Method for operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinder banks
First Claim
1. A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, wherein at least one cylinder of the first cylinder bank is configured to be at least one of selectively cut off and subsequently reactivated, the method comprising:
- setting, one of immediately before a cut off and immediately after a reactivation of the at least one cylinder of the first cylinder bank, a first output variable for the first cylinder bank and a second output variable for the second cylinder bank;
wherein the first output variable and the second output variable are set to be different from each other such that an average of the first output variable and the second output variable is equivalent to a predetermined output variable of the internal combustion engine.
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Abstract
A method for operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinder banks provides a cylinder cut-off using at least a reduced ignition angle retardation shift. In this context, at least one first cylinder bank is configured such that it is at least partially able to be cut off. Immediately before a cut off or immediately after a reactivation of at least one cylinder of the at least one first cylinder bank, a first output variable is set for the at least one first cylinder bank and a second output variable is set for at least one second cylinder bank. The first output variable and the second output variable are set differently from each other in such a way that an average of the first and second output variables is equivalent to a predetermined output variable of the internal combustion engine.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, wherein at least one cylinder of the first cylinder bank is configured to be at least one of selectively cut off and subsequently reactivated, the method comprising:
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setting, one of immediately before a cut off and immediately after a reactivation of the at least one cylinder of the first cylinder bank, a first output variable for the first cylinder bank and a second output variable for the second cylinder bank;
wherein the first output variable and the second output variable are set to be different from each other such that an average of the first output variable and the second output variable is equivalent to a predetermined output variable of the internal combustion engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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