Abstract:
In an electromagnetically powered engine valve control apparatus of an internal combustion engine having an electromagnetic actuator which drives the engine valve electromagnetically, and a valve-lift sensor which detecting a valve lift of the engine valve, a control unit operates the engine valve in a selected one of a normal operating mode enabling both powered opening and powered closing of the engine valve by energization of the electromagnetic actuator, and a free-fly operating mode enabling a kinetic system of the engine valve to be free to fly according to a damped vibration system by deenergization of the electromagnetic actuator. The control unit calculates a damping coefficient as a ratio of a valve lift detected during the free-fly operating mode to a valve lift detected during the normal operating mode, and also calculates a desired valve open period from a time when the engine valve starts to open to a time when the engine valve closes, based on engine speed and engine load. A controlled current value of exciting current applied to the electromagnetic actuator is determined based on the damping coefficient and the desired valve open period.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Nockenwellenverstellung in einer Brennkraftmaschine, wobei die Nockenwelle bzgl. einer Kurbelwelle mittels eines von einem Regler und einem Proportionalventil betätigten Verstellers um einen vorbestimmten Winkel verschwenkt wird, wobei der Regler einen Winkelsollwert mit einem Winkelistwert vergleicht, in Abhängigkeit von diesem Vergleich eine Stellgröße in Form eines Tastverhältnisses für das Proportionalventil bestimmt und bei Übereinstimmung von Winkelsoll- und Winkelistwert diese Stellgröße auf ein Haltetastverhältnis derart einstellt, daß der Winkelsollwert gehalten wird. Hierbei wird während einer Verstellung der Nockenwelle vor einem jeweiligen Soll-/Istwertvergleich dem Winkelistwert ein Prädiktionswinkel derart hinzuaddiert, daß die Summe aus Winkelistwert und Prädiktionswinkel einem Winkel der Nockenwelle entspricht, den diese nach Umstellen der Stellgröße auf den Haltewert bis zum vollständigen Schließen des Proportionalventils während einer Ventilschließzeit erreicht.
Abstract:
An intake air control system is arranged in an engine. The engine has an air intake passage, a throttle valve installed in the air intake passage and an intake valve for selectively opening and closing a communication between the intake passage and a cylinder. The control system comprises a target intake passage pressure setting unit which sets a target pressure in an intake passage of the engine in accordance with an operating condition of the engine; a target intake air amount setting unit which sets a target intake air amount of the engine in accordance with the operating condition of the engine; a target throttle open degree setting unit which sets a target open degree of the throttle valve of the engine in accordance with both the target pressure in the intake passage and the target intake air amount of the engine; a throttle valve drive unit which drives the throttle valve in accordance with the target open degree of the throttle valve; an intake passage pressure detecting unit which detects an existing pressure in the intake passage; a target intake valve OPEN/CLOSE timing setting unit which sets a target OPEN/CLOSE timing of the intake valve in accordance with both the detected existing pressure in the intake passage and the target intake air amount; and an intake valve drive unit which drives the intake valve in accordance with the target OPEN/CLOSE timing of the intake valve.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electronic device for controlling gas exchange valves in an internal combustion engine with variable valve timing, which makes it possible to fully close at least the intake valves and which is fitted with means for detecting the amount of air suctioned by the internal combustion engine and means for detecting valve lift. The electronic control device changes the opening function during displacement starting from a totally closed position of the intake valve in order to open the inlet valve, detect the extent to which the valve has being opened, whereupon the amount of air is detected and uses said extent as reference for determining the actual cross section of the aperture.
Abstract:
During the failure or disruption of the data interchange between the valve control unit (1, 2) and the operation control unit (9) of an internal combustion engine comprising electromechanically actuated intake valves (5a, 5b), the valve control unit (1, 2) changes the electromechanical actuation of the intake valves (5a, 5b) to full load control times, and the operation control unit (9) adjusts a throttle valve (12) in order effect the load control of the internal combustion engine in a manner which no longer uses valve load control, but uses throttle valve load control during emergency operation.
Abstract:
A method for controlling electromagnetic actuators for operating induction and exhaust valves in internal combustion engines where one actuator (1,40), connected to a control unit (10), is coupled to a respective valve (2,41) having a real position (Z) and includes a movable element (3,42) magnetically driven by means of a resultant force (F) to control the movement of the said valve (2,41) between a closure position (Z SUP ) and a fully open position (Z INF ); the control unit is further connected to a piloting unit (15) and includes a supervision block (11), an open loop control block (12), a closed loop control block (13) and a selector block (14) commanded by a switching signal (SW) generated by the supervision block (11). The method includes the steps of: operating in an open loop control mode of the real position (Z); operating in a closed loop control mode of the real position (Z); and alternatively selecting the open loop control mode and the closed loop control mode.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a spark-ignition internal combustion engine comprising a combustion chamber, a fuel injection means (13) for injecting fuel, an air amount control means (28) for controlling intake air amount into a combustion chamber (7), an ignition means (14) for igniting the mixture of air and fuel in said combustion chamber (7) and an engine controlling means (5) coupled to said fuel injection means (13), said air amount control means (28) and said ignition means (14), respectively, wherein said engine controlling means (5) has a first control mode in which an engine torque is changed when an air/fuel ratio is varied and a second control mode in which the engine torque is changed by controlling a throttle valve (22) while maintaining a substantially fixed air/fuel ratio, the engine torque in the second control mode is smaller than a predetermined value and the engine torque in the first mode is larger than said predetermined value.
Abstract:
In an internal combustion engine equipped with a pair of intake ports for each cylinder and capable of controlling a quantity of air entering the engine by controlling an intake valve open timing and an intake valve closure timing of each of a pair of intake valves located in the respective intake ports, a two-intake-valve operating mode is used in a high-load, high-speed operating range, whereas a one-intake-valve operating mode is used in predetermined low- and mid-load, low- and mid-speed operating ranges to create a great gas flow within the cylinder. A fuel injector is located in a first one of the intake ports to allow air flow through the first intake port over all operating ranges. An electronic engine control unit switches a compensating mode for an injection amount of fuel injected by the injector, based on changes in a quantity of wall fuel mass flow adhered onto the inner wall surface of the intake port during transient operating conditions, from one of a first compensating mode which is preprogrammed to be suitable for the one-intake-valve operating mode and a second compensating mode which is preprogrammed to be suitable for the two-intake-valve operating mode to the other.