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US4649878A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of feedback-controlling idling speed of internal combustion engine

Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-01-17
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Granted: 1987-03-17
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Expires: 2005-01-17
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Abstract

Abstract An idling speed feedback control method for use with an internal combustion engine having electrical load equipment and a generator for supplying electric power to said electrical load equipment, said generator being driven by said engine, wherein an idling speed feedback control amount is effected as a function of the difference between an actual engine speed and a target idling speed. The method comprises the steps of detecting a generating state signal as a function of the field coil current of the generator which represents the generating state of the generator; detecting the actual engine speed; determining an electrical load correction value as a function of the generating state signal and the actual engine speed; and correcting the feedback control amount during idling by an amount corresponding to the correction value. Determining the electrical load correction value comprises modifying a reference correction value for a control amount, corresponding to a predetermined engine speed set on the basis of the detected generating state signal, as a function of the difference between the detected value of the actual engine speed and the predetermined engine speed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yutaka Otobe
  • 👤 Takahiro Iwata

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 07:35
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D31/00; F02D31/001; F02D31/002; F02D31/003; F02D31/005; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/08; F02D41/083

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
An idling speed feedback control method for use with an internal combustion engine having electrical load equipment and a generator for supplying electric power to said electrical load equipment, said generator being driven by said engine, wherein an idling speed feedback control amount is effected as a function of the difference between an actual engine speed and a target speed, said methd comprising the steps of: detecting a gnerating state signal representing a field coil current of said generator; detecting the actual engine speed; determing an electrical load correction value as a function of said generating state signal and said actual engine speed; and correcting the feedback control amount during idling by an amount corresponding to the correction value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 119 words
An idling speed feedback control method for use with an internal combustion engine having electrical load equipment and a generator for supplying electric power to said electrical load equipment, said generator being driven by said engine, wherein an idling speed feedback control amount is effected as a function of the difference between an actual engine speed and a target speed, said methd comprising the steps of: detecting a gnerating state signal representing a field coil current of said generator; detecting the actual engine speed; determing an electrical load correction value as a function of said generating state signal and said actual engine speed; and correcting the feedback control amount during idling by an amount corresponding to the correction value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 65 words
An idling sped feedback control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein determining the electrical load correction value comprises modifying a reference correction value for a control amount, corresponding to a predetermined engine speed set on the basis of the detected generating state signal, as a function of the difference between the detected value of the actual engine speed and the predetermined engine speed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
An idling speed feedback control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises: detecting engine condition whether in idling or out of idling; and changing idling speed feedback control amount to a predetermined value when the engine condition is out of idling, and correcting the predetermined value.

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