Method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine

US9347409B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9347409-B2
Application numberUS-201214115188-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 27, 2012
Priority dateMay 2, 2011
Publication dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 24, 2016

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Proposed is a method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine ( 1 ) having a common rail system and having a passive pressure limiting valve ( 11 ) for discharging fuel out of a rail ( 6 ) into the fuel tank ( 2 ), in which method, in a first stage, the pressure limiting valve ( 11 ) is set as open when the rail pressure, proceeding from a steady-state rail pressure, exceeds a first threshold value and subsequently falls below a second threshold value within a first critical time, wherein the first threshold value characterizes a higher pressure level than the steady-state rail pressure and the second threshold value characterizes a lower pressure level than the first threshold value, and in which method the opening duration of the opened pressure limiting valve ( 11 ) is monitored.

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The invention claimed is: 1. Method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine having a common rail system and having a passive pressure limiting valve for discharging fuel out of a rail into the fuel tank, in which method in a first stage, the pressure limiting valve is then set as open if, within a first critical time, proceeding from a steady-state rail pressure, the rail pressure exceeds a first threshold value and subsequently falls below a second threshold v…

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What does patent US9347409B2 cover?
Proposed is a method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine ( 1 ) having a common rail system and having a passive pressure limiting valve ( 11 ) for discharging fuel out of a rail ( 6 ) into the fuel tank ( 2 ), in which method, in a first stage, the pressure limiting valve ( 11 ) is set as open when the rail pressure, proceeding from a steady-state rail pressure, exceeds…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dölker Armin, Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02M41/16. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 7 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).