Control apparatus for engine having turbocharger and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9599044-B2
Application number	US-201414485415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 26, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

An control apparatus and method for an engine having a turbocharger may include determining a load condition of the engine by a controller, and opening and closing an intake valve, a throttle valve, and a wastegate valve by the controller according to the load condition of the engine, where a combustion chamber generates power by combusting a fuel, an intake valve adjusts an air/fuel mixed gas flowed into the combustion chamber, a continuously variable valve timing apparatus advances or retards an opening/closing timing of the intake valve, a turbocharger having a turbine and a compressor compressing air flowed into the combustion chamber, a throttle valve adjusting air supplied to the combustion chamber, a wastegate valve adjusting the exhaust gas flowed into the turbine, and a controller controlling the intake valve, the throttle valve, and the wastegate valve according to a load region of the engine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control apparatus for an engine having a turbocharger, comprising:
a combustion chamber generating power by combusting a fuel;
an intake valve adjusting an air/fuel mixed gas flowed into the combustion chamber;
a continuously variable valve timing apparatus advancing or retarding an opening/closing timing of the intake valve;
the turbocharger comprising:
a turbine operated by exhaust gas generated from the combustion chamber; and
a compressor operated in conjunction with the turbine and compressing air flowed into the combustion chamber;

a throttle valve adjusting air supplied to the combustion chamber;
a wastegate valve adjusting the exhaust gas flowed into the turbine; and
a controller controlling the intake valve, the throttle valve, and the wastegate valve according to a load region of the engine,
wherein the controller controls the wastegate valve to be fully opened, the intake valve to be fixed to a most retarded phase, and an opening of the throttle valve under a first load condition of the engine,
wherein the controller controls the throttle valve to be fully opened, the intake valve to be fixed at a most delayed state, and an opening of the wastegate valve under a second load condition of the engine, the second load condition being higher than the first load condition,
wherein the controller controls the throttle valve to be fully opened, the wastegate valve to be fully closed, and an opening of the intake valve under a third load condition of the engine which is higher than the second load condition, and
wherein the controller controls the throttle valve to be fully opened, an opening of the wastegate valve, and an opening of the intake valve by using the variable valve timing apparatus under a maximum load condition of the engine which is higher than the third load condition.

2. A control method of a control apparatus for an engine having a turbocharger, comprising:
determining a load condition of the engine by a controller;
opening and closing an intake valve, a throttle valve, and a wastegate valve by the controller according to the load condition of the engine,
wherein the control apparatus includes:
a combustion chamber generating power by combusting a fuel;
the intake valve adjusting an air/fuel mixed gas flowed into the combustion chamber;
a continuously variable valve timing apparatus advancing or retarding opening and closing timing of the intake valve;
the turbocharger including:
a turbine operated by exhaust gas generated from the combustion chamber; and
a compressor operated in conjunction with the turbine and compressing air flowed into the combustion chamber;

the throttle valve adjusting air supplied to the combustion chamber;
the wastegate valve adjusting exhaust gas flow into the turbine; and
the controller,

controlling the wastegate valve to be fully opened, the intake valve to be fixed to a most retarded phase, and an opening of the throttle valve by the controller, when the load condition of the engine is determined as a first load condition;
controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened, the intake valve to be fixed at a most delayed state, and an opening of the wastegate valve by the controller when the load condition of the engine is determined as a second load condition which is higher than the first load condition;
controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened, the wastegate valve to be fully closed, and an opening of the intake valve when the load condition of the engine is determined as a third load condition which is higher than the second load condition; and
controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened, an opening of the wastegate valve, and an opening of the intake valve by using the variable valve timing apparatus by the controller when the load condition of the engine is determined as a maximum load condition which is higher than the third load condition.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Dong Hee
• Lee Joowon
• Lim Hyun Jun
• Joo Nahm Roh
• Kim Yoon Joo
• Park Kiwon
• Choi Kwanhee
• Park Jong Il

Classifications

• Y02T10/12

  Improving ICE efficiencies · CPC title

• Y02T10/144

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F02D2041/001

  for engines with variable valve actuation · CPC title

• F02B37/183

  Arrangements of bypass valves or actuators therefor · CPC title

• F02D41/0007 Primary

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