METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE MAGNITUDE OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER DEPOSITS
First Claim
1. Method for determining a parameter for combustion chamber deposits of an internal combustion engine adapted to be operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode, said engine comprising a spark-ignition, direct-injection, four-stroke, internal combustion engine including a variable volume combustion chamber defined by a piston reciprocating within a cylinder between top-dead-center and bottom-dead-center points and a cylinder head, said piston operably connected to a rotating crankshaft, the method comprising:
- monitoring a combustion parameter; and
determining a combustion chamber deposit parameter based upon the combustion parameter.
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Abstract
A method to dynamically determine a parametric value for combustion chamber deposits (CCD), e.g. in a controlled auto-ignition engine, including in-situ evaluation of thickness of CCD, based on a sensor which monitors combustion in a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine. It includes a temperature sensor operative to monitor the combustion chamber, and a CCD parameter that is based upon a peak combustion temperature measured at a crank angle. A CCD parameter can also be determined utilizing an in-cylinder pressure monitor, wherein a combustion chamber deposit parameter is based upon crank angle location of a peak in-cylinder pressure parameter.
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1. Method for determining a parameter for combustion chamber deposits of an internal combustion engine adapted to be operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode, said engine comprising a spark-ignition, direct-injection, four-stroke, internal combustion engine including a variable volume combustion chamber defined by a piston reciprocating within a cylinder between top-dead-center and bottom-dead-center points and a cylinder head, said piston operably connected to a rotating crankshaft, the method comprising:
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monitoring a combustion parameter; and determining a combustion chamber deposit parameter based upon the combustion parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating a multi-cylinder direct-injection, four-stroke internal combustion engine capable of operating with a controlled auto-ignition process, comprising:
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determining a parametric measure of combustion chamber deposits; and
,controlling engine operation based upon the combustion chamber deposit parameter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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