Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency
    12.
    发明授权
    Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency 有权
    内燃机控制提高燃油效率

    公开(公告)号:US07849835B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-14

    申请号:US12615232

    申请日:2009-11-09

    IPC分类号: F02D41/40 F02P5/04 F02D43/00

    摘要: A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the working cycles to be skipped to provide a desired engine output. In some embodiments a substantially optimized amount of air and fuel is delivered to the working chambers during active working cycles so that the fired working chambers can operate at efficiencies close to their optimal efficiency. In some embodiments, the appropriate firing pattern is determined at least in part using predictive adaptive control. By way of example, sigma delta controllers work well for this purpose. In some implementations, the feedback includes feedback indicative of at least one of actual and requested working cycle firings. In some embodiments, the appropriate firings are determined on a firing opportunity by firing opportunity basis. Additionally, in some embodiments, an indicia of the current rotational speed of the engine is used as a clock input for a controller used to selectively cause the skipped working cycles to be skipped.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于改善内燃机的燃料效率的各种方法和装置。 通常,发动机被控制为以跳火可变排量模式操作。 反馈控制用于动态地确定要跳过的工作循环以提供期望的发动机输出。 在一些实施例中,在主动工作循环期间将基本上优化的空气和燃料量输送到工作室,使得燃烧的工作室可以以接近其最佳效率的效率进行操作。 在一些实施例中,至少部分地使用预测自适应控制来确定适当的点火模式。 作为例子,西格玛三角洲控制器为此工作良好。 在一些实施方案中,反馈包括指示实际和所请求的工作循环点火中的至少一个的反馈。 在一些实施例中,通过击发机会的基础,通过击发机会确定适当的发射。 另外,在一些实施例中,将引擎的当前转速的标记用作用于选择性地使跳过的工作循环被跳过的控制器的时钟输入。

    Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency
    14.
    发明授权
    Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency 有权
    内燃机控制提高燃油效率

    公开(公告)号:US08336521B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US12501345

    申请日:2009-07-10

    IPC分类号: F02D41/00 F02D17/02 G06F19/00

    摘要: A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the working cycles to be skipped to provide a desired engine output. In some embodiments a substantially optimized amount of air and fuel is delivered to the working chambers during active working cycles so that the fired working chambers can operate at efficiencies close to their optimal efficiency. In some embodiments, the appropriate firing pattern is determined at least in part using predictive adaptive control. By way of example, sigma delta controllers work well for this purpose. In some implementations, the feedback includes feedback indicative of at least one of actual and requested working cycle firings. In some embodiments, the appropriate firings are determined on a firing opportunity by firing opportunity basis. Additionally, in some embodiments, an indicia of the current rotational speed of the engine is used as a clock input for a controller used to selectively cause the skipped working cycles to be skipped.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于改善内燃机的燃料效率的各种方法和装置。 通常,发动机被控制为以跳火可变排量模式操作。 反馈控制用于动态地确定要跳过的工作循环以提供期望的发动机输出。 在一些实施例中,在主动工作循环期间将基本上优化的空气和燃料量输送到工作室,使得燃烧的工作室可以以接近其最佳效率的效率进行操作。 在一些实施例中,至少部分地使用预测自适应控制来确定适当的点火模式。 作为例子,西格玛三角洲控制器为此工作良好。 在一些实施方案中,反馈包括指示实际和所请求的工作循环点火中的至少一个的反馈。 在一些实施例中,通过击发机会的基础,通过击发机会确定适当的发射。 另外,在一些实施例中,将引擎的当前转速的标记用作用于选择性地使跳过的工作循环被跳过的控制器的时钟输入。

    Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency
    15.
    发明授权
    Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency 有权
    内燃机控制提高燃油效率

    公开(公告)号:US07577511B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-18

    申请号:US12405450

    申请日:2009-03-17

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 F02D41/40

    摘要: A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, selected combustion events are skipped during operation of the internal combustion engine so that other working cycles can operate at a better thermodynamic efficiency. In one aspect of the invention, an engine is controlled to operate in a variable displacement mode. In the variable displacement mode, fuel is not delivered to the working chambers (e.g. cylinders) during selected “skipped” working cycles. During active (“non-skipped”) working cycles, a maximum (e.g., unthrottled) amount of air and an optimized amount of fuel is delivered to the relevant working chambers so that the fired working chambers can operate at efficiencies closer to their optimal efficiency. A controller is used to dynamically determine the chamber firings required to provide the engine torque based on the engine's current operational state and conditions. The chamber firings may be sequenced in real time or in near real time in a manner that helps reduce undesirable vibrations of the engine.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于改善内燃机的燃料效率的各种方法和装置。 通常,在内燃机操作期间跳过选定的燃烧事件,使得其他工作循环可以以更好的热力学效率工作。 在本发明的一个方面,发动机被控制为以可变排量模式操作。 在可变排量模式中,在选择的“跳过”工作循环期间,燃料不被输送到工作室(例如气缸)。 在主动(“非跳过”)工作循环期间,最大限度地(例如,无节流)的空气量和优化的燃料量被输送到相关的工作室,使得燃烧的工作室可以以更接近其最佳效率的效率 。 控制器用于动态地确定基于发动机的当前操作状态和条件来提供发动机扭矩所需的腔室点火。 室内燃烧可以以有助于减少发动机的不期望的振动的方式实时或接近实时地排序。

    Method and apparatus for improving the fuel economy of a variable displacement engine
    16.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for improving the fuel economy of a variable displacement engine 有权
    用于改善可变排量发动机的燃料经济性的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08738270B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-27

    申请号:US13233599

    申请日:2011-09-15

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: A secondary controller for controlling the performance of a moving automobile is described. The secondary controller can be configured to communicate with one or more vehicle controllers, such as the engine control unit, while the automobile is being driven. The secondary controller can send control commands, such as self-test or diagnostic commands to the vehicle controller to effect the operation of the vehicle's power train. The secondary controller can receive power train related data from the engine control unit and based upon the received power train data determine when to send the control commands. In one embodiment, the secondary controller communicates with the vehicle controller via the vehicle's diagnostic port, such as an OBD-II port. In another embodiment, the secondary controller can be configured to control a variable displacement engine in a vehicle to improve the fuel efficiency of the vehicle while it is driven.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于控制移动汽车的性能的二次控制器。 二次控制器可以被配置为在汽车被驱动时与一个或多个车辆控制器(例如发动机控制单元)通信。 二级控制器可以向车辆控制器发送诸如自检或诊断命令的控制命令,以实现车辆动力传动系的操作。 次级控制器可以从发动机控制单元接收动力传动系相关数据,并且基于所接收的动力传动系数据确定何时发送控制命令。 在一个实施例中,次级控制器经由车辆诊断端口(例如OBD-II端口)与车辆控制器通信。 在另一个实施例中,二级控制器可被配置成控制车辆中的可变排量发动机,以在车辆被驱动时提高车辆的燃料效率。