Controller for internal combustion engine
US11585285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D2200/0814
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a rich air-fuel ratio control for performing fuel injection while setting a target equivalence ratio such that, at recovery from a fuel cutoff process, an air-fuel ratio of air-fuel mixture is richer than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. The controller is configured to execute a target equivalence ratio setting process for setting the target equivalence ratio that is maintained during execution of the rich air-fuel ratio control such that the target equivalence ratio increases as an air excess ratio that is calculated from an output value of a second air-fuel ratio sensor at start of the rich air-fuel ratio control increases.
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