Method for controlling internal combustion engine and device for controlling internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10890126-B2
Application number	US-201716476946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2017
Priority date	Jan 16, 2017
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

A control method for an internal combustion engine including: setting a target valve opening degree of the first throttle valve in accordance with a load, sensing a valve opening degree of the second throttle valve, judging whether or not the valve opening degree of the second throttle valve is an opening degree on a closing side relative to a predetermined set valve opening degree, and correcting the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve to the opening degree on the closing side relative to the target valve opening degree when it is judged that the valve opening degree of the second throttle valve is the opening degree on the closing side relative to the predetermined set valve opening degree.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control method for an internal combustion engine including
a supercharger positioned on an upstream side of a first throttle valve arranged to control an intake air amount,
a second throttle valve positioned on the upstream side of the supercharger, and arranged to control an intake pressure on the upstream side of the supercharger,
an EGR passage arranged to recirculate a part of an exhaust gas to a portion between the supercharger and the second throttle valve, and
an EGR valve arranged to adjust an EGR gas flow rate flowing in the EGR passage,
the control method comprising:
setting a target valve opening degree of the first throttle valve in accordance with a load,
sensing a valve opening degree of the second throttle valve,
judging whether or not the valve opening degree of the second throttle valve is an opening degree of the second throttle valve on a closing side of the second throttle valve relative to a predetermined set valve opening degree, and
correcting the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve to an opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to the target valve opening degree when the valve opening degree of the second throttle valve is judged to be the opening degree of the second throttle valve on the closing side of the second throttle valve relative to the predetermined set valve opening degree,
upon the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve being corrected to the opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to the target valve opening degree, a passage opening area of the first throttle valve is controlled to be smaller than a passage opening area of the second throttle valve.

2. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there is provided a stopper mechanism arranged to restrict a movement of the second throttle valve from a fully closed position of the second throttle valve in a closing direction; and the passage opening area of the first throttle valve in a fully closed position of the first throttle valve is set to be smaller than the passage opening area of the second throttle valve in the fully closed position of the second throttle valve.

3. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the passage opening area of the second throttle valve is controlled to be greater than the passage opening area of the first throttle valve, at a malfunction of the first throttle valve.

4. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein upon the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve being corrected to the opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to the target valve opening degree, the EGR valve is closed to stop an EGR.

5. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the passage opening area of the second throttle valve in a fully closed position of the second throttle valve is set to be equal to or smaller than a negative pressure limit of an oil seal portion positioned on a downstream side of the second throttle valve.

6. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the passage opening area of the second throttle valve is controlled to be greater than the passage opening area of the first throttle valve, at a malfunction of the first throttle valve.

7. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein upon the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve being corrected to the opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to the target valve opening degree, the EGR valve is closed to stop an EGR.

8. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the passage opening area of the second throttle valve is controlled to be greater than the passage opening area of the first throttle valve, at a malfunction of the first throttle valve.

9. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein upon the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve being corrected to the opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to the target valve opening degree, the EGR valve is closed to stop an EGR.

10. The control method for the internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein upon the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve being corrected to the opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to the target valve opening degree, the EGR valve is closed to stop an EGR.

11. A control device for an internal combustion engine, the control device comprising:
a first throttle valve arranged to control an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine in accordance with a load;
a supercharger positioned on an upstream side of the first throttle valve;
a second throttle valve positioned on the upstream side of the first throttle valve;
an EGR passage arranged to recirculate a part of an exhaust gas to a portion between the supercharger and the second throttle valve;
an EGR valve arranged to adjust an EGR gas flow amount flowing in the EGR passage;
a second throttle valve opening degree sensing section arranged to sense a valve opening degree of the second throttle valve; and
a control section configured to control a valve opening degree of the first throttle valve to a valve opening degree of the first throttle valve on a closing side of the first throttle valve relative to a valve opening degree of the first throttle valve determined in accordance with a load, when the valve opening degree of the second throttle valve is judged to be the opening degree of the second throttle valve on the closing side of the second throttle valve relative to a predetermined set valve opening degree,
upon the valve opening degree of the first throttle valve being corrected to the opening degree of the first throttle valve on the closing side of the first throttle valve relative to a target valve opening degree of the first throttle valve, a passage opening area of the first throttle valve is controlled to be smaller than a passage opening area of the second throttle valve.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor
• Renault Sas

Inventors

• Hamamoto Takayuki
• Tsuchida Hirofumi
• Suzuki Daisuke

Classifications

• F02M26/10

  having means to increase the pressure difference between the exhaust and intake system, e.g. venturis, variable geometry turbines, check valves using pressure pulsations or throttles in the air intake or exhaust system · CPC title

• F02D2009/0281

  with means for detecting malfunction of one throttle and actuating only the correctly working throttle · CPC title

• Y02T10/40

  Engine management systems · CPC title

• F02D41/0007 Primary

  for control of turbo-charged or super-charged engines (control of the pumps per se F02B37/12) · CPC title

• F02D41/0002

  Controlling intake air · CPC title