WO2005026710A1 - 尿素溶液の尿素濃度識別装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a system for purifying exhaust gas that also discharges power, such as an internal combustion engine of an automobile, and a urea solution sprayed onto an exhaust gas purifying catalyst to decompose nitrogen oxides (NOx).
- the present invention relates to an apparatus for identifying a urea concentration in a liquid.
- One of such measures is to use an exhaust gas purifying catalyst device.
- a three-way catalyst for purifying exhaust gas is placed in the exhaust system, where CO, HC, NOx, etc. are decomposed by oxidation reduction to make them harmless.
- An aqueous urea solution is sprayed on the catalyst immediately upstream of the catalytic converter in the exhaust system to maintain the NOx decomposition in the catalytic converter continuously.
- This urea aqueous solution needs to be in a specific urea concentration range in order to enhance the effect of NOx decomposition, and it is said that a urea concentration of 32.5% is particularly optimal.
- the urea solution is stored in a urea solution tank mounted on an automobile, and the concentration may change over time, and the concentration distribution may be locally uneven in the tank. There is also.
- the urea solution supplied to the spray nozzle via the supply pipe by the tank force pump generally also collects the outlet force near the bottom of the tank. It is important to increase efficiency.
- NOx sensors are arranged on the upstream and downstream sides of the catalytic converter, respectively, and based on the difference in NOx concentration detected by these sensors, whether the NOx decomposition was optimally performed or not was determined. Has been determined.
- this approach actually reduces NOx Therefore, it is not possible to identify the urea concentration not only before urea solution spraying but also at the beginning of spraying. Also, the NOx sensor used in such a method could not be said to have sufficient sensitivity to achieve injection of a urea solution of good concentration.
- Patent Document 1 a heating element is caused to generate heat by energization, and the heat is used to heat a temperature sensing element, and the heat transfer from the heating element to the temperature sensing element is thermally affected by the discriminated fluid.
- a fluid identification method for determining the type of the fluid to be identified based on an electrical output corresponding to the electrical resistance of the temperature sensing element, which periodically supplies current to the heating element is disclosed.
- the energization of the heating element is performed periodically (that is, performed in multiple pulses), so that it takes time for identification, and the fluid can be identified instantaneously. It is difficult.
- This method is also applicable to the identification of the urea concentration of urea solution as described above, for example, the ability to identify fluids based on representative values for substances with very different properties such as water, air, and oil. It is difficult to perform accurate and quick identification.
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-11-153561 (in particular, paragraphs [0042]-[0049])
- an object of the present invention is to provide a urea solution identification device capable of accurately and quickly identifying the urea concentration of a urea solution.
- a device for identifying the urea concentration of a urea solution contained in a tank comprising: a concentration identification sensor unit; the concentration identification sensor unit attached to one end; and an opening of the tank at the other end.
- a mounting portion for mounting to the vehicle is provided, and a supporting portion is provided.
- the concentration identification sensor unit includes an indirectly heated concentration detecting unit including a heating element and a temperature sensing element, and a liquid temperature detecting unit that measures the temperature of the urea solution.
- Each of the liquid temperature detectors includes a heat transfer member for the concentration detector and a heat transfer member for the liquid temperature detector for heat exchange with the urea solution.
- a cover member is provided to form a urea solution introduction passage open at both ends so as to surround the heat transfer member for the concentration detection section and the heat transfer member for the liquid temperature detection section,
- a single pulse voltage is applied to the heating element of the indirectly heated concentration detecting section to cause the heating element to generate heat, and includes a temperature sensing element of the indirectly heated concentration detecting section and the liquid temperature detecting section.
- a urea concentration discrimination device for a urea solution wherein the discrimination calculation unit discriminates the urea concentration based on an output of the concentration detection circuit.
- the discrimination calculation unit calculates the urea concentration based on a concentration-corresponding voltage value corresponding to a difference between an initial temperature and a peak temperature of the thermosensitive element when the heating element generates heat. Perform identification.
- the voltage is obtained by sampling the initial voltage before the start of the single pulse application to the heating element as a voltage value corresponding to the initial temperature of the temperature sensing element a predetermined number of times and averaging it.
- the average initial voltage value obtained by sampling the peak voltage before the end of the single pulse application to the heating element as a voltage value corresponding to the peak temperature of the temperature sensing element a predetermined number of times and averaging the averaged initial voltage value.
- a peak voltage value is used, and a difference between the average peak voltage value and the average initial voltage value is used as the concentration corresponding voltage value.
- a liquid temperature corresponding output value corresponding to the liquid temperature of the urea solution is input from the liquid temperature detection unit to the discrimination calculation unit.
- the solution temperature-corresponding output value and the concentration obtained for the urea solution to be identified is identified based on the corresponding voltage value.
- the identification calculation unit includes a microcomputer.
- a circuit board constituting the density detection circuit is disposed at the other end of the support section, and the density identification sensor section and the circuit board are provided on the support section. Are electrically connected to each other.
- the microcomputer is provided on the circuit board.
- the urea concentration of the urea solution contained in the tank is identified. Therefore, the concentration identification sensor section is disposed in the tank, and the urea concentration identification can be performed stably and with good accuracy with little influence from external environmental conditions.
- a single pulse voltage is applied to the heating element of the indirectly heated concentration detection section to cause the heating element to generate heat, and the identification calculation section performs the operation based on the output of the concentration detection circuit. Since the urea concentration is identified, the urea concentration of the urea solution can be identified accurately and quickly. In particular, the urea concentration is identified based on the concentration-corresponding voltage value corresponding to the difference between the initial temperature and the peak temperature of the thermosensitive element when the heating element generates heat. For example, the average peak voltage value and the average initial voltage are used as the concentration-corresponding voltage values. By using the difference from the value, stable, accurate and quick identification becomes possible.
- a cover member forming a urea solution introduction passage open at both ends is provided so as to surround the heat transfer member for the concentration detection unit and the heat transfer member for the liquid temperature detection unit. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of concentration discrimination such that forced flow based on external factors does not easily occur in the urea solution around the heat transfer member.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the urea concentration identification device according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view
- FIG. is there
- an opening 102 is provided at an upper portion of a urea solution tank 100 for decomposing NOx which constitutes an exhaust gas purification system mounted on an automobile.
- a urea concentration discriminating device 104 according to the present invention is attached to the section.
- the tank 100 is provided with an inlet pipe 106 for injecting the urea solution and an outlet pipe 108 for taking out the urea solution.
- the outlet pipe 108 is connected to the tank at a height near the bottom of the tank 100, and is connected to a urea solution atomizer (not shown) via a urea solution supply pump 110! RU
- the urea solution is sprayed on the catalyst device by the urea solution sprayer disposed immediately before the exhaust gas purification catalyst device.
- the urea concentration identification device includes a concentration identification sensor unit 2 and a support unit 4.
- the density identification sensor 2 is attached to one end (lower end) of the support 4, and the At the other end (upper end), a mounting portion 4a for mounting to the tank opening 102 is provided.
- the concentration identification sensor unit 2 includes an indirectly heated concentration detection unit 21 including a heating element and a temperature sensing element, and a liquid temperature detection unit 22 for measuring the temperature of the urea solution.
- the indirectly heated concentration detecting section 21 and the liquid temperature detecting section 22 are arranged at a certain distance in the vertical direction.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the indirectly heated concentration detecting section 21 and the liquid temperature detecting section 22, and
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof.
- the indirectly heated concentration detecting section 21 and the liquid temperature detecting section 22 are integrated by a mold resin 23.
- the indirectly heated concentration detection unit 21 is a thin film chip 21a including a heating element and a temperature sensing element, and a concentration detection unit joined by the thin film chip and the bonding material 21b. It has a metal fin 21c as a heat transfer member, and external electrode terminals 21e which are electrically connected to electrodes of a heating element and a temperature sensing element of a thin film chip by bonding wires 21d, respectively.
- the liquid temperature detecting section 22 has the same configuration, and has metal fins 22c and external electrode terminals 22e as heat transfer members for the liquid temperature detecting section.
- FIG. 6 shows an exploded perspective view of the thin-film chip 21a of the indirectly heated concentration detector 21.
- the thin film chip 2 la has, for example, a substrate 21al made of Al O, a temperature sensing element 21a2 made of Pt, and also a SiO force.
- heating element 21a4 also having TaSiO force
- heating element electrode 21a5 also having N
- a protective film 21a6 that also has an SiO force and an electrode pad 21a7 made of TiZAu
- the temperature sensing element 21a2 is formed in a meandering pattern (not shown). Note that the thin film chip 22a of the liquid temperature detecting section 22 has the same structure, but only the temperature sensing element 22a2 works without operating the heating element.
- the concentration identification sensor unit 2 has a base 2a attached to the lower end of the support unit 4, and the O-ring 2b is attached to the base when attaching the base. It can be intervened.
- the mold resin 23 of the indirectly heated concentration detection unit 21 and the liquid temperature detection unit 22 is attached to the side surface of the base 2a via an O-ring 2c.
- the base 2a is provided with a cover member 2d so as to surround the fins 21c for the concentration detecting section and the fins 22c for the liquid temperature detecting section.
- a urea solution introduction passage 24 is formed, which extends vertically through the fins 21c for the concentration detecting section and the fins 22c for the liquid temperature detecting section and is open at both upper and lower ends. It is.
- a circuit board 6 constituting a concentration detection circuit described later is arranged, and a cover member 8 is attached so as to cover the circuit board.
- the supporting portion 4 accommodates a wiring 10 for electrically connecting the indirectly heated concentration detecting portion 21 and the liquid temperature detecting portion 22 of the concentration identification sensor portion 2 to the circuit board 6.
- the circuit board 6 is equipped with a microcomputer (microcomputer) that constitutes an identification operation unit described later.
- a wiring 14 for communication between the circuit board 6 and the outside is provided via a connector 12 provided on the lid member 8.
- the discrimination calculation unit may be disposed outside the circuit board 6 instead of on the circuit board 6. In this case, the circuit board 6 and the discrimination calculation unit are connected via the wiring 14.
- the base 2a and the cover member 2d, the support part 4 and the lid member 8 of the above-described concentration identification sensor unit 2 are made of a slip-resistant and corrosion-resistant material such as stainless steel.
- FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a circuit for density identification in the present embodiment.
- a bridge circuit 68 is formed by the temperature sensing element 21a2 of the indirectly heated concentration detecting section 21, the temperature sensing element 22a2 of the liquid temperature detecting section 22, and the two resistors 64 and 66.
- the output of the bridge circuit 68 is input to the differential amplifier 70, and the output of the differential amplifier (also referred to as the concentration detection circuit output or the sensor output) is connected to a microcomputer constituting an identification operation unit via an AZD converter (not shown). (Microcomputer) Input to 72.
- AZD converter not shown
- a liquid temperature corresponding output value corresponding to the liquid temperature of the urea solution is input to the microcomputer 72 from the temperature sensing element 22a2 of the liquid temperature detecting unit 22 via the liquid temperature detecting amplifier 71.
- the microcomputer 72 outputs a heater control signal for controlling the opening and closing of the switch 74 located on the current supply path to the heating element 21a4 of the indirectly heated concentration detecting section 21.
- the urea solution introduction path 24 formed by the cover member 2d of the concentration identification sensor unit 2 is also filled with the urea solution US.
- the urea solution US in the tank 100 including the urea solution introduction passage 24 does not substantially flow.
- a predetermined height for example, For example, a single pulse voltage P of 10 V
- the output voltage (sensor output) Q of the differential amplifier 70 gradually increases during the application of the voltage to the heating element 21a4, and gradually increases after the voltage application to the heating element 21a4, as shown in FIG. Decrease.
- the microcomputer 72 samples the sensor output a predetermined number of times (for example, 256 times) for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) before the start of voltage application to the heating element 21a4, and The calculation for obtaining the average value is performed to obtain the average initial voltage value VI.
- This average initial voltage value VI corresponds to the initial temperature of the temperature sensing element 21a2.
- the sensor output is sampled for a predetermined number of times (for example, 256 times) for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) before the voltage application to the heat generating body 21a4 is stopped, and an average value thereof is obtained.
- Calculation is performed to obtain the average peak voltage value V2.
- This average peak voltage value V2 corresponds to the peak temperature of the thermosensitive body 21a2.
- a calibration curve indicating the relationship between the temperature and the concentration-corresponding voltage value V0 is obtained in advance for some urea aqueous solutions (reference urea solutions) with known urea concentrations.
- the quantity curve is stored in the storage means of the microcomputer 72.
- Fig. 9 shows an example of a calibration curve. In this example, calibration curves have been created for reference urea solutions with urea concentrations of 0%, 20% and 40%.
- the liquid temperature detection unit 22 When measuring the concentration of the urea solution to be measured using this calibration curve, the liquid temperature detection unit 22 The liquid temperature corresponding output value T input from the temperature sensing element 22a2 via the liquid temperature detection amplifier 71 is also used. An example of the output value T corresponding to the liquid temperature is shown in FIG. Such a calibration curve is also stored in the storage means of the microcomputer 72.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of the relationship between the concentration corresponding voltage value V0 obtained with urea solutions having different temperatures and urea concentrations and the actual concentration.
- the signal indicating the density value obtained in this way is output to an output buffer circuit 76 shown in FIG. 7 via a DZA converter (not shown), and the force is also output as an analog output to the engine of the automobile (not shown). It is output to the main computer (ECU) that controls the combustion of the fuel.
- FIG. 12 shows an example of the relationship between the analog output voltage value VO ′ corresponding to the density and the actual density. It can be seen that the difference due to temperature in this relationship is small and sufficiently practicable.
- FIG. 13 shows an example of the relationship between the analog output voltage value T ′ corresponding to the liquid temperature and the actual temperature. The analog output voltage value T corresponding to the liquid temperature is also output to the main computer (ECU).
- the signals indicating the concentration value and the liquid temperature value can be taken out as digital outputs as required, and can be input to a device that performs display, alarm, and other operations.
- the urea concentration of the urea solution described above is determined using the principle of t, which has a correlation between the kinematic viscosity of the urea solution and the sensor output using natural convection.
- t which has a correlation between the kinematic viscosity of the urea solution and the sensor output using natural convection.
- the urea solution around the fins 21c for the concentration detecting section and the fins 22c for the liquid temperature detecting section be hardly subjected to forced flow based on external factors as much as possible.
- a cover member 2d particularly one that forms a vertical urea solution introduction path. Note that the cover member 2d also functions as a protection member for preventing contact of foreign matter.
- the concentration of the urea solution used in the exhaust gas purification system is optimally 32.5%, and for example, 25% -40% or 30% -35% is defined as an appropriate range. If an identification result outside the appropriate range is obtained, a warning can be issued. Further, when the urea in the tank decreases and the urea solution disappears in the urea solution introduction passage 24, the above-mentioned concentration discrimination is performed when the concentration of the urea solution is within the appropriate range. Concentration-dependent voltage values that are extremely far apart can be obtained, and in this case, a necessary warning can be issued.
- a warning is issued when it is detected that the temperature has dropped to a temperature close to the temperature at which the urea solution freezes (about -13 ° C). Can be issued to emit a sound.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a urea concentration identification device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view of the urea concentration identification device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the urea concentration identification device of FIG. 1 is attached to a tank.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of an indirectly heated concentration detection section and a liquid temperature detection section.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the indirectly heated concentration detector of FIG. 4.
- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a thin film chip of the indirectly heated concentration detector.
- FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a circuit for density identification.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between a single pulse voltage P applied to a heating element and a sensor output Q.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a calibration curve.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a liquid temperature corresponding output value T.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between a concentration corresponding voltage value V0 and an actual concentration.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a relationship between an analog output voltage value V0 ′ corresponding to a density and an actual density.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between an analog output voltage value T ′ corresponding to a liquid temperature and an actual temperature.
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