Method and apparatus for checking the functioning of a pressure-operated actuating element in an internal combustion engine
US6272860A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a method for early diagnosis of malfunctions of emission-improving measures, a pressure-operated actuating element is provided in an internal combustion engine, and this actuating element opens and closes as a function of an actuating pressure supplied a bypass passage that bypasses the turbine of an exhaust turbocharger, the actuating element being supplied with a diagnosis pressure as the actuating pressure to check its operation, and a fault signal being generated if the actual value of the intake pressure that establishes itself in the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine differs from a target value for the intake pressure.
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