Method of operation for an internal combustion engine
US6460508B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method is described for operating an internal combustion engine (1) especially of a motor vehicle, wherein a lean air/fuel mixture is supplied to a combustion chamber (4) in a first mode of operation and a stoichiometric or a rich air/fuel mixture is supplied to the combustion chamber in a second mode of operation. This supplied air/fuel mixture is then ignited in the combustion chamber (4). The ignition time point or the ignition angle (ZW) for the ignition of the air/fuel mixture is shifted in the direction of retardation for a transition between the two modes of operation.
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