US6026790A
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Diesel engine emission control system
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-11-14
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Granted: 2000-02-22
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Expires: 2017-11-14
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides improvements in EGR control system of a diesel engine by limiting the maximum fuel, in amount, to be drawn into the engine cylinder and EGR rate in response to result of monitoring performance of EGR control. When the actual performance of EGR control falls outside of a predetermined window around the normal performance of EGR control, the maximum fuel is reduced and a throttle valve in the air intake path is fully opened.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Itoyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:16
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/0025; F02D41/0047; F02D41/005; F02D41/30; F02D41/38; F02D41/40; F02D41/401; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder including a combustion space; an intake manifold from which air is drawn into said combustion space during operation of the engine; an exhaust manifold into which exhaust gas resulting from combustion event in said combustion space is discharged; an EGR conduit providing a path through which a portion of the exhaust gas passes into said intake manifold; an EGR valve forming a part of an EGR passage in said EGR conduit, said EGR valve having different valve openings; and a control arrangement monitoring performance of EGR control and limiting the maximum fuel, in amount, to be drawn into said cylinder in response to the result from monitoring performance of EGR control.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An internal combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder including a combustion space; an intake manifold from which air is drawn into said combustion space during operation of the engine; an exhaust manifold into which exhaust gas resulting from combustion event in said combustion space is discharged; an EGR conduit providing a path through which a portion of the exhaust gas passes into said intake manifold; an EGR valve forming a part of an EGR passage in said EGR conduit, said EGR valve having different valve openings; and a control arrangement monitoring performance of EGR control and limiting the maximum fuel, in amount, to be drawn into said cylinder in response to the result from monitoring performance of EGR control.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control arrangement derives actual performance of EGR control from desired EGR rate and engine RPM.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control arrangement altitude compensates normal performance of EGR control in accordance with barometric pressure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 3, wherein said control arrangement adjusts a correction term of normal performance of EGR control such that the lower the barometric pressure the smaller the correction term and the higher the barometric pressure the greater the correction term.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control arrangement determines whether or not actual performance of EGR control falls in a predetermined window around desired performance of EGR control, and wherein said control arrangement reduces the maximum fuel, in amount, to be drawn into said cylinder when actual performance of EGR control falls outside of said predetermined window around desired performance of EGR control.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control arrangement includes a throttle valve in an air intake path and upstream of said intake manifold, and said control arrangement fully opens said throttle valve when an abnormal EGR control is determined.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control arrangement determines the reduction in the maximum fuel as a function of a deviation between actual performance of EGR control and desired performance of EGR control.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control arrangements further sets a desired EGR quantity toward minimum when the abnormal EGR control is determined.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 8, wherein said control arrangements further reduce the maximum fuel to be drawn into said cylinder when the abnormal EGR control is determined.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 9, wherein a reduction amount of the maximum fuel will be determined in accordance with barometric pressure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
An internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the internal combustion engine is a diesel engine.
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