Torque control strategy for a diesel engine during lean-rich modulation using independent fuel injection maps
First Claim
1. A method of operating a compression ignition engine to accomplish lean-rich modulation of fueling, the method comprising:
- processing certain data to modulate fueling between lean modulation and rich modulation;
during lean modulation, processing data representing a particular set of operating conditions to select a particular lean fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to the particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run lean and develop a corresponding torque; and
during rich modulation, processing data representing substantially the same particular set of operating conditions to select a particular rich fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to that substantially same particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run rich and develop substantially the same corresponding torque as during lean modulation.
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Abstract
A compression ignition engine (10) for a motor vehicle has a control system (20) for processing data, one or more combustion chambers (12), and fuel injectors (18) for injecting fuel into the chambers. The control system controls lean-rich modulation of fueling using independent maps. One set of maps is a set of lean fueling maps, and another set is a set of rich fueling maps. The strategy is represented by a flow diagram (30) and is useful in regenerating a NOx adsorber catalyst (16) in the engine exhaust system (14) in a manner that controls torque so that the regeneration process is transparent to the operator of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a compression ignition engine to accomplish lean-rich modulation of fueling, the method comprising:
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processing certain data to modulate fueling between lean modulation and rich modulation; during lean modulation, processing data representing a particular set of operating conditions to select a particular lean fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to the particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run lean and develop a corresponding torque; and during rich modulation, processing data representing substantially the same particular set of operating conditions to select a particular rich fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to that substantially same particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run rich and develop substantially the same corresponding torque as during lean modulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A compression ignition engine comprising:
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a control system for processing data including a set of lean fueling maps and a set of rich fueling maps; one or more combustion chambers; and a fueling system for injecting fuel into the one or more combustion chambers; wherein the control system at times modulates fueling between lean modulation and rich modulation, and for lean modulation, processes data representing a particular set of operating conditions to select a particular lean fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to the particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run lean and develop a corresponding torque; and for rich modulation, processes data representing substantially the same particular set of operating conditions to select a particular rich fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to that substantially same particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run rich and develop substantially the same corresponding torque as during lean modulation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a compression ignition engine to accomplish lean-rich modulation of fueling for regeneration of a NOx adsorber catalyst in an exhaust system of the engine, the method comprising:
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processing certain data to modulate fueling between lean modulation and rich modulation; during lean modulation, processing data representing a particular set of operating conditions to select a particular lean fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to the particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run lean and develop a corresponding torque; and during rich modulation, processing data representing substantially the same particular set of operating conditions to select a particular rich fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to that substantially same particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run sufficiently rich to create sufficient carbon monoxide for regenerating the NOx adsorber catalyst while developing substantially the same corresponding torque as during lean modulation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A compression ignition engine comprising:
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a control system for processing data including a set of lean fueling maps and a set of rich fueling maps; one or more combustion chambers; a fueling system for injecting fuel into the one or more combustion chambers; and an exhaust system having a NOx adsorber catalyst through which exhaust from the combustion chambers is constrained to pass; wherein the control system at times modulates fueling between lean modulation and rich modulation for regenerating the NOx adsorber catalyst, and for lean modulation, processes data representing a particular set of operating conditions to select a particular lean fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to the particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run lean and develop a corresponding torque; and for rich modulation, processes data representing substantially the same particular set of operating conditions to select a particular rich fueling map that comprises fueling data appropriate to that substantially same particular set of operating conditions for causing the engine to be fueled in a manner that causes the engine to run sufficiently rich to create sufficient carbon monoxide for regenerating the NOx adsorber catalyst while developing substantially the same corresponding torque as during lean modulation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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