Idle speed control for lean burn engine with variable-displacement-like characteristic
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an engine having a first and second group of combustion chambers, comprising:
- inducting air and injecting fuel into the first combustion chamber group at a first average air-fuel ratio, where said first average air-fuel ratio is leaner than stoichiometry;
inducting air and not injecting fuel into the second combustion chamber group; and
adjusting said injected fuel to the first combustion chamber group based on a desired speed and a determined speed so that said determined speed approaches said desired speed.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for controlling operation of a engine coupled to an exhaust treatment catalyst. Under predetermined conditions, the method operates an engine with a first group of cylinders combusting a lean air-fuel mixture and a second group of cylinders pumping air only (i.e. without fuel injection.) In addition, the engine control method also provides the following features in combination with the above-described split air/lean mode: auto speed control, sensor diagnostics, air-fuel ratio control, adaptive learning, fuel vapor purging, catalyst temperature estimation, and default operation. In addition, the engine control method also disables the split air/lean operating mode under preselected operating conditions.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an engine having a first and second group of combustion chambers, comprising:
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inducting air and injecting fuel into the first combustion chamber group at a first average air-fuel ratio, where said first average air-fuel ratio is leaner than stoichiometry;
inducting air and not injecting fuel into the second combustion chamber group; and
adjusting said injected fuel to the first combustion chamber group based on a desired speed and a determined speed so that said determined speed approaches said desired speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an engine having first and second groups of combustion chambers, comprising:
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operating the engine in a first operating mode where air and substantially no injected fuel is provided to the first combustion chamber group, and both air and injected fuel are provided to the second combustion chamber group, and injected fuel is adjusted to the second combustion chamber group based on a desired speed and a determined speed, and during at least a portion of operation in said first operating mode, the second combustion chamber group is operated at an air-fuel ratio leaner than about 18;
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operating the engine in a second mode where both air and injected fuel are provided to both the first and second combustion chamber groups, and at least one of said air and said injected fuel provided to both said first and second combustion group is adjusted based on said desired speed and said determined speed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling an engine having a vehicle having first and second groups of combustion chambers, comprising:
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determining whether the vehicle is an idle speed control condition;
determining a desired engine output based on a driver actuated element;
when operating in said idle speed control condition;
inducting air and injecting fuel into the first group of combustion chambers, inducting air and injecting substantially no fuel into the second group of combustion chambers, and adjusting said injected fuel to the first combustion chamber group based on a desired speed and a determined speed; and
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when operating in a preselected condition other than said idle speed control condition;
adjusting at least one of fuel injected or air inducted to both cylinder groups based on said desired engine output. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for controlling an engine having a first and second group of cylinders, comprising:
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operating the engine in a first operating mode where a first air amount and a first fuel amount is provided to at least one cylinder in each of the first and second cylinder groups to control engine speed during idle conditions; and
operating the engine in a second operating mode where a second air amount greater than said first air amount is provided to at least said cylinders in both the first and second cylinder groups and a second fuel amount greater than said first fuel amount is provided to said cylinder in the first cylinder group but not the second cylinder group to control engine speed during idle conditions.
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20. A method for controlling an engine having a first and second group of combustion chambers, comprising:
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inducting air and injecting fuel into the first combustion chamber group at a first average air-fuel ratio;
inducting air and not injecting fuel into the second combustion chamber group;
adjusting said injected fuel to the first combustion chamber group based on a desired speed and a determined speed; and
treating a mixture of exhaust gasses from said first and second combustion chamber group in an emission control device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for controlling an engine having a first and second group of combustion chambers, comprising:
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inducting air and injecting fuel into the first combustion chamber group at a first average air-fuel ratio;
inducting air and not injecting fuel into the second combustion chamber group; and
adjusting said injected fuel to the first combustion chamber group based on a desired engine idle speed and a determined engine idle speed during idle speed control conditions. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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26. The method recited in 25 claim wherein said determined speed is a measured engine speed from a sensor coupled to a crankshaft of the engine.
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32. A method for controlling an engine having a first and second group of combustion chambers, comprising:
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inducting air and injecting fuel into the first combustion chamber group at a first average air-fuel ratio;
inducting air and not injecting fuel into the second combustion chamber group;
adjusting said injected fuel to the first combustion chamber group based on a desired speed and a determined speed; and
transitioning to operation with injected fuel in said second group when manifold vacuum falls below a predetermined value.
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