MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617008960 A) filed by Horse Powertrain Solutions, S. L. U., Madrid, on Jan. 29, for 'method for estimating the amount of polluting species in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, provided with at least one three-way catalyst.'
Inventor(s) include Arranz-Velasco, Adolfo; and Villain, Nathalie.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method for estimating the amount of polluting species in the exhaust gases of a motor vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine and at least one three-way catalyst, the estimation method making it possible to estimate the amount of polluting species in the exhaust gases, in particular before a possible concentration sensor is hot enough to carry out measurements, comprising the following steps: a. the chemical reactions are identified (1) in the at least one three-way catalyst having the polluting species as a reactant or product, b. the reaction rates of each identified chemical reaction are determined (2), c. a mass balance is carried out (3) in the at least one catalyst considered as an open system, for each polluting species, and d. the amount of polluting species in the exhaust gas is determined (4) as a function of the mass balance."
The patent application was internationally filed on June 27, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/068198.
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