Method for controlling engine in various operating modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9719456-B2
Application number	US-201514930117-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2015
Priority date	Jul 2, 2015
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

A method for controlling an engine in various operating modes and for controlling an engine having dual injectors, may include selecting a number of injectors configured to inject fuel based on an operating mode of the various operating modes, and injecting fuel based on a selection of whether to inject fuel while an intake valve is open, or to inject fuel while the intake valve is closed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling an engine having dual injectors and various operating modes, wherein the operating modes are divided into a general mode, a first mode aimed at fuel efficiency improvement, and a second mode aimed at performance increase, the method comprising:
a step of selecting a number of injectors configured for injecting fuel based on an operating mode of the various operating modes; and
a step of injecting fuel based on a selection of whether to inject fuel while an intake valve is open, or to inject fuel while the intake valve is closed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the general mode, a controller is configured to control adjustment of the amount of fuel to be introduced into a combustion chamber by adjusting an injection ratio, injection amount, and injection timing of the injectors in a previously input way.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein only one injector performs injection in the first mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the injectors perform injection in the second mode.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes adjusting injection timings of a main injector and an auxiliary injector such that fuel is injected within a prescribed set interval between bottom dead center (BDC) and top dead center (TDC).

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the main injector such that, when an effective injection period of the main injector is set to extend from before BDC to after BDC, the effective injection period is shifted into the set interval.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the main injector such that, when an effective injection period of the main injector is set to occur after TDC, the effective injection period is shifted into the set interval.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the main injector such that, when an effective injection period of the main injector is set to extend from before TDC to after TDC, the effective injection period is shifted into the set interval.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the main injector and the auxiliary injector to inject fuel such that, when an effective injection period of the main injector is set to extend from a time after BDC to a time after TDC and is longer than the set interval, the effective injection period of the main injector is shifted into the set interval.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the injectors such that the main injector injects fuel during the entire set interval, the auxiliary injector injects fuel simultaneously with the main injector starting from a later portion of the injection period of the main injector and during an additional effective injection period of the main injector that falls outside of the set interval.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the injectors such that the auxiliary injector injects fuel from a latter half of the set interval and the main injector injects fuel after the injection of fuel through the auxiliary injector.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of injecting fuel includes controlling the injectors such that the main injector injects fuel during the entire set interval, the auxiliary injector injects fuel during a period calculated by subtracting from the set interval an additional effective injection period of the main injector that falls outside of the set interval, and the main injector additionally injects fuel during the subtracted period.

13. An engine control unit configured to control an engine having dual injectors and various operating modes, wherein the operating modes are divided into a general mode, a first mode aimed at fuel efficiency improvement, and a second mode aimed at performance increase, the engine control unit comprising a controller configured to:
select a number of injectors for injection of fuel, based on an operating mode of the various operating modes,
select whether to inject fuel while an intake valve is open or to inject fuel while the intake valve is closed, based on the operating mode of the various operating modes, and
control the injection of fuel, based on the selection of whether to inject fuel while the intake valve is open or to inject fuel while the intake valve is closed.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Oh Young Kyu

Classifications

• F02D2041/001

  for engines with variable valve actuation · CPC title

• F02D41/3094 Primary

  the fuel injection being effected by at least two different injectors, e.g. one in the intake manifold and one in the cylinder · CPC title

• F02D1/16

  Adjustment of injection timing (F02D1/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02D2041/389

  for injecting directly into the cylinder · CPC title

• F02M69/046

  for injecting into both the combustion chamber and the intake conduit · CPC title