Control device and control method of internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10215108-B2
Application number	US-201715841545-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Priority date	Dec 22, 2016
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

An internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders comprises a variable compression ratio mechanism A able to change a mechanical compression ratio. The control device comprises a compression ratio detector for detecting a mechanical compression ratio based on a value of the relative position parameter representing a relative positional relationship between the cylinder block 2 and a piston 4, and a compression ratio controller for feedback controlling the mechanical compression ratio so that the mechanical compression ratio becomes a target mechanical compression ratio. In feedback controlling the variable compression ratio mechanism, the compression ratio controller does not use the mechanical compression ratio detected by the compression ratio detector when a crank angle is in a predetermined crank angle range including a time period where the cylinder pressure is equal to or greater than a preset predetermined pressure at least at one cylinder among the plurality of cylinders.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device of an internal combustion engine controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders which comprises a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio by moving a cylinder block relative to a crankcase,
said control device comprising:
a compression ratio detector configured to detect a mechanical compression ratio based on a value of a relative position parameter representing a relative positional relationship between the cylinder block and a piston with respect to a crank angle; and
a compression ratio controller configured to feedback-control said variable compression ratio mechanism so that the mechanical compression ratio detected by said compression ratio detector becomes a target mechanical compression ratio,
wherein in feedback controlling said variable compression ratio mechanism, the compression ratio controller is configured not to use the mechanical compression ratio detected by said compression ratio detector when a crank angle is in a predetermined crank angle range including a time period where a cylinder pressure is equal to or greater than a preset predetermined pressure at least at one cylinder where the fluctuation of said relative position parameter is greatest due to fluctuation of the cylinder pressure accompanying combustion.

2. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein said compression ratio detector is configured to detect a relative position of said crankcase and said cylinder block to thereby detect the mechanical compression ratio.

3. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein said predetermined crank angle range is a range of 0° ATDC to 30° ATDC based on compression top dead center of at least one cylinder.

4. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein said predetermined crank angle range includes a time period where said cylinder pressure is equal to or greater than a preset predetermined pressure at all of the cylinders.

5. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 4 , wherein said predetermined crank angle range is a range of 0° ATDC to 30° ATDC based on compression top dead center at each cylinder.

6. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein in feedback controlling said variable compression ratio mechanism, said compression ratio controller is configured to use only the mechanical compression ratio detected by said compression ratio detector at a specific crank angle set outside said predetermined crank angle range.

7. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 6 , wherein said specific crank angle is set at an every angle obtained by dividing 720° by the number of cylinders.

8. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 2 , wherein
said internal combustion engine has three or more cylinders arranged in one line,
said compression ratio detector is arranged adjacent to a cylinder positioned at one end in a direction in which said cylinders are arranged in a row, and
said predetermined crank angle range includes a time period when said cylinder pressure is equal to or greater than a preset predetermined pressure at said cylinder positioned at one ends.

9. The control device of an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein in feedback controlling said variable compression ratio mechanism, said compression ratio controller is configured to use a mechanical compression ratio detected at a predetermined time interval regardless of the crank angle when an engine rotational speed is less than a predetermined reference rotational speed, which is lower than an idling speed.

10. A control method for controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders which comprises a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio by moving a cylinder block relative to a crankcase,
the control method comprising:
detecting a mechanical compression ratio based on a value of a relative position parameter representing a relative positional relationship between the cylinder block and a piston with respect to a crank angle; and
feedback controlling said variable compression ratio mechanism so that said detected mechanical compression ratio becomes a target mechanical compression ratio; and,
wherein in feedback controlling said variable compression ratio mechanism, the detected mechanical compression ratio is not used when a crank angle is in a predetermined crank angle range including a time period where said cylinder pressure is equal to or greater than a preset predetermined pressure at least at one cylinder where the fluctuation of said relative position parameter is greatest due to fluctuation of the cylinder pressure accompanying combustion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakasaka Yukihiro

Classifications

• F02D15/02 Primary

  by alteration or displacement of piston stroke · CPC title

• F02D35/023

  by determining the cylinder pressure · CPC title

• F02D41/04

  Introducing corrections for particular operating conditions (F02D41/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02D15/04

  by alteration of volume of compression space without changing piston stroke · CPC title

• F02B75/041 Primary

  by means of cylinder or cylinderhead positioning · CPC title