Control system for internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9903320-B2
Application number	US-201415031427-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2014
Priority date	Dec 20, 2013
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A control system is applied to an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes an electric compressor provided in an intake passage, a bypass passage which bypasses the electric compressor, a low pressure EGR passage which connects a section of the intake passage, which is positioned upstream more than the electric compressor, and an exhaust passage, and a low pressure EGR valve provided in the low pressure EGR passage. An ECU, when a predetermined pressure accumulation condition where a gas flow rate of a specific place of the intake passage has become equal to or less than a predetermined amount, is satisfied, first executes a pressure accumulation control where the bypass valve is closed and the electric compressor is activated, and then, when an opening condition is satisfied during an execution of the pressure accumulation control, opens the low pressure EGR valve and opens the bypass valve.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control system which is applied to an internal combustion engine,
the internal combustion engine including:
a compressor which is provided in an intake passage; an electric motor which is capable of driving the compressor;
a bypass passage which connects a first section of the intake passage, the first section being positioned upstream more than the compressor, and a second section of the intake passage, the second section being positioned downstream more than the compressor;
a bypass valve which is provided in the bypass passage; an EGR passage which connects the first section positioned upstream more than the compressor, and an exhaust passage; and
an EGR valve which is provided in the EGR passage, wherein
the control system includes a control device configured as a computer unit, the control device being programmed to function as:
a first determination device which determines whether or not a predetermined pressure accumulation condition where a gas flow rate of a specific place of the second section positioned downstream more than the compressor, has become equal to or less than a predetermined amount, is satisfied;
a pressure accumulation control device which, when the pressure accumulation condition is satisfied, first executes a pressure accumulation control to close the bypass valve and make the electric motor drive the compressor;
a second determination device which determines whether or not a predetermined opening condition is satisfied during an execution of the pressure accumulation control; and
a valve open device which, when the opening condition is satisfied, opens the bypass valve and, if the EGR valve is closed, opens the EGR valve.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure accumulation control device, when the electric motor is made to drive the compressor by satisfaction of the pressure accumulation condition, controls the electric motor so that gas is accumulated in the second section positioned downstream more than the compressor in a range where the gas does not flow back to an upstream side of the compressor from a downstream side of the compressor by passing through an inside of the compressor.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is further programmed to function as a condensed water determination device which determines whether or not condensed water is accumulated in the EGR passage, and
the pressure accumulation control device, when the pressure accumulation condition is satisfied and the condensed water determination device determines that the condensed water is accumulated in the EGR passage, first executes the pressure accumulation control, and then, the valve open device, when the opening condition is satisfied during the execution of the pressure accumulation control, opens the bypass valve and, if the EGR valve is closed, opens the EGR valve.

4. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
a throttle valve is provided in a portion which is positioned upstream more than a position where the bypass passage connects with the intake passage and also upstream more than a position where the EGR passage connects with the intake passage, in the first section positioned upstream more than the compressor, and
the pressure accumulation control device opens the throttle valve when the pressure accumulation condition is satisfied, and the valve open device closes the throttle valve when the opening condition is satisfied during the execution of the pressure accumulation control.

5. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressure accumulation control device closes the EGR valve when the pressure accumulation condition is satisfied.

6. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the internal combustion engine further includes a high pressure EGR passage which connects the second section positioned downstream more than the compressor and the exhaust passage, and
the specific place of the second section is set to a place positioned upstream more than a position where the high pressure EGR passage connects with the intake passage in the second section positioned downstream more than the compressor.

7. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
a turbocharger is provided in the internal combustion engine,
a compressor of the turbocharger is located in the second section positioned downstream more than the compressor, and
a turbine of the turbocharger is located in the exhaust passage.

8. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second determination device determines that the opening condition is satisfied in a case where a pressure of gas accumulated in a section lying downstream more than the compressor by the pressure accumulation control has become equal to or greater than a pressure with which condensed water in the EGR passage is blown off to the exhaust passage when the gas accumulated is led into the EGR passage.

9. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the EGR passage is a low pressure EGR passage.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takasu Yusuke

Classifications

• F02D41/26

  using computer, e.g. microprocessor · CPC title

• F02D41/0007

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

• F02D41/0077

  Control of the EGR valve or actuator, e.g. duty cycle, closed loop control of position (EGR valve position sensor F02M26/48) · CPC title

• F02M26/35

  with means for cleaning or treating the recirculated gases, e.g. catalysts, condensate traps, particle filters or heaters · CPC title

• F02B37/04

  Engines with exhaust drive and other drive of pumps, e.g. with exhaust-driven pump and mechanically-driven second pump · CPC title