Fuel injection control apparatus and compression ignition type internal combustion engine

US9677497B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9677497-B2
Application numberUS-201414500195-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 29, 2014
Priority dateSep 30, 2013
Publication dateJun 13, 2017
Grant dateJun 13, 2017

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A fuel injection control apparatus of a compression ignition type internal combustion engine includes a controller adapted to control an injector so that pre-stage injection and post-stage injection are performed as fuel injection during one cycle. The controller controls an interval between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection so that an interval Δt1 between the timing of the pre-stage peak and the timing of the post-stage peak approximately satisfies a condition. The condition is that the interval Δt1 is 0.5 times an inverse number of the frequency f 0 at which a combustion noise level becomes the maximum.

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A fuel injection control apparatus of a compression ignition type internal combustion engine, wherein fuel is injected into a cylinder and combusted by self-ignition, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to control an injector that injects the fuel into the cylinder so as to perform pre-stage injection and post-stage injection as fuel injection during one cycle, wherein the controller: adjusts timing of the pre-stage injection, an injection amount of the pre-stage injection, timing of the post-stage injection, and an injection amount of the post-stage injection so that a value obtained by differentiating a cylinder pressure by a time or a value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a crank angle during one cycle has a pre-stage peak by combustion of the fuel supplied by the pre-stage injection and a post-stage peak by combustion of the fuel supplied by the post-stage injection; adjusts an interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection so that an interval Δt1 between the timing of the pre-stage peak and the timing of the post-stage peak approximately satisfies a condition such that Δt1=0.5/f 0 , wherein f 0 is a frequency at which a combustion noise level becomes the maximum when fuel injection is performed so that a single peak equal to or more than a set value is derived from the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a time or the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a crank angle during one cycle; and adjusts the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection so that the spectrum strength of the combustion noise component does not have a maximum value at the frequency g 0 , wherein g 0 is a frequency corresponding to the same period as the interval Δt1. 2. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection based on an engine rotation speed and an engine load so that the interval Δt1 between the timing of the pre-stage peak and the timing of the post-stage peak approximately satisfies the condition. 3. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller controls the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection based on a characteristic map indicating a relationship of the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection with respect to an engine rotation speed and an engine load. 4. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection so that the interval Δt1 between the timing of the pre-stage peak and the timing of the post-stage peak approximately satisfies the condition, based on the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a time or the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a crank angle during one cycle, the cylinder pressure being detected by a cylinder pressure sensor. 5. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the controller controls the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection based on a table indicating the relationship of the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection with respect to the interval Δt1 between the timing of the pre-stage peak and the timing of the post-stage peak. 6. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the timing of the pre-stage injection so that Premixed Charge Compression Ignition Combustion is performed on fuel supplied by the pre-stage injection. 7. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller adjusts the interval Δt0 between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection so that the interval Δt1 becomes 0.5(f 0 +0.1×f 0 /1.1) or more and 0.5(f 0 −0.1×f 0 /1.1) or less. 8. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller adjusts the timing of the post-stage injection and the injection amount of the post-stage injection so that a post-stage peak value in the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a time or a post-stage peak value in the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a crank angle becomes a positive value. 9. The fuel injection control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller adjusts the timing of the post-stage injection and the injection amount of the post-stage injection so that a difference between a smaller value of the pre-stage peak value or the post-stage peak value and the minimum value of the valley is 50 kPa/deg. or more. 10. A compression ignition type internal combustion engine wherein fuel is injected into a cylinder and combusted by self-ignition, wherein pre-stage injection and post-stage injection as fuel injection are performed during one cycle; injection timing and injection amount of the pre-stage injection and the post-stage injection are adjusted so that a value obtained by differentiating a cylinder pressure by a time or a value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a crank angle during one cycle has a pre-stage peak by combustion of the fuel supplied by the pre-stage injection and a post-stage peak by combustion of the fuel supplied by the post-stage injection; the interval between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection is adjusted so that an interval Δt1 between the timing of the pre-stage peak and the timing of the post-stage peak approximately satisfies the condition that the interval Δt1 is 0.5 times an inverse number of a frequency at which a combustion noise level becomes the maximum when fuel injection is performed so that a single peak equal to or more than a set value is derived from the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a time or the value obtained by differentiating the cylinder pressure by a crank angle during one cycle; and the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection are adjusted so that the spectrum strength of a combustion noise component does not have a maximum value at the frequency g 0 , wherein g 0 is a frequency corresponding to the same period as the interval Δt1.

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  • with post injections · CPC title

  • by determining the cylinder pressure · CPC title

  • Multiple injections · CPC title

  • With detection of the mechanical response of the engine · CPC title

  • F02D41/403Primary

    with pilot injections · CPC title

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What does patent US9677497B2 cover?
A fuel injection control apparatus of a compression ignition type internal combustion engine includes a controller adapted to control an injector so that pre-stage injection and post-stage injection are performed as fuel injection during one cycle. The controller controls an interval between the timing of the pre-stage injection and the timing of the post-stage injection so that an interval Δt1…
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Toyota Jidoshokki Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02D41/403. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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Publication date Tue Jun 13 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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