Abnormality diagnosis system and method for oxygen sensor
First Claim
1. A diagnosis system that determines an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor, having a detector interposed between a reference gas and an exhaust gas and generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the reference gas and the exhaust gas, the system comprising:
- a controller that determines the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the detection signal of the oxygen sensor, wherein the controller determines whether the detector has the fracture on the basis of a distribution pattern of the detection signal generated by the oxygen sensor.
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Abstract
An oxygen sensor includes a detector to be positioned between the ambient air and the exhaust gas, which generates a voltage corresponding to a difference in oxygen partial pressure therebetween. A controller performs monitoring of the output voltage from the oxygen sensor and determines an occurrence of fracture in the detector when detecting the generation of a lean signal, which is a signal indicating the above-described difference in the oxygen partial pressure is small, being frequently more than a certain value, and carries out an abnormality diagnosis to the oxygen sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A diagnosis system that determines an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor, having a detector interposed between a reference gas and an exhaust gas and generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the reference gas and the exhaust gas, the system comprising:
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a controller that determines the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the detection signal of the oxygen sensor, wherein the controller determines whether the detector has the fracture on the basis of a distribution pattern of the detection signal generated by the oxygen sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
wherein the controller detects a temperature of the detector and inhibits the detection signal of the oxygen sensor from being used for determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor when the detected temperature is lower than an activating temperature of the detector.
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7. A diagnosis system according to claim 6, wherein the oxygen sensor is a solid electrolyte oxygen sensor.
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8. A diagnosis system that determines an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor provided downstream of a catalyst of an exhaust system in an internal combustion engine, the oxygen sensor having a detector interposed between an atmosphere and an exhaust gas, and generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the atmosphere and the exhaust gas, the system comprising:
a controller that determines the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the detection signal of the oxygen sensor, wherein the controller inhibits the detection signal of the oxygen sensor from being used for determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor until a predetermined period of time elapses from a point of time when a fuel-cut operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped, calculates a quantity of oxygen absorbed by the catalyst during the fuel-cut operation and sets the predetermined period of time to a value that changes depending upon the calculated quantity of oxygen absorbed by the catalyst. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A diagnosis system that determines an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor provided downstream of a catalyst of an exhaust system in an internal combustion engine, the oxygen sensor having a detector that isolates an atmosphere from an exhaust gas, and generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the atmosphere and the exhaust gas, the system comprising:
a controller that determines the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the detection signal of the oxygen sensor, wherein the controller inhibits the detection signal of the oxygen sensor from being used for determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor until a predetermined period of time elapses from a point of time when a fuel-cut operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped and sets the predetermined period of time in accordance with at least one of a total value of an intake air quantity into the engine during the fuel-cut operation and a catalyst temperature. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A diagnosis system that determines an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor having a detector interposed between an atmosphere and an exhaust gas and generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the atmosphere and the exhaust gas, the system comprising:
a controller that determines the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the detection signal of the oxygen sensor, wherein the controller determines that the detector is fractured upon generation of the detection signal of the oxygen sensor, which indicates that the oxygen partial pressure of the exhaust gas is higher than that of the atmosphere.
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13. A method for determining an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor having a detector interposed between a reference gas and an exhaust gas, comprising:
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generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the reference gas and the exhaust gas; and
determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the generated detection signal, wherein the detector is determined to have the fracture on the basis of a distribution pattern of the generated detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor provided downstream of a catalyst of an exhaust system in an internal combustion engine, the oxygen sensor having a detector interposed between an atmosphere and an exhaust gas, comprising:
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generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the atmosphere and the exhaust gas; and
determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the generated detection signal, wherein the generated detection signal is inhibited from being used for determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor until a predetermined period of time elapses from a point of time when a fuel-cut operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped, a quantity of oxygen absorbed by the catalyst during the fuel-cut operation is calculated and the predetermined period of time is set to a value that changes depending upon the calculated quantity of oxygen absorbed by the catalyst.
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19. A method for determining an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor provided downstream of a catalyst of an exhaust system in an internal combustion engine, the oxygen sensor having a detector that isolates an atmosphere from an exhaust gas, comprising:
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generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the atmosphere and the exhaust gas; and
determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the generated detection signal, wherein the generated detection signal is inhibited from being used for determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor until a predetermined period of time elapses from a point of time when a fuel-cut operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped and the predetermined period of time is set in accordance with at least one of a total value of an intake air quantity into the engine during the fuel-cut operation and a catalyst temperature.
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20. A method for determining an abnormality in at least one oxygen sensor having a detector interposed between an atmosphere and an exhaust gas, comprising:
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generating a detection signal in accordance with a difference of an oxygen partial pressure between the atmosphere and the exhaust gas; and
determining the abnormality of the oxygen sensor owing to a fracture of the detector on the basis of an output pattern of the generated detection signal, wherein the detector is determined to be fractured upon generation of the detection signal which indicates that the oxygen partial pressure of the exhaust gas is higher than that of the atmosphere.
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