The invention relates to a method for reducing cold-start emissions in a vehicle (10). Control signals are issued to open a
wastegate, rotate a
turbine (314), and activate a catalyst heater (206) arranged between the
turbine (314) and a catalyst (310) in response to a trigger
signal. The rotation of the
turbine (314) causes recirculated air to flow in a recirculation flow path comprising an
exhaust manifold (320), exhaust baffles between the
exhaust manifold (320) and the turbine (314), a turbine housing, exhaust baffles between the turbine (314) and the
wastegate (306), exhaust baffles between the
wastegate (306) and the
exhaust manifold (320), and exhaust baffles between the turbine (314) and the catalyst heater (206).Heat from the recirculated air, which is heated by the catalyst heater (206), is transferred to the exhaust manifold (320), the exhaust walls between the exhaust manifold (320) and the turbine (314), the turbine housing, the exhaust walls between the turbine (314) and the wastegate (306), the exhaust walls between the wastegate (306) and the exhaust manifold (320), and the exhaust walls between the turbine (314) and the catalyst heater (206). A seventh
control signal is output to a compressor
bypass valve actuator (214) to open a compressor
bypass valve (308) in response to the trigger
signal. The invention also relates to a
system (100) for reducing cold-start emissions.