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Controlling fuel injection in an internal combustion engine

US10626808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Eser · Munich, DE
Erwin Achleitner · Obertraubling, DE
Florian Kleiner · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2017
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/40
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments include a method for controlling an internal combustion engine comprising: determining a speed of the internal combustion engine; determining a cylinder wall temperature of a combustion cylinder of the internal combustion engine; selecting an injection mode based at least in part on the speed and the cylinder wall temperature; and actuating a fuel injector associated with the combustion cylinder based on the selected injection mode.

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