Engine control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9897024-B2
Application number	US-201615062307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2016
Priority date	Sep 17, 2015
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

In an engine control device, a saturated water vapor pressure Ps is calculated from an intake temperature detected by an intake air temperature sensor. A water vapor partial pressure is worked out from the saturated water vapor pressure and humidity detected by a humidity sensor. A specific humidity q and a molar fraction are worked out from the water vapor partial pressure and an atmospheric pressure detected by an atmospheric pressure sensor. A moist air amount is calculated from an intake air amount detected by an AFS on the basis of the molar fraction, and a dry air amount is calculated from this moist air amount on the basis of the specific humidity. A fuel injection amount, an ignition timing, and a target throttle opening are then calculated on the basis of various operation information, using the moist air amount, the dry air amount, and the specific humidity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine control device comprising:
A sensor that is provided in an air intake passage of an engine and detects an intake air amount of the air intake passage;
a sensor that detects humidity of intake air in the air intake passage; and
an electric control unit that corrects the intake air amount from the detected humidity to calculate a moist air amount, calculates a dry air amount from the moist air amount on the basis of the detected humidity, and controls a throttle valve opening degree in the air intake passage using the moist air amount and the dry air amount,
wherein
the electric control unit has: a saturated water vapor pressure calculating portion that calculates a saturated water vapor pressure from a temperature of the intake air as detected by an intake air temperature sensor; a water vapor partial pressure calculating portion that calculates a water vapor partial pressure from the saturated water vapor pressure and the humidity; a specific humidity calculating portion that calculates specific humidity from the water vapor partial pressure and atmospheric pressure detected by an atmospheric pressure sensor; a molar fraction calculating portion that calculates a molar fraction from the water vapor partial pressure and the atmospheric pressure; a moist air amount calculating portion that calculates the moist air amount from the intake air amount on the basis of the molar fraction; and a dry air amount calculating portion that calculates the dry air amount from the moist air amount and the specific humidity.

2. The engine control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electric control unit has a fuel injection amount calculating portion that calculates a fuel injection amount using the dry air amount and various operation information.

3. The engine control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electric control unit has an ignition timing calculating portion that calculates ignition timing using the dry air amount, the specific humidity, and various operation information.

4. The engine control device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the ignition timing calculating portion corrects the ignition timing to an advance side as the humidity increases, on the basis of the specific humidity.

5. The engine control device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
when the operation information denotes a high-load state of the engine, the ignition timing calculating portion corrects the ignition timing to a delay side of a limit at which knocking is not induced, and corrects the ignition timing to an advance side on the basis of the specific humidity.

6. The engine control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electric control unit has a target throttle opening calculating portion that calculates a target throttle opening necessary in order to realize torque as required by the engine, by using the specific humidity, the moist air amount and various operation information.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Yokono Michihisa
• Hagari Hideki

Classifications

• F02D41/187

  using a hot wire flow sensor · CPC title

• F02P5/15

  Digital data processing · CPC title

• F02D2200/703

  Atmospheric pressure · CPC title

• F02D41/18 Primary

  by measuring intake air flow · CPC title

• F02D41/0002

  Controlling intake air · CPC title