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Regulation for a gas engine
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1987-06-29
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2007-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A regulation for a gas engine with a rotational speed probe for the crankshaft rotational speed, with a rotational speed-load-ignition angle-performance graph memory read out during each crankshaft rotation, with an ignition pulse generator controlled by the performance graph memory, with a lambda-probe, with a load probe, with a vacuum-controlled gas pressure adjusting device for the propulsion gas and with a flow-mixing device for the propulsion gas and the air. The invention provides a regulation for a gas engine which offers a full utilization of the possibilities of the gas engine above all in lean operation and in the partial load range. A rotational speed-load-lambda-performance graph (36) is provided for producing lambda-desired values. The lambda-desired values readied by the rotational speed-load-lambda-performance graph (36) are compared with the lambda-actual values under formation of a lambda difference value. For the adaptation of the ignition angle to the respective lambda actual value a lambda-difference value-load-ignition angle correction value performance graph (29) produces an ignition angle correction value which is added to the base ignition angle value of the rotational speed-load-ignition angle-performance graph (27), respectively, is subtracted therefrom.
Inventors
- 👤 Horst Bergmann
- 👤 Helmut Daudel
- 👤 Burkhard Brandner
- 👤 Klemens Klueppel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:29
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/14; F02D41/1438; F02D41/1477; F02D41/1479; F02D41/24; F02D41/2406; F02D41/2409; F02D41/2422; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A control system for an internal combustion engine provided with an ignition pulse generator having adjustable ignition angle characteristics comprising: (a) adjustment means for receiving a control signal and for adjusting the ignition angle of the ignition pulse generator in response thereto; (b) means for determining engine rotational speed; (c) means for determining engine load; (d) means for determining a base ignition angle as a function of engine load and engine rotational speed; (e) means for determining an actual lambda-value during operation of the internal combustion engine; (f) means for determining a desired lambda-value as a function of engine rotational speed and engine load; (g) means for determining a lambda-difference value by comparing the magnitude of the actual lambda-value with the magnitude of the desired lambda-value; (h) means for determining a correction of the base ignition angle as a function of the magnitude of the lambda-difference value and the engine load; and (i) means for producing the control signal as a function of the corrected base ignition angle and for supplying the control signal to the adjustment means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A control system for an internal combustion engine provided with an ignition pulse generator having adjustable ignition angle characteristics comprising: (a) adjustment means for receiving a control signal and for adjusting the ignition angle of the ignition pulse generator in response thereto; (b) means for determining engine rotational speed; (c) means for determining engine load; (d) means for determining a base ignition angle as a function of engine load and engine rotational speed; (e) means for determining an actual lambda-value during operation of the internal combustion engine; (f) means for determining a desired lambda-value as a function of engine rotational speed and engine load; (g) means for determining a lambda-difference value by comparing the magnitude of the actual lambda-value with the magnitude of the desired lambda-value; (h) means for determining a correction of the base ignition angle as a function of the magnitude of the lambda-difference value and the engine load; and (i) means for producing the control signal as a function of the corrected base ignition angle and for supplying the control signal to the adjustment means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A control system according to claim 1, further comprising means for determining a correction of the desired lambda-value for a given engine rotational speed and engine load as a function of the type of fuel provided the engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A control system according to claim 2, wherein the engine has a gas-mixing means for mixing the fuel with air having adjustable fuel flow characteristics comprising: (a) fuel flow adjustment means for receiving a control signal and for adjusting the fuel flow to the fuel-air mixing means; (b) means for determining base adjusting values for fuel flow to the engine as a function of engine load and engine rotational speed; and (c) means for producing the control signal as a function of the base adjusting value for fuel flow and for supplying the control signal to the fuel flow adjustment means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A control system according to claim 3, further comprising means for determining a correction of the base adjusting values for fuel flow to the engine as a function of the lambda-difference value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A control system according to claim 4, further comprising means for determining a correction value for at least one of the base ignition angle and the base adjusting value for fuel flow as a function of at least one of a vehicle acceleration value and a fuel quality value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
161 words
A control system according to claim 3, wherein the fuel flow adjusting means comprises: a housing divided into first and second sections by a diaphragm, the first section being in fluid communication with a fuel line connected to the gas-mixing means and the second section being in fluid communication with at least a venturi section of the gas-mixing means; a valve means connected to the diaphragm for controlling the flow of fuel in the fuel line so that when substantially atmospheric pressure exists in the second section, the fuel line is open and as the pressure in the second section diminishes substantially to the pressure of the venturi section, the fuel line is closed; and an adjusting valve connecting the second section to atmospheric pressure, the adjusting valve being continuously adjustable by the fuel flow control signal between opened and closed positions to control the pressure in the first section and thus control the flow of fuel to the gas-mixing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
A control system according to claim 6, further comprising: a rotatable valve flap positioned in the fuel line between the gas-mixing means and the fuel flow adjusting means and rotatable between open and closed positions; means for determining a desired angular position of the valve flap as a function of the rotational speed and load of the engine; and means for adjusting the angular position of the valve flap to the desired angular position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A control system according to claim 7, wherein an auxiliary valve connects the second section of the housing to atmospheric pressure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A control system according to claim 8, wherein the gas-mixing means includes a main throttling means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A control system according to claim 9, wherein the gas-mixing means further includes a pre-throttle means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A control system according to claim 10, wherein the pre-throttle means comprises a double roller slide valve having a variable cross-section which is effective at a relatively low flow range.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A control system according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining the base ignition angle is a memory means having stored base ignition angle values as a function of the engine rotation speed and the engine load.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control system according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining a desired lambda-value is a memory means having stored desired lambda-values as a function of engine rotational speed and engine load.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
A control system according to claim 2, wherein the means for determining a correction of the desired lambda-value comprises a memory means having stored lambda-correction values as a function of the given engine rotational speed and engine load for a given type of fuel,
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
A control system according to claim 3, wherein the means for determining a base adjusting valve for fuel flow is a memory means having stored based adjusting values as a function of the engine load and engine rotational speed.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
A control system according to claim 4, wherein the means for determining a correction of the base adjusting means is a memory means having stored correction values as a function of the lambda-difference value.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
A control system according to claim 5, wherein the means for determining a correction value for at least one of the base ignition angle and the base adjusting value for fuel flow is a memory means having stored correction values.
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