IP Library Granted Patent US 9,556,840
Granted Patent B2
US 9,556,840 · App. 14/678,553 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Method for rail pressure regulation in an internal combustion engine

Inventor: Armin Dölker (Friedrichshafen, DE)
Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
F02M55/025F02D41/045F02D41/3845F02M37/22F02D2041/1422F02D2041/1432
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Patent No.
US 9,556,840
App. No.
14/678,553
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention describes a method and an arrangement for the regulation of the rail pressure in an internal combustion engine. In the method, the rail pressure is regulated, with a target high pressure being predefined. Said target high pressure is filtered, before being input, by way of a target high pressure filter which is configured as a dynamic target high pressure filter.

Claims (26)

1. A method to regulate rail pressure in an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:

regulating a rail pressure using a controller;

filtering a preset target high pressure using a target high pressure filter prior to inputting said preset target high pressure into a control system; and

using a dynamic target high pressure filter as said target high pressure filter, having a filter parameter that is varied, dependent on an operational state of said internal combustion engine.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

a time constant of said target high pressure filter is varied as said filter parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

a filter angle is varied as said filter parameter.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

a suction throttle is used as a pressure regulator.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

possible operational states of said internal combustion engine include a steady state operation state and a transient operation state.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

in said steady state operation state, said filter parameter is selected to a value of about 2 seconds.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

in said transient operation state, said filter parameter is selected to a value of about 0.02 seconds.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

differentiation between said steady state operation state and said transient operation state depends upon a transient air mass ratio as a decisive value.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein:

said filter parameter is calculated over a curve from said transient air mass ratio.

10. An arrangement to regulate rail pressure in an internal combustion engine for implementation of the method according to claim 1 , wherein:

said controller into which said target high pressure is input has said target high pressure filter designed dynamically, and has said filter parameter being variable in dependency on said operational state of said internal combustion engine.

11. The arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein:

a PT1-filter is used as said dynamically designed target high pressure filter.

12. The arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein:

a mean value filter is used as said dynamically designed target high pressure filter.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 13, 2021
From: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
To: ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 058741/0679 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: DÖLKER, ARMIN
To: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
Reel/Frame 036194/0482 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 019 457 · Oct 4, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2013002828 · Sep 19, 2013
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