US4552113A
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Fuel control system for an internal combustion engine
Assignee: ZF International UK Ltd
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Filing: 1980-02-27
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Granted: 1985-11-12
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Expires: 2000-02-27
Abstract
Abstract An i.c. engine fuel control includes a main fuel control which controls fuel flow to the engine in accordance with one or more engine operating parameters. A roughness sensor provides an electrical signal varying with the magnitude of fluctuations in the engine speed and an integrator integrates the error between this signal and a reference signal. Two active clamp circuits operate to limit the excursion of the integrator output which provides a limited authority trim input to the fuel control.
Inventors
- 👤 Malcolm Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:22
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/10; F02D41/107; F02D41/24; F02D41/26; F02D41/266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
An internal combustion engine fuel control system comprising a main fuel control sensitive to one or more engine operating parameters scheduling fuel flow to the engine, and a roughness trim control comprising a roughness sensor circuit providing a roughness signal related to the roughness of running of the engine, said roughness trim control including an integrator having an output providing an input signal to the main fuel control so as to vary the fuel flow to the engine to obtain a desired level of roughness, and a first active clamp circuit which has an input and an output connected respectively to an output and input of the integrator, said clamp circuit comprising a means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a maximum acceptable level of enleanment, and a second active clamp circuit comprising means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a minimum acceptable level of enleanment, each of said active clamp circuits has its input connected to the output of the integrator and its output connected to the input of the integrator so as to maintain the integrator output at or near a predetermined level when that clamp circuit is in operation, wherein each clamp circuit includes a Schmidt trigger circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
An internal combustion engine fuel control system comprising a main fuel control sensitive to one or more engine operating parameters scheduling fuel flow to the engine, and a roughness trim control comprising a roughness sensor circuit providing a roughness signal related to the roughness of running of the engine, said roughness trim control including an integrator having an output providing an input signal to the main fuel control so as to vary the fuel flow to the engine to obtain a desired level of roughness, and a first active clamp circuit which has an input and an output connected respectively to an output and input of the integrator, said clamp circuit comprising a means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a maximum acceptable level of enleanment, and a second active clamp circuit comprising means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a minimum acceptable level of enleanment, each of said active clamp circuits has its input connected to the output of the integrator and its output connected to the input of the integrator so as to maintain the integrator output at or near a predetermined level when that clamp circuit is in operation, wherein each clamp circuit includes a Schmidt trigger circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
138 words
An internal combustion engine fuel control system comprising a main fuel control sensitive to one or more engine operating parameters scheduling fuel flow to the engine, and a roughness trim control comprising a roughness sensor circuit providing a roughness signal related to the roughness of running of the engine, said roughness trim control including an integrator having an output providing an input signal to the main fuel control so as to vary the fuel flow to the engine to obtain a desired level of roughness, and a first active clamp circuit which has an input and an output connected respectively to an output and input of the integrator, said clamp circuit comprising a means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a maximum acceptable level of roughness related enleanment, wherein said preventing means comprising a Schmidt trigger circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
138 words
An internal combustion engine fuel control system comprising a main fuel control sensitive to one or more engine operating parameters scheduling fuel flow to the engine, and a roughness trim control comprising a roughness sensor circuit providing a roughness signal related to the roughness of running of the engine, said roughness trim control including an integrator having an output providing an input signal to the main fuel control so as to vary the fuel flow to the engine to obtain a desired level of roughness, and a first active clamp circuit which has an input and an output connected respectively to an output and input of the integrator, said clamp circuit comprising a means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a maximum acceptable level of roughness related enleanment, wherein said preventing means comprising a Schmidt trigger circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
156 words
An internal combustion engine fuel control system comprising a main fuel control sensitive to one or more engine operating parameters scheduling fuel flow to the engine, and a roughness trim control comprising a roughness sensor circuit providing a roughness signal related to the roughness of running of the engine, said roughness trim control including an integrator having an output providing an input signal to the main fuel control so as to vary the fuel flow to the engine to obtain a desired level of roughness, and a first active clamp circuit which has an input and an output connected respectively to an output and input of the integrator, said clamp circuit comprising a means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a maximum acceptable level of enleanment, and a second active clamp circuit comprising means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a minimum acceptable level of enleanment, said preventing means comprising a Schmidt trigger circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
156 words
An internal combustion engine fuel control system comprising a main fuel control sensitive to one or more engine operating parameters scheduling fuel flow to the engine, and a roughness trim control comprising a roughness sensor circuit providing a roughness signal related to the roughness of running of the engine, said roughness trim control including an integrator having an output providing an input signal to the main fuel control so as to vary the fuel flow to the engine to obtain a desired level of roughness, and a first active clamp circuit which has an input and an output connected respectively to an output and input of the integrator, said clamp circuit comprising a means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a maximum acceptable level of enleanment, and a second active clamp circuit comprising means for preventing said integrator output from exceeding a minimum acceptable level of enleanment, said preventing means comprising a Schmidt trigger circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A system as claimed in claim 2 or 3 in which each Schmidt trigger circuit includes an operational amplifier having its non-inverting input connected to the integrator output, its inverting input connected to a reference voltage and its output connected by a feedback resistor to non-inverting input and by a diode and a resistor in series to the integrator input.
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