Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engine
US5570574A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D41/1443
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine includes a pair of cylinder banks, a pair of exhaust passages connected to the cylinder banks, respectively, a common exhaust pipe where the exhaust passages join each other at their downstream ends, a pair of catalytic converters provided in the exhaust passages, respectively, a pair of main air-fuel ratio sensors provided in the exhaust passages upstream of the catalytic converters, respectively, a pair of auxiliary air-fuel ratio sensors provided in the exhaust passages downstream of the catalytic converters, respectively, and a catalytic converter provided in the common exhaust pipe. The system derives an air-fuel ratio feedback control correction value for each of the cylinder banks based on outputs of the auxiliary air-fuel ratio sensors. The system derives the air-fuel ratio feedback control correction values in such a manner as to control the outputs of the auxiliary air-fuel ratio sensors to be in antiphase with each other when the outputs of the auxiliary air-fuel ratio sensors are in phase with each other. This arrangement ensures effective purification of exhaust gases at the catalytic converter provided…
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