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Method and apparatus for controlling a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle

US7422002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2006
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2026

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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 a device for controlling a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, whereby the internal combustion engine has a common rail, a high-pressure pump, a flow control valve for controlling the fuel delivery rate of the high-pressure pump into the common rail and a control unit for triggering the flow control valve. The method comprises the steps of determining the prevailing fuel demand in the common rail as a function of the prevailing driving state of the vehicle and controlling the pulse duty factor and frequency of the triggering of the flow control valve as a function of the prevailing fuel demand determined in the common rail.

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