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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL METHOD AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE

  • US 20200131980A1
  • Filed: 04/19/2017
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An internal combustion engine control method for an internal combustion engine,the internal combustion engine including:

  • a turbocharger including;

    a compressor disposed in an intake passage; and

    an exhaust turbine disposed in an exhaust passage;

    a wastegate valve structured to allow a part of exhaust gas to bypass the exhaust turbine and flow into a downstream side of the exhaust turbine, wherein the exhaust gas is to be brought into the exhaust turbine; and

    an exhaust adjustment mechanism structured to adjust a quantity of the exhaust gas;

    the internal combustion engine control method comprising;

    operating a first one of the wastegate valve and the exhaust adjustment mechanism with higher priority to a second one of the wastegate valve and the exhaust adjustment mechanism in response to a condition where an intake air quantity is to be varied along with a variation in engine load or air fuel ratio, wherein operation of the first one allows thermal energy to be recovered more efficiently under the condition than that of the second one.

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