Patent ID: 11933206
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 5:
6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein:
the one or multiple catalytic converters includes at least two catalytic converters of the exhaust gas system of the internal combustion engine;
the ascertainment of the respective local temperatures of multiple locations is performed for each of respective sets of the multiple locations, each of the sets corresponding to a respective one of the at least two catalytic converters;
the ascertainment of the respective local expected conversion capabilities is performed respectively for each of respective sets of the plurality of sections or partial volumes which respective set is part of a respective one of the at least two catalytic converters;
the ascertainment of the global expected conversion capability is performed respectively for each of the at least two catalytic converters, so that a respective global expected conversion capability is ascertained for each of the at least two catalytic converters; and
the method further comprises ascertaining an overall conversion capability of the exhaust gas system based on the determined global conversion capabilities of each of the at least two catalytic converters.