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Wenlong Liu1, Ying Gao1, Yuelin You1
1State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China; College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to control the DOC outlet gas temperature between 600 ± 15 °C by optimizing the hydrocarbon (HC) injection into the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) for active regeneration of the downstream Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). First, based on the physical model of the DOC thermal dynamics, the energy conservation equation for the gas phase temperature is simplified by using variable substitution, and the energy conservation equation for the solid phase temperature is simplified by considering only the heat generated by the HC injection. By solving the simplified model using the Trapezoidal Rule-Backward Differentiation Formula 2 (TR-BDF2) method and optimizing the model parameters in combination with the Gauss-Newton method, the computational efficiency and accuracy were significantly improved. Next, the DOC downstream temperature observer is designed by combining the solution characteristics of the DOC model with the unscented Kalman filter (UKF) algorithm to ensure that the catalyst operates within the optimal temperature range. Then, this paper verifies the accuracy of the model and observer through bench tests covering four steady-state operation conditions and World Harmonized Transient Cycle (WHTC) test cycle, and the results show that the model and observer exhibit high accuracy in both steady-state and transient operation conditions. Finally, the DOC temperature was successfully maintained between 600 ± 15 °C by optimizing the control of the HC injection rate, thus achieving the expected temperature control target. These research results provide theoretical and practical support for diesel engine emission control and DPF active regeneration.
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