GB2478714A - Vehicle that heats reducing agent tank using microwaves - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
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- F01N3/20—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion ; Methods of operation or control of catalytic converters
- F01N3/2006—Periodically heating or cooling catalytic reactors, e.g. at cold starting or overheating
- F01N3/2013—Periodically heating or cooling catalytic reactors, e.g. at cold starting or overheating using electric or magnetic heating means
- F01N3/202—Periodically heating or cooling catalytic reactors, e.g. at cold starting or overheating using electric or magnetic heating means using microwaves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
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- F01N3/10—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
- F01N3/18—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control
- F01N3/20—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion ; Methods of operation or control of catalytic converters
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F01N2610/02—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being ammonia or urea
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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Abstract
A vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas aftertreatment system with an associated tank 15, such as a reducing agent tank for an SCR system, where the contents 16 of the tank are heated using a microwave emitter 12. Preferably the tank is fluidly connected to the aftertreatment system. The vehicle may also comprise a microwave detector 13, integral with the emitter, which is used to estimate the quantity of fluid present in the tank based on the emitted microwave. The external surface of the tank may be provided with a microwave shielding.
Description
VEHICLE HAVING A HEATING DEVICE FOR EMISSION REDUCTANT FLUIDS
TEHNICWJ FIELD
The present invention relates to a vehicle having a heating device for emission reductant fluids.
BACKOUND
Selective Catalytic Reduction systems (SCR) are known as an efficient way to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOr) emissions of internal combustion engine systems.
The SCR is a catalytic device in which the nitrogen oxides (NOr) contained in the exhaust gas are reduced into diatonic nitrogen (N2) and water (H20), with the aid of a gaseous reducing agent, typically arrTnonia (NH3) that can be obtained by urea (CH4N2O) thermo-hydrolysis and that is absorbed inside the catalyst. Typically urea, or in general any suitable Diesel Emission Fluid (DEF) containing urea, is injected in the exhaust line and mixed with the exhaust gas upstream the SCR.
Known SCR systems may comprise a Diesel Emission Fluid (DEF) tank provided with a DEF pressure regulator, used to maintain DEF pressure at a certain setpoint to maximize injection spray efficiency. The DEF tank is connected downstream to a filter and a pump.
Regulations in some regions require that the aftertreatment maintain its function even below the freezing point of the emission fluid. As a result, it is necessary to provide heating of the fluid in the tank to thaw the fluid.
Current technology uses traditional resistive electric heating to thaw the emission fluid.
Furthermore, regulations for emission systems using fluid base emission reduction require a robust means of measuring the quantity of fluid in the vehicle reductant tank.
Since regulations mandate that low fluid level will result in power reduction and/or imaobilizing the vehicle, it is desirable to provide the driver an accurate and continuous measurement of the level of fluid available.
The fact that emission reductant fluid freezes prevents the use of normal level measurement methods. Current strategy only provides discrete measurement at a limited number of fluid levels and may require for example three measurement devices, namely three different fluid level sensors. This method of measurement is complex, costly and limits the resolution of the information that can be provided the driver.
An object of an embodiment of the invention is to provide enhancements to the technology used in aftertreatment systems using emission reductant fluids, like urea SCR systems or similar.
Another object of the present invention is to meet these goals by means of a simple, rational and inexpensive solution.
These objects are achieved by a vehicle having the features recited in the independent claim.
The dependent claims delineate preferred and/or especially advantageous aspects of the various embodiments.
SUMYRY
An embodiment of the invention provides for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas aftertreatment system having an associated tank, the vehicle comprising a microwave emitter arranged to heat the content of said tank.
This embodiment has the advantage of providing an effective way to thaw or, in general, to heat the content of the tank associated to the aftertreatment system.
A further embodiment provides for a vehicle wherein said tank is fluidly connected to said aftertreatment system.
This embodiment has the advantage of modulating the energy required to heat the fluid that flows into the aftertreatment system in a sufficient manner in order to thaw the fluid or avoid its freezing.
Another embodiment provides for a vehicle that further comprises a microwave detector suitable to detect a microwave signal in response to an emitted microwave wave, said response being indicative of the quantity of fluid present in the tank.
This embodiment has the advantage of measuring the level of the fluid in the tank without the need of level sensors. Also this measure is insensitive to vehicle motion.
A still further embodiment provides for a vehicle wherein said microwave detector is integral with said microwave emitter This embodiment has the advantage of a compact arrangement of components.
Another embodiment provides for vehicle wherein the external surface of said tank is provided with a microwave shielding.
This embodiment has the advantage of avoiding dispersion of microwaves for protection of passengers of the vehicle and of optimizing energy consumption.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of the invention included in a vehicle.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED 1BCDIMENT
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is now described with reference to Figure 1 whereby a tank 15 for storing an emission reductant fluid 16 is depicted, the tank 15 having a fill port 18 for refilling and an outtake line for the fluid that comprises a filter 17 and a pump 14.
According to an embodiment hereby described, a microwave source 11 is provided, said microwave source being connected to a microwave emitter 12 suitable to emit microwave energy into the tank 15 for the emission reductant fluid herein stored.
The emission reductant fluid is therefore heated in order to reach or keep a desired temperature.
In the case of frozen emission fluid, microwave energy is modulated to heat fluid sufficiently to thaw the fluid. Since the water based emission fluids respond well to microwave energy, the microwave emission promotes thawing in tanks of various shapes.
Suitable electronics and controls supports initiation of management of the microwave device, said electronics maybe incorporated into the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the vehicle.
Also, suitable shielding of the surface of the tank may be provided for passenger protection from microwave radiation.
The fluid temporarily stored in tank 15 is subjected to an emission of a quantity of microwave radiation suitable to reach or keep a desired temperature for the fluid.
A further step may provide for temperature sensing in order to dictate activation and energy emission of the microwave device.
In general, said microwave emission is calculated in order to permit the fluid to reach or to keep a desired temperature. If the fluid is frozen, the device allows to thaw said emission reductant fluid.
Furthermore a device according to an embodiment of the invention may comprise a microwave detector 13 suitable to detect the microwave response generated by the quantity of fluid present in the tank when the fluid is subjected to an emission of microwaves.
The microwaves emitted are reflected by the fluid and by means of this reflections the quantity of the fluid in the tank is determined.
Specifically, in the case of quantity measurement, the microwave energy is applied periodically to create a energy response that can be detected and used to infer the mass of the fluid in the tank.
This measurement can be applied continuously to the fluid in the tank leading to an improvement with respect to the prior art that provided only discrete measurements.
In general however either continuous or periodic activation of the microwave device could be used to produce electromagnetic energy that, in turn would produce a detectible response correlated to the mass of the fluid in the reservoir. Since the measurement is based on the mass response to the electromagnetic energy, measurements can be made irrespective of the state of the fluid or of the motion of the vehicle.
Preferably, the microwave detector 13 is integral with the microwave emitter 12.
The embodiments described have several important advantages and benefits.
First a new and effective approach for thawing frozen emission reductant fluid or, in general, for heating them is provided enhancing the capabilities of the engine system as a whole.
A substantially improved measurement of fluid quantity is also provided.
A single system, namely the microwave system, replaces two systems used in current technology, namely three level sensors and a resistive heater.
Also, an enhanced On Board Diagnostic (OBD) capability is provided thanks to the erribodiments described which provide an high resolution fluid consumption measure that is insensitive to vehicle motion, because it senses fluid mass rather than fluid level.
While at least one exemplary embodiment has been presented in the foregoing summary and detailed description, it should be appreciated that a vast number of variations exist. It should also be appreciated that the exemplary embodiment or exemplary embodiments are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration in any way. Rather, the foregoing sumary and detailed description will provide those skilled in the art with a convenient road map for implementing at least one exemplary embodiment, it being understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements described in an exemplary embodiment without departing from the scope as set forth in the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
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11 microwave source 12 microwave emitter 13 microwave receiver l4pump tank 16 emission fluid 17 filter 18 fill port cis
Claims (6)
1. Vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas aftertreatment system having an associated tank, the vehicle comprising a microwave emitter arranged to heat the content of said tank.
2. Vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said tank is fluidly connected to said aftertreatment system.
3. Vehicle according to claim 2, wherein said vehicle further comprises a microwave detector suitable to detect a microwave signal in response to an emitted microwave wave, said response being indicative of the quantity of fluid present in the tank.
4. Vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said microwave detector is integral with said microwave emitter
5. Vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the external surface of said tank is provided with a microwave shielding.
6. Heating device for a vehicle, the vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas aftertreatment system having an associated tank, the heating device comprising a microwave emitter arranged to heat the content of said tank.
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