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AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsPeter Alleving, Anders Unger, Jan Skold, Martin Petersson, Erland Max
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A system for determining the effectiveness of a catalytic coating on a catalytic converter in a motor vehicle. The system provides a driver or maintenance staff status of the catalytic function provided by the catalytic coating on the catalytic converter which is downstream from a heat exchanger connected to a cooling system in an engine in a motor vehicle. The catalytic converter is arranged to be heated by an air flow passing through the catalytic converter. The catalytic coating on the catalytic converter converts environmentally harmful substances in ambient air into substances which are not harmful to the environment. The motor vehicle also includes a control unit and a sensor. The sensor is connected to the control unit and is able to determine a degree of conversion of one or more environmentally harmful substances by the catalytic coating on the catalytic converter.
A motor vehicle having an engine, a cooling circuit connected to the engine provided with a heat exchanger, a catalytic converter located downstream from said heat exchanger, wherein the catalytic converter is arranged to be heated by an air flow passing through the catalytic converter, wherein the catalytic converter is at least partially coated with catalytic material for conversion of environmentally harmful substances in ambient air, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises:
A motor vehicle having an engine with a cooling circuit connected thereto, said cooling circuit having a catalytic converter downstream from a heat exchanger, said catalytic converter being at least partially coated with a catalytic material for conversion of environmentally harmful substances in ambient air, said motor vehicle further comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.