IP Library Granted Patent US 11,293,359
Granted Patent B2
US 11,293,359 · App. 16/676,227 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Method and systems for airflow control

Inventors: James Robert Mischler (Girard, PA); Luke Michael Henry (Erie, PA)
Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,293,359
App. No.
16/676,227
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various methods and systems are provided for controlling emissions. In one example, a controller is configured to respond to one or more of intake manifold air temperature (MAT), intake air flow rate, or a sensed or estimated intake oxygen fraction by changing an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount to maintain particulate matter (PM) and NOx within a range, and then further adjusting the EGR amount based on NOx sensor feedback.

Claims (23)

1. A method, comprising:

performing a first adjustment of injection timing and intake oxygen concentration targets based on respective maps of engine operation;

performing a second adjustment of injection timing and intake oxygen concentration targets based on intake manifold temperature;

performing a third adjustment of the intake oxygen concentration target based on NOx sensor feedback; and

performing a fourth adjustment of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount based on oxygen sensor feedback.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the third adjustment of the intake oxygen concentration target based on NOx sensor feedback comprises applying a lower gain and a larger filter to the third adjustment than to the second adjustment of the intake oxygen concentration target.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the fourth adjustment comprises performing a fourth adjustment of the EGR amount based on oxygen sensor feedback and humidity.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively performing the third adjustment based on engine operational state.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after performing the third adjustment, converting the intake oxygen concentration to an EGR flow reference and performing the fourth adjustment on the EGR flow reference.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the first adjustment comprises selecting a first map for adjusting the injection timing target and selecting a second map for adjusting the intake oxygen concentration target based on ambient conditions.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the second adjustment of injection timing and intake oxygen concentration targets based on intake manifold temperature (MAT) comprises selecting a first MAT compensation map for adjusting the injection timing target and selecting a second MAT compensation map for adjusting the intake oxygen concentration target based on ambient conditions.

8. A system, comprising:

a controller configured to:

perform a first adjustment of injection timing and intake oxygen concentration targets based on respective maps of engine operation;

perform a second adjustment of injection timing and intake oxygen concentration targets based on intake manifold temperature;

perform a third adjustment of the intake oxygen concentration target based on NOx sensor feedback; and

perform a fourth adjustment of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount based on oxygen sensor feedback.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein performing the third adjustment of the intake oxygen concentration target based on NOx sensor feedback comprises applying a lower gain and a larger filter to the third adjustment than to the second adjustment of the intake oxygen concentration target.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein performing the fourth adjustment comprises performing a fourth adjustment of the EGR amount based on oxygen sensor feedback and humidity.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to selectively perform the third adjustment based on engine operational state.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to, after performing the third adjustment, convert the intake oxygen concentration to an EGR flow reference and performing the fourth adjustment on the EGR flow reference.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein performing the first adjustment comprises selecting a first map for adjusting the injection timing target and selecting a second map for adjusting the intake oxygen concentration target based on ambient conditions.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein performing the second adjustment of injection timing and intake oxygen concentration targets based on intake manifold temperature (MAT) comprises selecting a first MAT compensation map for adjusting the injection timing target and selecting a second MAT compensation map for adjusting the intake oxygen concentration target based on ambient conditions.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 7, 2020
From: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC
To: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051854/0989 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC
Reel/Frame 050947/0389 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2019
From: MISCHLER, JAMES ROBERT; HENRY, LUKE MICHAEL
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 050936/0190 →
Continuity (2)
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