Airflow control systems and methods

• US 9,534,547 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2012
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Livshiz, Michael, Kaiser, Jeffrey M., Whitney, Christopher E., Hysko, Gerald J. Jr., White, David A., Song, B. Jerry
• Primary Examiner(s): Gimie, Mahmoud
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZALESKAS, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US13/686,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20140076279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,498 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 13/0219 by shifting the phase, i.e. the opening periods of the valves are constant
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/001 for engines with variable valve actuation
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/0017 by simultaneous control of throttle and exhaust gas recirculation
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/1431 the system including an input-output delay
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/1432 the system including a filter, e.g. a low pass or high pass filter
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2250/18 Control of the engine output torque
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0002 Controlling intake 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 41/1497 With detection of the mechanical response of the engine
• 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: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

An engine control system for a vehicle, includes a delay and rate limit module, a throttle control module, a phaser control module, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) control module. The delay and rate limit module applies a delay and a rate limit to a first torque request to produce a second torque request. The throttle control module determines a target throttle opening based on the second torque request and selectively adjusts a throttle valve based on the target throttle opening. The phaser control module determines target intake and exhaust phasing values based on the second torque request and selectively adjusts intake and exhaust valve phasers based on the target intake and exhaust phasing values, respectively. The EGR control module determines a target EGR opening based on the first torque request and selectively adjusts an EGR valve based on the target EGR opening.

Claims

1. An engine control system for a vehicle, comprising:

a delay and rate limit module that determines a delay period based on an engine speed and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) value, that stores a first torque request for the delay period to produce a delayed torque request, that determines a rate limit based on the engine speed and the EGR value, and that applies the rate limit to the delayed torque request to produce a second torque request;

a throttle control module that determines a target throttle opening based on the second torque request and that, via a throttle actuator module, selectively adjusts a throttle valve based on the target throttle opening;

a phaser control module that determines target intake and exhaust phasing values based on the second torque request and that, via a phaser actuator module, selectively adjusts intake and exhaust valve phasers based on the target intake and exhaust phasing values, respectively; and

an EGR control module that determines a target EGR opening based on the first torque request and that, via an EGR actuator module, selectively adjusts an EGR valve based on the target EGR opening.

2. The engine control system of claim 1 further comprising an adjustment module that determines a first torque adjustment based on a product of a first predetermined value and a difference between the second torque request and an estimated torque output of an engine, that determines a second torque adjustment based on an integral of a product of a second predetermined value and the difference, and that determines a third torque adjustment based on the first and second torque adjustments, wherein:

the throttle control module determines the target throttle opening further based on the third torque adjustment;

the phaser control module determines the target intake and exhaust phasing values further based on the second torque adjustment; and

the EGR control module determines the target EGR opening further based on the second torque adjustment.

3. The engine control system of claim 2 wherein the throttle control module determines the target throttle opening based on a sum of the second torque request and the third torque adjustment.

4. The engine control system of claim 2 wherein the phaser control module determines the target intake and exhaust phasing values based on a sum of the second torque request and the second torque adjustment.

5. The engine control system of claim 2 wherein the EGR control module determines the target EGR opening based on a sum of the first torque request and the second torque adjustment.

6. The engine control system of claim 2 further comprising:

a first air per cylinder (APC) determination module that determines a first amount of air per cylinder based on the second torque request and the third torque adjustment;

a second APC determination module that determines a second amount of air per cylinder based on the second torque request and the second torque adjustment; and

a third APC determination module that determines a third amount of air per cylinder based on the first torque request and the second torque adjustment,

wherein;

the throttle control module determines the target throttle opening based on the first amount of air per cylinder;

the phaser control module determines the target intake and exhaust phasing values based on the second amount of air per cylinder; and

the EGR control module determines the target EGR opening based on the third amount of air per cylinder.

7. The engine control system of claim 6 wherein:

the first APC determination module determines the first amount of air per cylinder based on a sum of the second torque request and the third torque adjustment;

the second APC determination module determines the second amount of air per cylinder based on a sum of the second torque request and the second torque adjustment; and

the third APC determination module determines the third amount of air per cylinder based on a sum of the first torque request and the second torque adjustment.

8. The engine control system of claim 2 further comprising a boost control module that determines a target wastegate value based on the second torque request and the third torque adjustment and that, via a boost actuator module, selectively adjusts a wastegate of a turbocharger based on the target wastegate value.

9. The engine control system of claim 2 wherein the adjustment module determines the third torque adjustment based on a sum of the first and second torque adjustments.

10. An engine control method for a vehicle, comprising:

determining a delay period based on an engine speed and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) value;

storing a first torque request for the delay period to produce a delayed torque request;

determining a rate limit based on the engine speed and the EGR value;

applying the rate limit to the delayed torque request to produce a second torque request;

determining a target throttle opening based on the second torque request;

selectively adjusting a throttle valve based on the target throttle opening;

determining target intake and exhaust phasing values based on the second torque request;

selectively adjusting intake and exhaust valve phasers based on the target intake and exhaust phasing values, respectively;

determining a target EGR opening based on the first torque request; and

selectively adjusting an EGR valve based on the target EGR opening.

11. The engine control method of claim 10 further comprising:

determining a first torque adjustment based on a product of a first predetermined value and a difference between the second torque request and an estimated torque output of an engine;

determining a second torque adjustment based on an integral of a product of a second predetermined value and the difference;

determining a third torque adjustment based on the first and second torque adjustments;

determining the target throttle opening further based on the third torque adjustment;

determining the target intake and exhaust phasing values further based on the second torque adjustment; and

determining the target EGR opening further based on the second torque adjustment.

12. The engine control method of claim 11 further comprising determining the target throttle opening based on a sum of the second torque request and the third torque adjustment.

13. The engine control method of claim 11 further comprising determining the target intake and exhaust phasing values based on a sum of the second torque request and the second torque adjustment.

14. The engine control method of claim 11 further comprising determining the target EGR opening based on a sum of the first torque request and the second torque adjustment.

15. The engine control method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining a first amount of air per cylinder based on the second torque request and the third torque adjustment;

determining a second amount of air per cylinder based on the second torque request and the second torque adjustment;

determining a third amount of air per cylinder based on the first torque request and the second torque adjustment;

determining the target throttle opening based on the first amount of air per cylinder;

determining the target intake and exhaust phasing values based on the second amount of air per cylinder; and

determining the target EGR opening based on the third amount of air per cylinder.

16. The engine control method of claim 15 further comprising:

determining the first amount of air per cylinder based on a sum of the second torque request and the third torque adjustment;

determining the second amount of air per cylinder based on a sum of the second torque request and the second torque adjustment; and

determining the third amount of air per cylinder based on a sum of the first torque request and the second torque adjustment.

17. The engine control method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining a target wastegate value based on the second torque request and the third torque adjustment; and

selectively adjusting a wastegate of a turbocharger based on the target wastegate value.

18. The engine control method of claim 11 further comprising determining the third torque adjustment based on a sum of the first and second torque adjustments.