - diagnosis system making it possible to ensure the correct operation of the sensor (8).
• the self - diagnosis detects the failure and informs the digital or electronic system in charge of the motor control of the fault.
• This electronic or digital system takes the following actions under these conditions: • The system assumes that the content and / or type of biofuel in the fuel is the most unfavorable and adjusts the parameters, laws and mapping of injection, combustion and post-treatment to minimize pollutant emissions to the detriment of performance.
• the system informs the user of the engine or the company responsible for its maintenance of the sensor failure (8).
• FIG. 3 represents the various steps of the method: - step A: collection of the near-infrared spectrum of the fuel
• step B self-diagnosis of the sensor applied to the near-infrared spectrum
• step C Communication of the status of the determination of the content and / or the type of biofuel to the central diagnostic system (On Board Diagnostic)
• step D determination of the content and / or the type of biofuel in the fuel from the mathematical treatment applied to the near-infrared spectrum of the fuel stage
• E If the sensor is valid, transfer information relating to the content and / or type of biofuel to the system digital or electronic in charge of the motor control step
• F selection or modification of the parameters, laws and / or maps adapted by the digital or electronic system in charge of the engine control;
• step G adjustment of the engine according to the parameters, laws and / or adapted cartographies.

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