WO2011111224A1 - 内燃機関の制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to control of a vehicle including an internal combustion engine (engine).
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for increasing the alcohol fuel ratio when the catalyst temperature rises above an upper limit temperature in a fuel containing alcohol. In this case, due to the difference in heat of evaporation and combustion temperature, the catalyst temperature decreases and catalyst deterioration is suppressed.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for changing the setting of the temperature at which the fuel is cut based on the proportion of the oxygen-containing fuel in the fuel in order to prevent an excessive increase in the exhaust system temperature.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an internal combustion engine that can suppress deterioration of the catalyst while reducing the catalyst temperature.
- a control device for an internal combustion engine includes an engine that can be operated using gaseous fuel and liquid fuel as fuel, a catalyst that purifies exhaust gas of the engine, and when the liquid fuel is used, Control means for making the air-fuel ratio rich and increasing the ratio of the gaseous fuel when the temperature exceeds a predetermined upper limit.
- the control device for an internal combustion engine is mounted on a vehicle and includes an engine, a catalyst, and a control means.
- the engine is a bi-fuel engine that operates using gaseous fuel and liquid fuel as fuel.
- the control means is, for example, an ECU (Electronic Control Unit), and when the temperature of the catalyst exceeds a predetermined upper limit during use of the liquid fuel, the air-fuel ratio is made rich and the ratio of the gaseous fuel is increased.
- the “ratio of gaseous fuel” refers to the ratio of using gaseous fuel as fuel.
- “to make the air-fuel ratio rich” refers to shifting the air-fuel ratio to the rich side.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine makes the air-fuel ratio rich and increases the ratio of gaseous fuel.
- the control device of the internal combustion engine can prevent unburned fuel from excessively adhering to the intake port or the cylinder, and can suppress catalyst deterioration and catalyst temperature rise at the time of fuel cut.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine decreases the intake air amount and the charging efficiency into the fuel chamber and decreases the catalyst temperature by increasing the use ratio of the gaseous fuel whose volume with the same mass is larger than the liquid fuel. Can do.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine can realize low emission by increasing the ratio of the gaseous fuel when the amount of fuel is increased.
- the control means sets the air-fuel ratio to a rich level and increases the ratio of the gaseous fuel, and then returns the fuel to the state before the ratio is increased.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine can scavenge the combustion chamber at the time of fuel cut by setting the timing for returning the ratio of the gaseous fuel when returning from the fuel cut. Therefore, the control device for the internal combustion engine can avoid the influence of increasing the ratio of the gaseous fuel when starting the original fuel injection control again.
- control means performs control for making the air-fuel ratio rich and increasing the ratio of the gaseous fuel at the time of acceleration and / or transmission shifting.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine prevents excessive unburned fuel from adhering to the intake port or the cylinder during acceleration or transmission shift, and suppresses catalyst deterioration and catalyst temperature rise during fuel cut. Can do.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine can reduce the amount of intake air into the fuel chamber and the charging efficiency, and can reduce the catalyst temperature.
- the control device for the internal combustion engine can realize low emission by increasing the ratio of the gaseous fuel when the amount of fuel is increased.
- FIG. 1 shows a fuel injection system 100 to which a control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention is applied.
- a solid line arrow in the figure shows an example of a gas flow.
- the fuel injection system 100 mainly includes an engine 1, a first fuel injection valve 2, a second fuel injection valve 3, a surge tank 4, a throttle valve 5, an intake passage 6, an air cleaner 7, and an exhaust passage. 8 and the catalyst 10.
- the engine 1 includes four cylinders 11, and each cylinder 11 is connected to a common surge tank 4 through an intake manifold.
- Each cylinder 11 is provided with a first fuel injection valve 2 for injecting gaseous fuel and a second fuel injection valve 3 for injecting liquid fuel.
- the gaseous fuel include CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas), and LNG (Liquid Natural Gas).
- the liquid fuel is, for example, gasoline, light oil, alcohol such as methanol or ethanol, or a mixed fuel thereof.
- the surge tank 4 is connected to an air cleaner 7 through an intake passage 6, and a throttle valve 5 is disposed in the intake passage 6.
- the throttle valve 5 is controlled in its opening degree (hereinafter referred to as “throttle opening degree Thr”) based on a control signal from the ECU 50.
- each cylinder 11 is connected to the exhaust passage 8 via a common exhaust manifold.
- a catalyst 10 that is a three-way catalyst is installed on the exhaust passage 8.
- the ECU 50 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like (not shown) and performs various controls on each component of the fuel injection system 100. For example, the ECU 50 controls the first fuel injection valve 2 and the second fuel injection valve 3 based on detection signals from various sensors. Further, the ECU 50 performs control to reduce the temperature of the catalyst 10 (hereinafter referred to as “catalyst temperature Tb”) when it is determined that the catalyst 10 is at a high temperature in a predetermined operation state.
- catalyst temperature Tb the temperature of the catalyst 10
- the ECU 50 executes the first control to the third control described below to suppress the deterioration of the catalyst 10 while reducing the catalyst temperature Tb.
- gaseous fuel operation refers to an operation in which fuel injection is performed by the first fuel injection valve 2, that is, an operation using gaseous fuel
- liquid fuel operation refers to a second operation. It refers to an operation in which fuel injection by the fuel injection valve 3 is executed, that is, an operation using liquid fuel.
- fuel cut refers to stopping fuel injection of some or all of the cylinders 11.
- return from fuel cut refers to restarting fuel injection from the fuel cut state.
- the ECU 50 increases the fuel injection amount (hereinafter also referred to as “fuel increase”) when the catalyst temperature Tb exceeds a predetermined upper limit temperature in the operation region where the liquid fuel operation is executed. ) And switch to gas fuel operation. Thereby, the ECU 50 reduces the catalyst temperature Tb while suppressing deterioration of the catalyst 10.
- the ECU 50 determines whether or not the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than a predetermined upper limit temperature (hereinafter referred to as “upper limit temperature Tbth”).
- the upper limit temperature Tbth is set based on an experiment or the like, for example, as the upper limit value of the catalyst temperature Tb at which there is no possibility of deterioration of the catalyst 10.
- the ECU 50 estimates the catalyst temperature Tb based on the load of the engine 1 and the rotational speed of the engine 1, for example. Then, the ECU 50 estimates that the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth when the engine 1 is in a predetermined operating range of high rotation and high load. In another example, the ECU 50 measures the temperature of the exhaust gas based on a temperature sensor (not shown) installed on the exhaust passage 8. Then, the ECU 50 estimates the catalyst temperature Tb from the exhaust gas temperature and compares it with the upper limit temperature Tbth. In yet another example, the ECU 50 detects the catalyst temperature Tb based on a temperature sensor (not shown) installed in the catalyst 10 and compares it with the upper limit temperature Tbth.
- the ECU 50 When the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth, the ECU 50 increases the fuel to make the air-fuel ratio rich, and switches from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation. As a result, the ECU 50 has the first effect of the first control that is the increase in the catalyst temperature Tb and the deterioration of the catalyst 10 at the time of fuel cut due to fuel adhering to the intake port or the cylinder 11. Can be prevented. Furthermore, the ECU 50 can efficiently reduce the catalyst temperature Tb as a second effect in the first control by switching from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation when the fuel is increased.
- the ECU 50 can reduce the charging efficiency and the intake air amount and the temperature of the exhaust gas by switching to a gaseous fuel having the same mass and a larger volume than the liquid fuel when the fuel is increased.
- gas fuel is lower in emission than liquid fuel when it is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. Therefore, the ECU 50 can realize low emission as a third effect in the first control by performing the gas fuel operation when the fuel is increased.
- FIG. 2 is an example of a time chart for explaining the behavior of the catalyst temperature Tb during the liquid fuel operation and the gas fuel operation.
- FIG. 2 shows, in order from the top, “fuel increase” indicating the amount of fuel increase due to the increase in the throttle opening degree Thr and the catalyst temperature Tb, whether or not there is a fuel cut, “engine speed Ne” indicating the engine speed, “Unburned fuel” indicating the amount of fuel remaining unburned in the port or cylinder, and catalyst temperature Tb are shown.
- graphs “B1” to “B4” indicate temporal changes of respective elements common during the liquid fuel operation and the gas fuel operation.
- the graph “B5” shows the time change of the unburned fuel during the liquid fuel operation
- the graph “B6” shows the time change of the unburned fuel during the gas fuel operation
- the graph “B7” shows the time change of the catalyst temperature Tb during the liquid fuel operation
- the graph “B8” shows the time change of the catalyst temperature Tb during the gas fuel operation.
- the ECU 50 increases the fuel increase amount as the catalyst temperature Tb increases (see graph B2). As a result, the ECU 50 increases the latent heat of vaporization caused by the fuel and decreases the temperature of the exhaust gas.
- unburned fuel increases as the fuel increases (see graphs B5 and B6).
- the amount of unburned fuel is greater during the liquid fuel operation than during the gaseous fuel operation. That is, the gaseous fuel does not adhere to the intake port or the fuel chamber, so that the amount of unburned fuel is less than that of the liquid fuel.
- the throttle opening degree Thr decreases (see graph B1). Accordingly, the ECU 50 performs a deceleration operation and starts fuel cut (see graph B3).
- the catalyst 10 is in a high temperature and oxidizing atmosphere condition (see graph B7). As a result, the catalyst 10 may sinter precious metal, which may degrade performance.
- the ECU 50 when the ECU 50 performs the liquid fuel operation when the amount of fuel at the catalyst high temperature is increased, a large amount of unburned fuel remains in the engine 1. As a result, there is a possibility that the increase of the catalyst temperature Tb and the deterioration of the catalyst 10 are promoted.
- the ECU 50 increases the fuel injection amount to make the air-fuel ratio rich, and switches from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation. Thereby, the ECU 50 can suppress the fuel from adhering to the intake port or the cylinder 11 and reduce the catalyst temperature Tb while suppressing the deterioration of the catalyst 10.
- the ECU 50 increases the fuel based on the first control and switches to the gas fuel operation. Thereafter, the ECU 50 continues the gaseous fuel operation until the return from the fuel cut. Then, the ECU 50 starts the fuel cut when decelerating, and switches from the gas fuel operation to the liquid fuel operation when returning. As a result, when the fuel is switched, the ECU 50 can scavenge the combustion chamber once with air, and eliminate the influence caused by remaining previously used fuel.
- the ECU 50 injects liquid fuel from the cylinder 11 that performs the combustion stroke after the cylinder 11 that was burned last with the gaseous fuel.
- the ECU 50 can evenly scavenge each cylinder 11 with air, and can reliably eliminate the influence of the remaining remaining fuel.
- the ECU 50 In the third control, in place of or in addition to the first control and the second control, the ECU 50 is the catalyst temperature during the liquid fuel operation and during the acceleration at which the ignition timing is retarded or during the transmission shift.
- Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth, the fuel is increased and the operation is switched to the gaseous fuel operation. Thereby, the ECU 50 lowers the catalyst temperature Tb while realizing low emission.
- FIG. 3 is an example of a time chart showing a processing outline of the third control during acceleration traveling.
- FIG. 3 shows, in order from the top, catalyst temperature Tb, ignition timing, fuel increase at high catalyst temperature, presence / absence of gas fuel operation, and presence / absence of liquid fuel operation. Note that at the start of the time chart, the ECU 50 is performing a liquid fuel operation.
- the ECU 50 retards the ignition timing for a certain period of time in accordance with transmission shift or the like (see graph C2). However, in this case, the ECU 50 determines that there is no need to reduce the catalyst temperature Tb because the catalyst temperature Tb is equal to or lower than the upper limit temperature Tbth, and does not increase the fuel (see graph C3).
- the catalyst temperature Tb exceeds the upper limit temperature Tbth as the exhaust gas temperature of the engine 1 increases (see graph C1). Then, at time “t13” after time t12, the ECU 50 sets the ignition timing to the retarded angle again due to the transmission shift or the like (see graph C2). At this time, since the catalyst temperature Tb has already exceeded the upper limit temperature Tbth at time t12, the ECU 50 increases the fuel with the ignition timing retardation (see graph C3), and further switches from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation. (See graphs C4 and C5). As described above, the ECU 50 can efficiently reduce the exhaust gas temperature by switching to the gaseous fuel operation when the fuel is increased, thereby reducing the charging efficiency and the intake air amount.
- the ECU 50 stops the fuel increase at the time “t14” when the ignition timing is returned to normal, and switches from the gas fuel operation to the liquid fuel operation (see graphs C3 to C5). As described above, the ECU 50 can achieve low emission by performing the gas fuel operation in the operation region where the fuel increase is performed and the fuel amount is rich.
- FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the first control and the second control are executed simultaneously.
- the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is repeatedly executed by the ECU 50 according to a predetermined cycle.
- the ECU 50 detects the operating state of the engine 1 (step S101). Specifically, the ECU 50 is currently using liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, whether or not a fuel cut is being executed, and whether or not a fuel increase is being performed as the catalyst temperature Tb is increased. Whether or not is detected.
- the ECU 50 determines whether or not it is the operation region of the liquid fuel operation (step S102). For example, the ECU 50 refers to a predetermined map based on the current operation state and the like, and determines whether or not it is the operation region of the liquid fuel operation. And ECU50 advances a process to step S103, when it is judged that it is the driving
- the ECU 50 detects the catalyst temperature Tb (step S103). Specifically, the ECU 50 may estimate the catalyst temperature Tb based on the load and the rotational speed of the engine 1 or may detect the catalyst temperature Tb based on a detection value of a temperature sensor or the like installed in the catalyst 10. .
- the ECU 50 determines whether or not the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth (step S104).
- the upper limit temperature Tbth is set in advance based on experiments or the like, for example, as the upper limit of the catalyst temperature Tb at which there is no possibility of deterioration of the catalyst 10.
- the ECU 50 determines that the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth (step S104; Yes)
- the ECU 50 advances the process to step S105.
- the ECU 50 determines that the catalyst temperature Tb is equal to or lower than the upper limit temperature Tbth (step S104; No)
- the ECU 50 determines whether or not the fuel increase condition is satisfied (step S105). Specifically, the ECU 50 determines whether or not these conditions are satisfied when there are conditions other than the catalyst temperature Tb and there are various conditions for performing fuel increase.
- step S106 fuel increase by a gaseous fuel driving
- step S107 determines that the fuel increase condition is not satisfied
- step S107 determines whether or not a fuel cut is being executed.
- step S107 determines whether or not a fuel cut is being executed.
- step S108 executes the liquid fuel operation (step S108).
- the ECU 50 executes the flowchart again after switching from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation in Step S106, and when the operation region of the liquid fuel operation (Step S102; Yes) and the catalyst temperature Tb is equal to or lower than the upper limit temperature Tbth.
- Step S104; Yes the liquid fuel operation is performed after the fuel cut is executed.
- the ECU 50 can scavenge the combustion chamber in each cylinder 11, and can eliminate the influence caused by the previously used fuel remaining in the cylinder.
- step S107 determines that the fuel cut is not being executed (step S107; No)
- the process of the flowchart is terminated.
- FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the third control.
- the ECU 50 repeatedly executes the process shown in FIG. 5 according to a predetermined cycle, for example.
- the ECU 50 detects the operating state of the engine 1 (step S201). Next, the ECU 50 determines whether or not it is an operation region for liquid fuel operation (step S202). Then, if the ECU 50 is in the operation region of the liquid fuel operation (step S202; Yes), the process proceeds to step S203. On the other hand, when the ECU 50 determines that it is not in the liquid fuel operation region (step S202; No), that is, when it determines that it is in the gas fuel operation region, the ECU 50 executes the gas fuel operation (step S206). At this time, the ECU 50 increases the fuel when the conditions for executing the fuel increase are satisfied.
- the ECU 50 detects the catalyst temperature Tb (step S203). Then, the ECU 50 determines whether or not the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth (step S204). If the catalyst temperature Tb is higher than the upper limit temperature Tbth (step S204; Yes), the ECU 50 advances the process to step S205. On the other hand, when the ECU 50 determines that the catalyst temperature Tb is equal to or lower than the upper limit temperature Tbth (step S204; No), the ECU 50 executes the liquid fuel operation (step S207). In this case, the ECU 50 does not execute the fuel increase accompanying the increase in the catalyst temperature Tb.
- the ECU 50 determines whether or not the condition for fuel increase is satisfied during ignition retard control (step S205). Specifically, the ECU 50 determines whether the ignition timing is retarded due to acceleration or transmission shifting, and whether the fuel increase condition is satisfied. Then, the ECU 50 executes the fuel increase by the gas fuel operation (step S206) when the ignition delay control is being performed and the fuel increase condition is satisfied (step S205; Yes). That is, the ECU 50 increases the fuel amount during the ignition retard control and switches from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation. By doing in this way, ECU50 can implement
- the ECU 50 executes the liquid fuel operation (step S207) when the ignition delay control is not being performed or when the condition for increasing the fuel is not satisfied (step S205; No).
- the ECU 50 switches from the liquid fuel operation to the gas fuel operation when the catalyst temperature Tb exceeds the upper limit temperature Tbth and a predetermined condition is satisfied.
- the method to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to this.
- the ECU 50 increases the use ratio of gaseous fuel among the fuel used for combustion of the engine 1 when the catalyst temperature Tb exceeds the upper limit temperature Tbth and a predetermined condition is satisfied. Also good. That is, in this case, the ECU 50 may increase the usage rate of the gaseous fuel while continuously using the liquid fuel. This also allows the ECU 50 to lower the catalyst temperature Tb by reducing the charging efficiency and the intake air amount while suppressing the increase in unburned fuel when the fuel is increased, as in the above-described embodiment.
- step S105 when the condition for fuel increase is satisfied in FIG. 4 (step S105; Yes), the ECU 50 executes the fuel increase and increases the ratio of the gaseous fuel in the fuel used for the combustion of the engine 1.
- step S106 the ECU 50 executes the processing of the flowchart again, and when it is determined that the fuel cut is being executed (step S107; Yes), the usage rate of the gaseous fuel is restored.
- step S205 the ECU 50 executes the fuel increase when the ignition delay control is being performed and the fuel increase condition is satisfied (step S205; Yes), and the gaseous fuel out of the fuel used for the combustion of the engine 1 Increase the percentage of
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Abstract
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図1は、本発明に係る内燃機関の制御装置が適用された燃料噴射システム100を示す。図中の実線矢印はガスの流れの一例を示している。
次に、ECU50が実行する制御について具体的に説明する。ECU50は、以下に説明する第1制御乃至第3制御を実行することで、触媒温度Tbを低減しつつ、触媒10の劣化を抑制する。
(第1制御)
第1制御では、概略的には、ECU50は、液体燃料運転を実行する運転領域で、触媒温度Tbが所定の上限温度を超えた場合、燃料噴射量の増量(以後「燃料増量」とも呼ぶ。)を行うと共に気体燃料運転に切り替える。これにより、ECU50は、触媒10の劣化を抑制しつつ、触媒温度Tbを低減させる。
第2制御では、第1制御に加え、ECU50は、第1制御に基づき液体燃料運転から気体燃料運転に切り替えた場合、再び液体燃料運転に切り替えるタイミングを、燃料カットの復帰時にする。
第3制御では、第1制御及び第2制御に代えて、またはこれに加え、ECU50は、液体燃料運転時であって、点火時期の遅角が実行される加速時やトランスミッションの変速時に触媒温度Tbが上限温度Tbthより大きい場合、燃料増量を行うと共に気体燃料運転に切り替える。これにより、ECU50は、低エミッション化を実現しつつ、触媒温度Tbを低下させる。
次に、本実施形態における処理手順について説明する。以下では、まず、第1制御及び第2制御を同時に実行した場合の処理フローについて図4を用いて説明した後、第3制御を実行した場合の処理フローについて図5を用いて説明する。
図4は、第1制御及び第2制御を同時に実行した場合の処理手順を示すフローチャートの一例である。図4に示すフローチャートは、ECU50により所定の周期に従い繰り返し実行される。
図5は、第3制御の処理手順を示すフローチャートの一例である。ECU50は、図5に示す処理を、例えば所定の周期に従い繰り返し実行する。
第1制御乃至第3制御の説明では、ECU50は、触媒温度Tbが上限温度Tbthを超え、かつ、所定の条件が満たされた場合に、液体燃料運転から気体燃料運転に切り替えた。しかし、本発明が適用可能な方法は、これに限定されない。
2 第1燃料噴射弁
3 第2燃料噴射弁
4 サージタンク
5 スロットルバルブ
6 吸気通路
7 エアクリーナ
8 排気通路
10 触媒
50 ECU
100 燃料噴射システム
Claims (3)
- 気体燃料及び液体燃料を燃料として運転可能なエンジンと、
前記エンジンの排気ガスを浄化する触媒と、
前記液体燃料の使用時に、前記触媒の温度が所定の上限値を超えた場合、空燃比をリッチにすると共に前記気体燃料の割合を増大させる制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記制御手段は、前記空燃比をリッチにすると共に前記気体燃料の割合を増大させた後、当該割合を元に戻すタイミングを、燃料カットからの復帰時とする請求項1に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記制御手段は、前記空燃比をリッチにすると共に前記気体燃料の割合を増大させる制御を、加速時又は/及びトランスミッションの変速時に実施する請求項1又は2に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
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