Method and apparatus for monitoring a system for controlling an internal combustion engine
US6006598A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for monitoring a system for controlling an internal combustion engine, in particular an auto-ignition internal combustion engine. In certain operating states, an adjuster for activating a throttle valve is activated in such a way that the throttle valve closes. A fault is recognized if the air quantity exceeds a threshold value.
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