Method of feedback-controlling idling speed of internal combustion engine
US4649878A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D41/083
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An idling speed feedback control method for use with an internal combustion engine having electrical load equipment and a generator for supplying electric power to said electrical load equipment, said generator being driven by said engine, wherein an idling speed feedback control amount is effected as a function of the difference between an actual engine speed and a target idling speed. The method comprises the steps of detecting a generating state signal as a function of the field coil current of the generator which represents the generating state of the generator; detecting the actual engine speed; determining an electrical load correction value as a function of the generating state signal and the actual engine speed; and correcting the feedback control amount during idling by an amount corresponding to the correction value. Determining the electrical load correction value comprises modifying a reference correction value for a control amount, corresponding to a predetermined engine speed set on the basis of the detected generating state signal, as a function of the difference between the detected value of the actual engine speed and the predetermined engine speed.
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