Engine device
An engine device including an intake manifold ( 67 ) configured to supply air into a cylinder ( 36 ), a gas injector ( 98 ) configured to mix fuel gas with air supplied from the intake manifold ( 67 ), and supply mixed gas to the cylinder ( 36 ), and an igniter ( 79 ) configured to ignite, in the cylinder ( 36 ) premixed fuel obtained by pre-mixing the fuel gas with the air, the engine device further including a controlling unit ( 73 ) configured to determine an air amount in the premixed fuel in the cylinder ( 36 ). The controlling unit ( 73 ) performs in multiple steps retard control of ignition timing by the igniter ( 79 ), when the air amount is insufficient, and performs in multiple steps advance control of the ignition timing, when the air amount is sufficient.
1. An engine device including an intake manifold configured to supply air into a cylinder, a gas injector configured to mix fuel gas with air supplied from the intake manifold, and supply mixed gas to the cylinder, and an igniter configured to ignite, in the cylinder, premixed fuel obtained by pre-mixing the fuel gas with the air, the engine device comprising:
a controlling unit configured to determine insufficiency in an air amount in the premixed fuel in the cylinder,
wherein the controlling unit performs in multiple steps retard control of ignition timing by the igniter, when the air amount is determined as to be insufficient, and performs in multiple steps advance control of the ignition timing, when the air amount is determined as to be sufficient, and
wherein the controlling unit stops the retard control when a retard limit value is reached in the retard control, and stops the advance control when the ignition timing becomes that of an ordinary operation in the advance control.
2. An engine device including an intake manifold configured to supply air into a cylinder, a gas injector configured to mix fuel gas with air supplied from the intake manifold, and supply mixed gas to the cylinder, and an igniter configured to ignite, in the cylinder, premixed fuel obtained by pre-mixing the fuel gas with the air, the engine device comprising:
a controlling unit configured to determine insufficiency in an air amount in the premixed fuel in the cylinder,
wherein the controlling unit performs in multiple steps retard control of ignition timing by the igniter, when the air amount is determined as to be insufficient, and performs in multiple steps advance control of the ignition timing, when the air amount is determined as to be sufficient, and
wherein the controlling unit receives, as a measured pressure, an intake manifold pressure measured in the intake manifold, and determines that the air amount is insufficient when a difference obtained by subtracting the measured pressure from a target pressure which is a target value for the intake manifold is higher than a predetermined differential pressure.
3. An engine device including an intake manifold configured to supply air into a cylinder, a gas injector configured to mix fuel gas with air supplied from the intake manifold, and supply mixed gas to the cylinder, and an igniter configured to ignite, in the cylinder, premixed fuel obtained by pre-mixing the fuel gas with the air, the engine device comprising:
a controlling unit configured to determine insufficiency in an air amount in the premixed fuel in the cylinder,
wherein the controlling unit performs in multiple steps retard control of ignition timing by the igniter, when the air amount is determined as to be insufficient, and performs in multiple steps advance control of the ignition timing, when the air amount is determined as to be sufficient, and
wherein the controlling unit receives, as a measured flow rate, an air flow rate measured in the intake manifold, and determines that the air amount is insufficient when a difference obtained by subtracting the measured flow rate from a target flow rate which is a target value for the intake manifold is higher than a predetermined differential flow rate.
4. An engine device including an intake manifold configured to supply air into a cylinder, a gas injector configured to mix fuel gas with air supplied from the intake manifold, and supply mixed gas to the cylinder, and an igniter configured to ignite, in the cylinder, premixed fuel obtained by pre-mixing the fuel gas with the air, the engine device comprising:
a controlling unit configured to determine insufficiency in an air amount in the premixed fuel in the cylinder,
wherein the controlling unit performs in multiple steps retard control of ignition timing by the igniter, when the air amount is determined as to be insufficient, and performs in multiple steps advance control of the ignition timing, when the air amount is determined as to be sufficient, and
wherein the controlling unit determines that the air amount is insufficient when an output variation amount of the engine device is greater than a predetermined amount.
5. The engine device according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling unit receives, as a measured pressure, an intake manifold pressure measured in the intake manifold, and determines that the air amount is insufficient when a difference obtained by subtracting the measured pressure from a target pressure which is a target value for the intake manifold is higher than a predetermined differential pressure.
6. The engine device according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling unit receives, as a measured flow rate, an air flow rate measured in the intake manifold, and determines that the air amount is insufficient when a difference obtained by subtracting the measured flow rate from a target flow rate which is a target value for the intake manifold is higher than a predetermined differential flow rate.
7. The engine device according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling unit determines that the air amount is insufficient when an output variation amount of the engine device is greater than a predetermined amount.