Fuel property detection for an engine using engine speed
US5711272A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fuel property, i.e., ordinary fuel, heavy fuel or mixture of both, is determined using an engine rotations. After an engine temperature exceeds 0.degree. C. and an engine attains a complete combustion, an engine speed is integrated. It is determined whether a deviation between the integrated value of the engine speed and an integrated value of a set engine speed is larger than a predetermined determination value. As a result, it can be determined whether the fuel fed to the internal combustion engine has a volatility identical to that of the ordinary fuel, so that the fuel properties can be highly accurately determined.
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