Abstract:
A method for controlling an engine comprises establishing a torque correction coefficient (KA) to compensate for reducing effect of available engine torque in operating range of different excess air ratios (null) that are lower than a predetermined value (unitynull1). An initial base desired in-cylinder air mass (tQacb) is determined based on a requested engine torque (tTe). A desired excess air ratio (tnull) is determined. The initial base desired in-cylinder air mass (tQacb) is adjusted with at least the desired excess air ratio (tnull) and the correction coefficient (KA) to generate a desired in-cylinder air mass (tQac). A desired injected fuel mass (tQf) is controlled based on the desired in-cylinder air mass (tQac) to deliver the requested engine torque (tTe) with the desired excess air ratio (tnull) held accomplished.
Abstract:
An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine is comprised of an engine condition detecting unit and a control unit. The control unit is arranged to calculate a target engine torque on the basis of an engine operating condition, to calculate a target EGR ratio, a target excess air ratio and a target intake air quantity on the basis of the engine operating condition and the target engine torque, to calculate a target equivalence ratio on the basis of the target EGR ratio and the target excess air ratio, to calculate a target injection quantity on the basis of the engine operating condition and the target equivalence ratio, and to control an air-fuel ratio by bringing a real intake air quantity to the target intake air quantity and by bringing a real fuel injection quantity to the target fuel injection quantity.
Abstract:
A vehicle system controls a compression ignition internal combustion engine equipped with a supercharger system including a plurality of superchargers. The compression ignition internal combustion engine has an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The vehicle system determines a desired intake manifold supercharging state (tQac) and a desired EGR rate (Megr). The vehicle system includes control logics, each having a first input parameter and a second input parameter, for determining desired set points (Rvnt1 & Rvnt2) for the plurality of superchargers, respectively. The desired set points are used to control the plurality of superchargers, respectively. The vehicle system also includes control logic for determining the first input parameters in response to the desired intake manifold supercharging state. The vehicle system further includes control logic for determining the second input parameters in response to the desired EGR rate.
Abstract:
A diesel particulate filter 14 that traps particulate matters in an exhaust gas and a NOx trap catalyst 13 that traps NOx in the exhaust gas are disposed in an exhaust passage (10) in an internal combustion engine (1). When a regeneration timing of the diesel particulate filter (14) and one of a regeneration timing of SOx and a regeneration timing of NOx are overlapped, the diesel particulate filter regeneration is carried out first and thereafter, the SOx regeneration or the NOx regeneration is carried out.
Abstract:
A particulate deposit amount Spm on a particulate filter disposed in an exhaust passage is estimated during a usual period different from a regeneration period of the particulate filter and during the regeneration period thereof respectively. An increase value Dpm per unit time of the Spm during the usual period is estimated based upon an engine operating condition and a total amount of the Spm is determined by integration thereof (S15, 16). On the other hand, a particulate deposit amount Spm decreasing by burning during the regeneration period is determined by, one by one, subtracting a decrease value Dpm per unit time estimated based upon a particulate deposit amount Spmi that is determined by the above integration at a starting point of the regeneration period from the Spmi (S12, 17).
Abstract:
In a diesel engine (1) provided with an exhaust gas recirculation mechanism (9, 10), a fuel injection timing is calculated by considering a delay of air aspirated by the cylinders of the engine (1) and a delay of exhaust gas recirculation. By performing fuel injection based on this fuel injection timing, conditions of combustion in a cylinder of the engine (1) are improved.
Abstract:
In air-fuel ratio control apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine having an EGR valve interposed in an EGR passage between an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a target EGR quantity is calculated, a determination is made which of air-fuel ratio feedback controls through an EGR control and through an intake-air quantity is to be executed according to the target EGR quantity, and one of the air-fuel ratio feedback controls is selectively made according to a result of a determination of which of the air-fuel feedback controls is to be executed. During an execution of a rich spike control, the feedback control through the intake-air quantity control is unconditionally executed.
Abstract:
A basic target excess air factor tLAMBDA0 and a target fresh air intake amount tQac are set base upon the operation condition of an engine (30). A target excess air factor tLAMBDA is calculated by multiplying the ratio of a real fresh air intake amount rQac as detected by a sensor (16) and the target fresh air intake amount tQac by the basic target excess air factor tLAMBDA0. A fuel injector (9) is controlled so that the amount of fuel injected thereby converges to a target fuel injection amount tQf which corresponds to the target excess air factor tLAMBDA. It is possible to prevent variation of the output torque of the engine (30) accompanying a rich spike by this control, even if the basic target excess air factor tLAMBDA0 varies abruptly, since the fuel injection amount varies in correspondence to the variation of the real fresh air intake amount rQac.
Abstract:
A control unit (41) sets a target opening of a variable nozzle (53) of a turbocharger (50) according to a running condition of a diesel engine (1), and controls the opening of the variable nozzle (53) to the target opening. The control unit (41) calculates a target opening area of an exhaust gas recirculation valve (6) using the target opening of the variable nozzle (53) and a target exhaust gas recirculation amount determined according to the running condition. Control of an exhaust gas recirculation amount is performed according to the variation of turbocharging pressure by using the target opening of the variable nozzle (53) as a parameter representing the differential pressure upstream and downstream of the exhaust gas recirculation valve (6).