Control system having function of processing evaporative fuel for internal combustion engines
US5613481A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2275/18
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system for an internal combustion engine includes a canister for adsorbing evaporative fuel generated in the fuel tank, a purging passage extending between the canister and the intake system, for purging evaporative fuel into the intake system, and a purge control valve for controlling a flow rate of evaporative fuel to be supplied to the intake system through the purging passage. Various sensors detect operating conditions of the engine, and an ECU controls the purge control valve according to detected operating conditions. An amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine is feedback-controlled by calculating a feedback control amount, based on an output from an air-fuel ratio sensor arranged in the exhaust system by using a controller of a recurrence formula type, and the amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine is controlled based on the calculated feedback control amount, such that an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture supplied to the engine is converged to a desired air-fuel ratio. An average value of the feedback control amount is calculated while the purge control valve is open. The purge control valve is controlled based on the calculated average value.
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