Device for controlling change in idling

• US 5,270,575 A
• Filed: 08/19/1992
• Issued: 12/14/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Fukui, Toyoaki, Ishida, Tetsuro, Tamura, Yasuki, Ueda, Katsunori, Togai, Kazuhide, Danno, Yoshiaki, Akishino, Katsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): WOLFE JR, WILLIS RAY
• Application Number:
  US07/933,004
• Time in Patent Office: 482 Days
• Field of Search: 123/339, 123/585, 290/40 R, 290/40 A, 290/40 B, 290/40 C
• US Class Current: 290/40.00C
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/083 taking into account engine load variation, e.g. air-conditionning
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1446 in response to parameters of a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1476 by mechanical action on the generator
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 2101/45 for motor vehicles, e.g. car alternators
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 9/30 using semiconductor devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 9/305 controlling voltage H02P9/302 takes precedence

Abstract

A parameter representing a real generation amount is detected and the intake is increased based on the detected parameter instead of on-information of the switch of the electric load. Therefor, the rotation speed in idling is stabilized without excess idle-up. The controllability is excellent due to the combination with controlling the load of the alternator itself.

Claims

1. A device for controlling change in idling;

comprises an engine, an alternator driven by said engine, means for detecting a field current of said alternator as a generation parameter representing a real condition for a generating operation in said alternator, means for suppressing an increase of said field current based on the field current detected by said field current detecting means, and means for controlling an amount of increase of an intake air of said engine based on said detected field current.

2. A device claimed in claim 1, said field current suppressing means controls an upper limit of a current flow ratio adjusted by a regulator of said alternator, said upper limit being set based on a real current flow ratio just before control.

3. A device claimed in claim 2, said device further comprises means for obtaining a real amount representing a real generation amount based on said real current flow ratio or a real amount representing a real load torque of the engine based on the real generation amount, said intake controlling means increases the intake air when said obtained real amount goes over a set value.

4. A device claimed in claim 3, when said obtained real amount goes over said set value, a renewal of the upper limit is temporarily stopped.

5. A device claimed in claim 1, said field current detecting means repeatedly detects a current flow ratio and repeatedly calculates an average current flow ratio based on a present detected value and a past detected value, said device further comprises means for setting a newest upper limit based on a last calculated average current flow ratio.

6. A device claimed in claim 5, said newest upper limit exceeds said last calculated average current flow ratio by a set value.

7. A device claimed in claim 6, said device comprises means for obtaining a real amount representing a real generation amount based on said average current flow ratio instead of said real current value or a real value representing a real load torque of the engine based on said real generation amount, said intake controlling means increases the intake air when said obtained real amount goes over a set value.

8. A device claimed in claim 7, when said obtained real amount goes over said set value, said newest upper limit setting means temporarily sets a past upper limit of the current flow ratio as a newest upper limit of the current flow ratio.

9. A device claimed in claim 1, said device further comprises means for detecting a rotation speed of said engine, means for detecting a status of a field current of said alternator, and means for setting a real amount based on the detected rotation speed and the detected status of said alternator, said real amount representing real generation amount of said alternator or representing a real load torque of said engine based on said real generation amount of said alternator and, said intake controlling means controls an amount of an intake air of said engine based on said set real amount.

10. A device claimed in claim 9, said device further comprises means for setting an increase amount of the intake air according to said set real amount.

11. A device claimed in claim 9, said intake controlling means increases the intake air when said real amount goes over a first value.

12. A device claimed in claim 11, said intake controlling means finishes the increase of the intake air when said set real amount falls below a second value being smaller than said first value.