Method for regenerating an Otto particulate filter of a combustion engine of a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for regenerating an Otto particulate filter (OPF) of a combustion engine (100) of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: identifying that the load level of the Otto particulate filter (OPF) is higher than the regeneration threshold, operating the combustion engine (100) in warm-up operation (AB) to heat the Otto particulate filter (OPF) to a temperature threshold (TS), at least one cylinder (110) of the combustion engine (100) from The fuel supply (K) is switched to an air supply (L) to continue operating at least one cylinder (110) of the combustion engine (100) with the fuel supply (K).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for regenerating an Otto particle filter of a combustion engine of a vehicle and to a control device for carrying out such a method. Background technique [0002] It is known that vehicles with combustion engines have devices for aftertreatment of the exhaust gases of the combustion engines. In particular to prevent soot particles from escaping into the environment, Otto particle filters in combustion engines are known which trap soot particles in the exhaust gas of the combustion engine and prevent the soot particles from escaping into the environment middle. Thus, such an Otto particle filter is loaded with individual soot particles over time and the load state increases. Once the Otto particle filter has reached a high load state, it can no longer perform the function of filtering the exhaust gas, or only insufficiently. At the latest, the Otto particle filter needs to be regenerated or replaced in order to keep ...

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[0003] The disadvantage of known solutions is that the Otto particle filter either has to be replaced at high load levels or should be regenerated during vehicle operation

This likewise resulted in increased material consumption as a new Otto particle filter was required as a backup

Regeneration during continuous operation of the vehicle may prolong the operating time of the Otto particulate filter, but this is associated with a poorer mode of operation and thus with a corresponding inefficiency of regeneration and operation during the regeneration phase

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