CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUPERCHARGER

• US 20090198432A1
• Filed: 08/03/2007
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Tabata, Masakazu, Igarashi, Osamu
• Granted Patent: US 7,762,068 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/103
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/10 at least one pump being alternatively or simultaneously driven by exhaust and other drive, e.g. by pressurised fluid from a reservoir or an engine-driven pump
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/16 by bypassing charging air
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/18 by bypassing exhaust from the inlet to the outlet of turbine or to the atmosphere
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 39/10 electric
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 23/02 the engines being of fuel-injection type
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0007 for control of turbo-charged or super-charged engines control of the pumps per se F02B37/12
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/18 by measuring intake air flow
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 27/0261 by varying driving speed
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

An air flow amount passing through a centrifugal compressor is acquired on the basis of outputs of an air flow meter. A surge limit compressor rotation speed is acquired on the basis of the obtained air flow amount passing through the compressor. A current compressor rotation speed (turbo rotation speed) is acquired by a turbo rotation speed sensor. A rotation speed of the compressor is controlled on the basis of the surge limit compressor rotation speed and the current compressor rotation speed. More specifically, while being limited so as to be equal or less than the surge limit compressor rotation speed, a target compressor rotation speed is controlled so as to be a value according to the operating conditions, such as accelerator opening and engine speed, of an internal combustion engine. In addition, the surge of the compressor is judged on the basis of the surge limit compressor rotation speed and the current compressor rotation speed.

Claims

1. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger, comprising:

a supercharger having a centrifugal compressor;

rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring compressor rotation speed of the centrifugal compressor;

first operating parameter acquisition means for acquiring an operating parameter, which is correlated to an operating characteristic of the centrifugal compressor the fluctuation of which is fewer than that of an intake manifold pressure, for the internal combustion engine;

base limit rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring surge limit compressor rotation speed on the basis of the operating parameter;

second operating parameter acquisition means for acquiring a second operating parameter, which affects an air flow amount passing through the centrifugal compressor and which is different from the first operating parameter, for the internal combustion engine;

corrected limit rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring corrected surge compressor limit rotation speed by correcting the base surge limit compressor rotation speed in accordance with the second operating parameter; and

compressor control means for controlling compressor rotation speed on the basis of the corrected surge limit compressor rotation speed and the compressor rotation speed.

2. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 1,

wherein the compressor control means further include target rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring target compressor rotation speed of the centrifugal compressor on the basis of an operating condition of the internal combustion engine, and target rotation speed restriction means for restricting the target compressor rotation speed so as to be equal to or lower than the surge limit compressor rotation speed.

3. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 1, further comprising:

an electric motor for driving the centrifugal compressor;

wherein the compressor control means further include a motor controller that is separate from an engine control device for controlling an operation of the internal combustion engine and that is controlling rotation speed of the electric motor;

wherein the compressor control means are equipped with the target rotation speed acquisition means and the target rotation speed restriction means in the engine control device; and

wherein the motor controller controls the electric motor so that a difference between the target compressor rotation speed provided from the engine control device and current compressor rotation speed may become zero.

4. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 1,

wherein the operating parameter is an air flow amount passing through the centrifugal compressor.

5. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 1,

wherein the operating parameter is engine speed.

6. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 5,

wherein the corrected limit rotation speed acquisition means acquires the corrected surge limit compressor rotation speed on the basis of a charging efficiency, which is the second operating parameter, of the internal combustion engine in addition to the engine speed.

7. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger, comprising:

a supercharger having a centrifugal compressor;

rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring compressor rotation speed of the centrifugal compressor;

first operating parameter acquisition means for acquiring an operating parameter, which is correlated to an operating characteristic of the centrifugal compressor the fluctuation of which is fewer than that of an intake manifold pressure, for the internal combustion engine;

base limit rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring base surge limit compressor rotation speed on the basis of the operating parameter;

second operating parameter acquisition means for acquiring a second operating parameter, which affects an air flow amount passing through the centrifugal compressor and which is different from the first operating parameter, for the internal combustion engine;

corrected limit rotation speed acquisition means for acquiring corrected surge compressor limit rotation speed by correcting the base surge limit compressor rotation speed in accordance with the second operating parameter; and

surge judgment means for judging surge of the centrifugal compressor on the basis of the corrected surge limit compressor rotation speed and the compressor rotation speed.

8. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 7, further comprising:

surge margin acquisition means for acquiring a surge margin concerning occurrence of the surge of the centrifugal compressor on the basis of the base surge limit compressor rotation speed and the first operating parameter; and

surge avoidance control means for adjusting a control amount of an actuator of the internal combustion engine for avoiding the surge.

9. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 7,

wherein the first operating parameter is an air flow amount passing through the centrifugal compressor.

10. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 7,

wherein the first operating parameter is engine speed.

11. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with the supercharger according to claim 10,

wherein the corrected limit rotation speed acquisition means acquires the corrected surge limit compressor rotation speed on the basis of a charging efficiency, which is the second operating parameter, of the internal combustion engine in addition to the engine speed.

12. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger, comprising:

a supercharger having a centrifugal compressor;

a rotation speed acquisition device to acquire compressor rotation speed of the centrifugal compressor;

a first operating parameter acquisition device to acquire a first operating parameter, which is correlated to an operating characteristic of the centrifugal compressor, the fluctuation of which is fewer than that of an intake manifold pressure, for the internal combustion engine;

a base limit rotation speed acquisition device to acquire base surge limit compressor rotation speed on the basis of the first operating parameter;

a second operating parameter acquisition device for acquiring a second operating parameter, which affects an air flow amount passing through the centrifugal compressor and which is different from the first operating parameter, for the internal combustion engine;

a corrected limit rotation speed acquisition device for acquiring corrected surge compressor limit rotation speed by correcting the base surge limit compressor rotation speed in accordance with the second operating parameter; and

a compressor control device for controlling compressor rotation speed on the basis of the corrected surge limit compressor rotation speed and the compressor rotation speed.

13. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger, comprising:

a supercharger having a centrifugal compressor;

a rotation speed acquisition device for acquiring compressor rotation speed of the centrifugal compressor;

a first operating parameter acquisition device for acquiring a first operating parameter, which is correlated to an operating characteristic of the centrifugal compressor the fluctuation of which is fewer than that of an intake manifold pressure, for the internal combustion engine;

a base limit rotation speed acquisition device for acquiring base surge limit compressor rotation speed on the basis of the first operating parameter;

a second operating parameter acquisition device for acquiring a second operating parameter, which affects an air flow amount passing through the centrifugal compressor and which is different from the first operating parameter, for the internal combustion engine;

a corrected limit rotation speed acquisition device for acquiring corrected surge compressor limit rotation speed by correcting the base surge limit compressor rotation speed in accordance with the second operating parameter; and

a surge judgment device for judging surge of the centrifugal compressor on the basis of the corrected surge limit compressor rotation speed and the compressor rotation speed.