Ignition and combustion control in internal combustion engine
US6089206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a combustion changeover of an internal combustion engine between a stratified combustion mode and a homogeneous combustion mode, an engine control system modifies an ignition timing to eliminate unwanted torque increase due to fuel increase. The controller determines an excess quantity, such as an excess factor of an actual intake air quantity with respect to a target intake air quantity, indicative of torque variation due to fuel increase, and determines an ignition timing modification quantity to eliminate the torque variation, in accordance with the excess quantity. With this modification quantity, the control system retards the ignition timing transiently and ensure smooth combustion changeover.
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