US5140850A
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Process for determining the combustion air mass in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1991-12-02
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Granted: 1992-08-25
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Expires: 2011-12-02
Abstract
Abstract A process for determining an available combustion air mass for a certain combustion in one or more cylinders of an internal combustion engine, includes continuously measuring an aspirated air mass through air mass measurement in an intake tube, and correcting the measured air mass so that it corresponds to a combustion air mass. A pressure in each cylinder is measured through a combustion chamber pressure measurement. A combustion air mass is determined for each cylinder from a pressure course during a compression stroke. Any difference between the combustion air masses ascertained through the air mass measurement and through the combustion chamber pressure measurement is compensated for by adaptation of the correction.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Ellmann
- 👤 Manfred Wier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:26
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D35/00; F02D35/02; F02D35/023; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/18; F02D41/24; F02D41/2406; F02D41/2425; F02D41/2429; F02D41/2451; F02D41/2474; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/04; F02D2200/0402; F02D41/2409
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A process for determining an available combustion air mass for a certain combustion in at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, which comprises: continuously measuring an aspirated air mass through air mass measurement in an intake tube; correcting the measured air mass so that it corresponds to a combustion air mass; measuring a pressure in each cylinder through a combustion chamber pressure measurement; determining a combustion air mass for each cylinder from a pressure course during a compression stroke; and compensating for any difference between the combustion air masses ascertained through the air mass measurement and through the combustion chamber pressure measurement by adaptation of the correction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for determining an available combustion air mass for a certain combustion in at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, which comprises: continuously measuring an aspirated air mass through air mass measurement in an intake tube; correcting the measured air mass so that it corresponds to a combustion air mass; measuring a pressure in each cylinder through a combustion chamber pressure measurement; determining a combustion air mass for each cylinder from a pressure course during a compression stroke; and compensating for any difference between the combustion air masses ascertained through the air mass measurement and through the combustion chamber pressure measurement by adaptation of the correction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 1, which comprises performing the adaptation step only if differences in the ascertained combustion air masses have occurred repeatedly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 1, which comprises performing the correction step through a real-time calculation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1, which comprises performing the correction step through at least one performance graph.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process according to claim 1, which comprises determining an air loss from the pressure course during a compression stroke, through the use of a polytropic equation of deviations between an ascertained polytropic constant and a polytropic constant for an intact cylinder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process according to claim 5, which comprises deriving information providing a conclusion as to an effect of aging or a defect in an engine from an extent of the air loss, and using the derived information for a diagnostic system.
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