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Purge-compensated air-fuel ratio control apparatus

US5535719A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 1994
Grant dateJul 16, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D41/0042
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A canister is provided between a fuel tank and an intake conduit of an engine so that fuel vapor generated in the tank and adsorbed in the canister is purged into the intake conduit. In correcting a fuel quantity in accordance with a purge quantity, the fuel quantity is compensated for by a canister piping condition such as a pressure loss and/or a purge delay. A first fuel correction coefficient is calculated from canister pressure, intake pressure and atmospheric pressure. The first coefficient may be calculated in association with an idling speed control value. A second fuel correction coefficient is calculated from changes in purge flow quantity and canister pressure. The second coefficient may be calculated in association with an air-fuel ratio feedback control value.

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