Method for determining a change in air consumption for a combustion engine

• US 7,181,335 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2003
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Dietz, Martin, Barba, Christian, Moll, Guenter
• Primary Examiner(s): Wolfe, Jr.; Willis R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoang; Johnny H.
• Application Number:
  US10/527,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20060161332A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,274 Days
• Field of Search: 701/108, 701/109, 701/110, 701/114, 123/480, 123/436, 123/687, 123/568.21, 123/568.22, 731/173
• US Class Current: 701/108
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 29/0437 Liquid cooled heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/0414 Air temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/703 Atmospheric pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 33/02 of combustion-air
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0007 for control of turbo-charged or super-charged engines control of the pumps per se F02B37/12
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0072 Estimating, calculating or determining the EGR rate, amount or flow sensors in EGR systems F02M26/45
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/14 Introducing closed-loop corrections
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/18 by measuring intake air flow
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/222 relating to the failure of sensors or parameter detection devices
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/05 High pressure loops, i.e. wherein recirculated exhaust gas is taken out from the exhaust system upstream of the turbine and reintroduced into the intake system downstream of the compressor
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/28 with liquid-cooled heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/47 the characteristics being temperatures, pressures or flow rates
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

In a method for determination of a change in volumetric efficiency for an internal combustion engine, a reference volumetric efficiency is determined in advance. A first actual volumetric efficiency value which corresponds to a sensor error, is then determined at a first measurement point in a first rotational speed range in which a change in the flow losses in an intake tract has only a minor effect on the volumetric efficiency. A second actual volumetric efficiency value is determined at a second measurement point in a second rotational speed range that is greater than the first rotational speed range. The second actual volumetric efficiency value is corrected by means of the first actual volumetric efficiency value, and the change in volumetric efficiency is determined from the reference volumetric efficiency and the corrected second actual volumetric efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for determining a change in volumetric efficiency for an internal combustion engine, comprising:

first, determining a reference volumetric efficiency;

thereafter determining a first actual volumetric efficiency value from a first measured value at a first measurement point in a first rotational speed range in which a change in the flow losses in an intake tract has only a minor effect on the volumetric efficiency;

determining a second actual volumetric efficiency value from a second measured value at a second measurement point in a second rotational speed range which is greater than the first rotational speed range in terms of rotational speed;

correcting the second actual volumetric efficiency value based on first actual volumetric efficiency value; and

determining change in volumetric efficiency based on the reference volumetric efficiency and the corrected second actual volumetric efficiency value.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second measured value is determined at the same fresh gas quantity as the first measured value.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the internal combustion engine is in a steady state when a measured value is determined.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein exhaust gas recirculation is deactivated before determining a measured value.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein actual volumetric efficiency is calculated based on a measured actual pressure and actual temperature in the intake path.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the volumetric efficiency and change in volumetric efficiency between two measurement points is determined by one of interpolation and extrapolation.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of operating conditions and ambient conditions is taken into account in determination of the measured values.

8. A method for determining a change in volumetric efficiency as claimed in claim 1, for determination of an exhaust gas recirculation quantity for an internal combustion engine having exhaust gas recirculation, whereby

an updated reference volumetric efficiency is determined from an original reference volumetric efficiency and the change in volumetric efficiency, and a reference gas quantity is determined from the updated reference volumetric efficiency;

a prevailing gas mixture quantity is determined from the reference gas quantity by means of a prevailing temperature and a prevailing pressure,

a fresh gas fraction of the prevailing gas mixture is determined; and

a prevailing exhaust gas recirculation quantity is determined on the basis of the difference between the prevailing gas mixture quantity and the fresh gas mixture fraction.

9. A method for determining a change in volumetric efficiency as claimed in claim 8 wherein:

an actual volumetric efficiency value is determined from a reference volumetric efficiency and the change in volumetric efficiency;

an actual gas measurement quantity is determined from the actual volumetric efficiency value, an actual pressure and an actual temperature;

a fresh gas fraction of the actual gas mixture is determined; and

an actual exhaust gas recirculation quantity is determined on the basis of the difference between the actual gas mixture quantity and the fresh gas fraction.