Method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine
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1. A method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing manifold absolute pressure (MAP) from a MAP sensor;
calculating vacuum at sea level based on the sensed MAP;
calculating vacuum at present altitude of the engine based on the sensed MAP;
determining whether the calculated vacuum at sea level is equal to the calculated vacuum at present altitude;
correcting an estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation in the intake manifold if the calculated vacuum at sea level does not equal the calculated vacuum at present altitude; and
adjusting spark advance and fuel pulsewidth for fuel transferring components of the engine based on the corrected estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation.
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Abstract
A method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine includes the steps of calculating vacuum at sea level, calculating vacuum at present altitude of the engine, determining whether the calculated vacuum at sea level is equal to the calculated vacuum at present altitude, and correcting the exhaust gas recirculation in the intake manifold if the calculated vacuum at sea level does not equal the calculated vacuum at present altitude.
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1. A method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing manifold absolute pressure (MAP) from a MAP sensor; calculating vacuum at sea level based on the sensed MAP; calculating vacuum at present altitude of the engine based on the sensed MAP; determining whether the calculated vacuum at sea level is equal to the calculated vacuum at present altitude; correcting an estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation in the intake manifold if the calculated vacuum at sea level does not equal the calculated vacuum at present altitude; and adjusting spark advance and fuel pulsewidth for fuel transferring components of the engine based on the corrected estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing manifold absolute pressure (MAP) from a MAP sensor; calculating vacuum at sea level based on the sensed MAP; calculating vacuum at present altitude of the engine based on the sensed MAP; determining whether the calculated vacuum at sea level is equal to the calculated vacuum at present altitude; calculating a correction factor for the exhaust gas recirculation in the intake manifold if the calculated vacuum at sea level does not equal the calculated vacuum at present altitude; obtaining a square root of the correction factor to obtain an altitude correction factor; applying the altitude correction factor to an estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation in the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine; and adjusting spark advance and fuel pulsewidth for fuel transferring components of the engine based on the corrected estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing manifold absolute pressure (MAP) from a MAP sensor; calculating vacuum at sea level by subtracting the sensed MAP from a barometric pressure at which engine mapping was conducted; calculating vacuum at present altitude of the engine by subtracting the sensed MAP from a current barometric pressure; determining whether the calculated vacuum at sea level is equal to the calculated vacuum at present altitude; calculating a correction factor by dividing the calculated vacuum at present altitude by the calculated vacuum at sea level if the calculated vacuum at sea level does not equal the calculated vacuum at present altitude; obtaining a square root of the correction factor; applying the correction factor to an estimate of exhaust gas recirculation in the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine; and adjusting spark advance and fuel pulsewidth for fuel transferring components of the engine based on the corrected estimate of the exhaust gas recirculation.
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