Internal-Combustion-Engine Control Unit and Internal-Combustion-Engine Control Method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020332759-A1
Application number	US-201916959888-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 31, 2019
Priority date	Feb 26, 2018
Publication date	Oct 22, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An internal-combustion-engine control unit and control method are provided that can prevent an excessive ignition-timing retard while occurrences of knocking are suppressed. An internal-combustion-engine control unit that controls an internal-combustion engine, the internal-combustion-engine control unit including: a knock-occurrence-frequency sensing section that senses a knock occurrence-frequency of a cylinder; and a cylinder-wall-temperature computing section that computes a wall temperature of the cylinder on a basis of the knock occurrence-frequency sensed at the knock-occurrence-frequency sensing section.

First claim

1 . An internal-combustion-engine control unit that controls an internal-combustion engine, the internal-combustion-engine control unit comprising:
a knock-occurrence-frequency sensing section that senses a knock occurrence-frequency of a cylinder; and a cylinder-wall-temperature computing section that computes a wall temperature of the cylinder on a basis of the knock occurrence-frequency sensed at the knock-occurrence-frequency sensing section.

2 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 1 , comprising:
an ignition-timing control section that controls an ignition timing of the internal-combustion engine on a basis of the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the cylinder-wall-temperature computing section.

3 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the ignition-timing control section comprises:
an ignition-retard-amount control section that sets a retard amount after a knock occurrence;
an ignition-retard-period control section that sets a retard period;
an ignition-advance control section that sets an advance rate and an advance amount; and
an ignition-control-pattern setting section that sets an ignition-control pattern of the internal-combustion engine on a basis of the retard amount set by the ignition-retard-amount control section, the retard period set by the ignition-retard-period control section and the advance rate and the advance amount set by the ignition-advance control section.

4 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 3 , comprising:
a knock sensing section that senses a knock occurrence of the internal-combustion engine, wherein the ignition-timing control section performs ignition retard control of the internal-combustion engine immediately after a knock is sensed at the knock sensing section, and determines the ignition retard period on a basis of the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the cylinder-wall-temperature computing section.

5 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 4 , wherein,
in a case where the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the cylinder-wall-temperature computing section, is higher than a predetermined reference value, the ignition-timing control section performs control such that the ignition retard period or the ignition retard amount is increased.

6 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 4 , wherein,
in a case where an intensity of the knock sensed at the knock sensing section is higher than a predetermined reference value, the ignition-timing control section performs control such that the ignition retard amount is increased.

7 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 4 , wherein
in a case where an occurrence of a knock is sensed at the knock sensing section, an ignition timing is retarded in a first combustion cycle by the ignition-retard-amount control section and the ignition-retard-period control section, and in a case where an ignition timing is advanced at a second combustion cycle subsequent to the first combustion cycle, and where the ignition retard amount in the first combustion cycle is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the ignition-advance control section controls an ignition advance amount such that the ignition timing in the second combustion cycle coincides with an ignition timing at which the occurrence of the knock is sensed.

8 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 4 , wherein,
in a case where an occurrence of a knock is sensed at the knock sensing section, an ignition timing is retarded in a first combustion cycle by the ignition-retard-amount control section and the ignition-retard-period control section, and in a case where an ignition timing is advanced at a second combustion cycle subsequent to the first combustion cycle, and where the ignition retard amount in the first combustion cycle is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the ignition-advance control section controls an ignition advance amount such that an ignition advance amount from the first combustion cycle until the second combustion cycle increases.

9 . The internal-combustion-engine control unit according to claim 7 , wherein,
in a case where the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the cylinder-wall-temperature computing section is higher than a predetermined reference value, control is performed such that the ignition advance amount is reduced.

10 . An internal-combustion-engine control method of controlling an internal-combustion engine, the method comprising:
a step (a) of sensing a knock occurrence-frequency of a cylinder; and a step (b) of computing a wall temperature of the cylinder on a basis of the knock occurrence-frequency sensed at the step (a), wherein an ignition timing of the internal-combustion engine is controlled on a basis of the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the step (b).

11 . The internal-combustion-engine control method according to claim 10 , comprising:
a step (c) of deciding whether or not the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the step (b), is within a predetermined range, wherein in a case where it is decided that the wall temperature of the cylinder is within the predetermined range, an ignition retard amount of the internal-combustion engine is set in accordance with the wall temperature of the cylinder.

12 . The internal-combustion-engine control method according to claim 10 , comprising:
a step (c) of comparing the wall temperature of the cylinder, the wall temperature being computed at the step (b), with a predetermined reference value, wherein in a case where it is decided that the wall temperature of the cylinder is equal to or higher than the predetermined reference value, an ignition retard period of the internal-combustion engine is set in accordance with the wall temperature of the cylinder.

13 . The internal-combustion-engine control method according to claim 11 , comprising:
a step (d) of comparing the set ignition retard amount with a predetermined reference value, wherein in a case where it is decided that the set ignition retard amount is equal to or higher than the predetermined reference value, an ignition advance rate of the internal-combustion engine is set in accordance with the ignition retard amount, and the set ignition advance rate is corrected in accordance with the wall temperature of the cylinder.

14 . The internal-combustion-engine control method according to claim 10 , wherein
the knock occurrence-frequency is computed in accordance with a following Formula 1 at the step (a):
[Equation 1]
Fk ( K )= a×Fk ( K− 1)+(1− a )×(1/ N )   (Formula 1)

where Fk(K) is the knock occurrence-frequency in a K-th cycle of the internal-combustion engine, N is a knock-occurrence interval, and a is a predetermined weighting coefficient.

15 . The internal-combustion-engine control method according to claim 10 , wherein
the knock occurrence-frequency is computed in accordance with a following Formula 2 at the step (a):
[Equation 2]
Fk ( K )=((1− b ( K ))×( n total× Fk ( K− 1)−1/ N total)+ b ( K ))/ N total   (Formula 2)

where Fk(K) is the knock occurrence-frequency in a K-th cycle of the internal-combustion engine, Ntotal is the total number of cycles, and b is a predetermined coefficient.

Assignees

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd

Inventors

• ORYOJI Kazuhiro
• Akagi Yoshihiko

Classifications

• G01L23/221

  for detecting or indicating knocks in internal combustion engines · CPC title

• F02P5/1523 Primary

  with particular laws of return to advance, e.g. step by step, differing from the laws of retard · CPC title

• F02D45/00

  Electrical control not provided for in groups F02D41/00 - F02D43/00 · CPC title

• F02P5/152 Primary

  dependent on pinking (detecting or indicating knocks in internal-combustion engines G01L23/22) · CPC title

• Y02T10/40

  Engine management systems · CPC title