Air-fuel ratio control for supercharged automobile engine
US4873961A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air/fuel control system for a supercharged automotive engine includes a supercharger for supercharging air to be supplied to the engine, a detecting device for detecting a plurality of parameters representative of an engine operating condition, an air/fuel ratio regulating unit for adjusting the air/fuel mixing ratio to an arbitrarily chosen predetermined value, and a control unit for controlling the air/fuel ratio regulating unit. The control unit is designed to cause the air/fuel ratio regulating unit to adjust the air/fuel mixing ratio to a predetermined value higher than the stoichiometric value when the detecting device indicates that the engine is in a normal operating condition while the supercharger is operated, and also to adjust the air/fuel mixing ratio to a predetermined value lower than the stoichiometric value when the detecting device indicates that the engine is under an operating condition in which a relatively high engine power output is required.
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