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Rotational frequency control apparatus of internal combustion engine
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1988-01-19
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2008-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprising a bypass route bypassing a throttle valve provided to an intake pipe of internal combustion engine, an intake control valve which controls an intake amount of this bypass route, an intake drive and control device which drives and controls open and close conditions of this intake control valve, and moreover, an intake amount sensor which detects the intake amount of the intake pipe, a rotational frequency sensor which detects a rotational frequency of the engine, a rotational frequency adjusting part which generates a target intake amount based on an actual rotational frequency detected by the rotational frequency sensor and a target rotational frequency, an intake amount adjusting part which outputs an intake control signal based on the target intake amount and the actual intake amount detected by the intake amount sensor, a switching part which causes both adjusting parts to make output operations under an unloaded condition of the engine and switches an operation mode to a stop mode while the engine transfers to a loaded operating condition, and a memory means which stores the target intake amount outputted from the rotational frequency adjusting part and the intake control signal outputted from the intake amount adjusting part under the unloaded operating condition and also holds and outputs, in the loaded operating condition, a final target intake amount and final intake control signals under the unloaded operating condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Setsuhiro Shimomura
- 👤 Yukinobu Nishimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:46
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D31/00; F02D31/001; F02D31/002; F02D31/003; F02D31/005; F02D41/14; F02D41/16; F02D11/00; F02D11/06; F02D11/10; F02D2011/101; F02D2011/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprising: rotational frequency adjusting means for generating a target intake amount of the engine on the basis of a respective actual rotational frequency and a target rotational frequency of the internal combustion engine; intake amount detecting means arranged in an intake route of said engine for sending an electrical output corresponding to an intake amount by detecting said intake amount of said engine; intake adjusting means for outputting an intake control signal on the basis of an actual intake amount detected by said intake amount detecting means and said target intake amount outputted from said rotational frequency adjusting means; intake drive and control means for controling an increase and decrease of said intake amount corresponding to said intake control signal sent from said intake adjusting means; switching means for operating said rotational frequency adjusting means and said intake adjusting means so that said actual rotational frequency coincides with said target rotational frequency while said engine operates under an unloaded operating condition and switches operation modes of both adjusting means so that operations of both adjusting means stop while said engine operates under a loaded operating condition; and memory means for respectively storing said target intake amount outputted from said rotational frequency adjusting means and said intake control signal outputted from said intake adjusting means under said unloaded operating condition and for holding a final target intake amount and a final intake control signal under said loaded operating condition and also outputting the operating signal to said intake drive and control means based on said final target intake amount or said final intake control signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
274 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprising: rotational frequency adjusting means for generating a target intake amount of the engine on the basis of a respective actual rotational frequency and a target rotational frequency of the internal combustion engine; intake amount detecting means arranged in an intake route of said engine for sending an electrical output corresponding to an intake amount by detecting said intake amount of said engine; intake adjusting means for outputting an intake control signal on the basis of an actual intake amount detected by said intake amount detecting means and said target intake amount outputted from said rotational frequency adjusting means; intake drive and control means for controling an increase and decrease of said intake amount corresponding to said intake control signal sent from said intake adjusting means; switching means for operating said rotational frequency adjusting means and said intake adjusting means so that said actual rotational frequency coincides with said target rotational frequency while said engine operates under an unloaded operating condition and switches operation modes of both adjusting means so that operations of both adjusting means stop while said engine operates under a loaded operating condition; and memory means for respectively storing said target intake amount outputted from said rotational frequency adjusting means and said intake control signal outputted from said intake adjusting means under said unloaded operating condition and for holding a final target intake amount and a final intake control signal under said loaded operating condition and also outputting the operating signal to said intake drive and control means based on said final target intake amount or said final intake control signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
174 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said rotational frequency adjusting means comprises: a target rotational frequency generator which generates the target rotational frequency of said internal combustion engine; an error amplifier which compares said target rotational frequency output from said generator with the actual rotational frequency detected by a rotational frequency sensor provided in said engine and then outputs an error between said rotational frequencies; a rotational frequency controller which inputs an error signal output from the error amplifier and then outputs a rotational frequency adjusting signal to eliminate said error using at least one of proportional, integral and differential operation to said memory means; and a limiter which inputs said rotational frequency adjusting signal supplied from said rotational frequency controller through said memory means and then limits at least the upper limit value of said adjusting signal to a value equal to or lower than a predetermined value and then outputs said adjusting signal to said intake adjusting means as said target intake amount.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
167 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said intake adjusting means comprises; an error amplifier which inputs said target intake amount output from said rotational frequency adjusting means and said electrical output corresponding to an intake amount of the engine supplied from said intake amount detecting means and outputs, by calculation, an error between said target intake amount and said actual intake amount; an intake controller which inputs an error signal output from said error amplifier and outputs an intake adjusting signal as to eliminate said error using at least one of proportional, integral and differential operation to said memory means; and a limiter which inputs said intake adjusting signal supplied from said intake controller through said memory means and limits at least the upper limit value of said adjusting signal to a value equal to or lower than a predetermined value and then outputs a drive signal as said final intake control signal to said intake control means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said switching means comprises; a first switch which is provided to the throttle valve and switches operation modes of said rotational frequency adjusting means to a drive or stop mode with an output of a non-load switch which detects an unloaded condition of the engine; and a second switch which switches operation modes of said intake adjusting means to the drive or stop mode with an output of said non-load switch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
184 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said memory means comprises; a first memory which inputs a rotational frequency adjusting signal as an output of a rotational frequency controller forming said rotational frequency adjusting means when the engine is operated under the unloaded condition to sequentially store said rotational frequency adjusting signal and outputs said a rotational frequency adjusting signal to a first limiter forming said rotational frequency adjusting means and also outputs the final rotational frequency adjusting signal under the unloaded operating condition being stored when the engine transfers to the loaded operating condition to said first limiter, and a second memory which inputs an intake adjusting signal as an output of an intake controller forming the intake adjusting means under said unloaded operating condition to sequentially store said intake adjusting signal and outputs said intake adjusting signal to a second limiter forming the intake adjusting means and also outputs the final intake adjusting signal under said unloaded operating condition being stored when the engine transfers to the loaded operating condition to said second limiter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said intake drive and control means comprises; an intake control valve provided to a bypass route which is provided to said intake route for bypassing a throttle valve provided in the intake route of the engine and a driver which controls opening or closing said intake control valve with said intake control signal which is adjusted on the basis of the rotational frquency of the engine and said intake amount.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
221 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprising an intake amount detecting means which detects an intake amount of the internal combustion engine, a rotational frequency detecting means which detects a rotational frequency of said engine, a target intake amount setting means which sets a target intake amount of said engine, a target rotational frequency setting means which sets a target rotational frequency of said engine, a rotational frequency adjusting means which adjusts a rotational frequency to drive said engine in accordance with deviation between said target rotational frequency and detected rotational frequency, an intake amount adjusting means which adjusts intake amount to be supplied to said engine in accordance with a deviation between said target intake amount and detected intake amount, and an intake control means which respectively controls adjusting operations of both said adjusting means in accordance with said respective deviations, wherein a memory means is provided to previously store the intake amount to be sucked to said engine when a throttle valve provided to an intake pipe of the engine is fully closed, in addition to the intake amount adjusted by said intake amount adjusting means, and said intake control means supplies air to said engine in an amount equal to the target intake amount subtracted by the intake amount stored in said memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
221 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprising an intake amount detecting means which detects an intake amount of the internal combustion engine, a rotational frequency detecting means which detects a rotational frequency of said engine, a target intake amount setting means which sets a target intake amount of said engine, a target rotational frequency setting means which sets a target rotational frequency of said engine, a rotational frequency adjusting means which adjusts a rotational frequency to drive said engine in accordance with deviation between said target rotational frequency and detected rotational frequency, an intake amount adjusting means which adjusts intake amount to be supplied to said engine in accordance with a deviation between said target intake amount and detected intake amount, and an intake control means which respectively controls adjusting operations of both said adjusting means in accordance with said respective deviations, wherein a memory means is provided to previously store the intake amount to be sucked to said engine when a throttle valve provided to an intake pipe of the engine is fully closed, in addition to the intake amount adjusted by said intake amount adjusting means, and said intake control means supplies air to said engine in an amount equal to the target intake amount subtracted by the intake amount stored in said memory means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, wherein; said intake pipe is provided with a bypass route to bypass said throttle valve and said bypass route opens so that an intake control valve provided to said bypass route can supply a sufficient amount of air to said engine with a control signal sent from said intake control means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, wherein; said intake amount stored in said memory means is previously set to correct said target intake amount with increase of engine temperature.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
226 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, wherein said rotational frequency adjusting means, intake amount adjusting means and memory means are formed by a central processing unit (CPU); said rotational frequency adjusting means in said CPU is formed by a target rotational frequency generator which generates said target rotational frequency and a rotational frequency feedback controller which controls feedback rotational frequency by calculating deviation between a detected rotational frequency of said rotational frequency detecting means and the target rotational frequency outputted from said target rotational frequency generator; and said intake amount adjusting means is formed by a target intake amount generator, a total flow rate generator which generates a total flow rate summing the leakage flow rates of various intake amount adjusting valves provided to the bypass routes bypassing the throttle valve of said engine, a flow rate feedback controller which controls feedback of flow rate of the intake amount by calculating deviation between said target intake amount and intake amount detected by said intake amount detecting means, a converter which converts, to a duty signal, the adjusted intake amount adding deviation between outputs of said target intake amount and said total flow rate generator and control output of said flow rate feedback controller, and a voltage corrector which corrects voltage of the duty signal output from said converter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, wherein said intake amount previously stored to said memory means is set in a flow rate summing leakage intake amounts at an intake control valve, air valve and air adjusting screw respectively provided to each branch route of bypass routes provided in parallel to said intake route bypassing said throttle valve.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
84 words
A rotational frequency control apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to claim 7, wherein said memory means and both adjusting means are formed by central processing unit (CPU), and said CPU controls a rotatinal frequency of said engine with a rotational frequency feedback control loop which controls a detected rotational frequency of said rotational frequency detecting means as a control element and intake amount feedback control loop which controls a detected intake amount of said intake amount detecting means as a control element.
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