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US 12,359,640 · App. 18/707,624 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Engine control device and engine control method

Inventors: Kengo Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Imamori (Tokyo, JP); Sota Watanabe (Sagamihara, JP); Taro Tamura (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
F02D41/401F02D41/0097F02D2200/0406F02D2200/0614F02D2200/101
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Patent No.
US 12,359,640
App. No.
18/707,624
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In this engine control device for controlling an engine with a turbocharger, a rotation speed increase mode includes at least one stage of fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine, a high-idle mode includes at least two stages of fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine, and a high-idle mode execution unit is configured to retard the timing of the second stage fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode, relative to the timing of the first stage fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine in the rotation speed increase mode.

Claims (41)

1. An engine control device for controlling an engine with a turbocharger, the device comprising:

a rotation speed increase mode execution unit configured to execute a rotation speed increase mode which is a mode for increasing a rotation speed of the engine while operating the engine with no load;

a high-idle mode execution unit configured to execute a high-idle mode for operating the engine with no load, which is different from the rotation speed increase mode, when a first parameter relating to an operation state of the engine reaches a threshold value in the rotation speed increase mode; and

a load application mode execution unit configured to execute a load application mode which is a mode for applying a load to the engine, after the high-idle mode is executed,

wherein the rotation speed increase mode includes at least one stage of fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine,

the high-idle mode includes at least two stages of fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine, and

the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to retard a timing of second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode, relative to a timing of first stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the rotation speed increase mode.

2. The engine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first parameter is the rotation speed of the engine, a fuel injection amount of the engine, or a rotation speed of the turbocharger.

3. The engine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the rotation speed increase mode, the rotation speed increase mode execution unit is configured to perform fuel injection over a first crank angle range in the one combustion cycle of the engine,

in the high-idle mode, the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to perform fuel injection over a second crank angle range in the one combustion cycle of the engine, and to perform fuel injection over a third crank angle range separated to a delay angle side with respect to the second crank angle range in the one combustion cycle, and

the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to control an end point of the third crank angle range in the high-idle mode to a delay angle side with respect to an end point of the first crank angle range in the rotation speed increase mode.

4. The engine control device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to control a start point of the third crank angle range in the high-idle mode to an advance angle side with respect to the end point of the first crank angle range in the rotation speed increase mode.

5. The engine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to adjust a ratio between a fuel injection amount of the first stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode and a fuel injection amount of the second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode so that a second parameter relating to the operation state of the engine falls within a target range.

6. The engine control device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second parameter is a fuel injection amount of the engine, a rotation speed of the turbocharger, or an inlet air pressure of the engine, and

when the second parameter exceeds an upper limit of the target range, the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to decrease a ratio F 2 /F 1 between a fuel injection amount F 1 of the first stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode and a fuel injection amount F 2 of the second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode, and when the second parameter falls below a lower limit of the target range, the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to increase the ratio F 2 /F 1 .

7. The engine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to adjust a timing of the second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode so that a second parameter relating to the operation state of the engine falls within a target range.

8. The engine control device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the second parameter is a fuel injection amount of the engine, a rotation speed of the turbocharger, or an inlet air pressure of the engine, and

when the second parameter exceeds an upper limit of the target range, the high-idle mode execution unit advances a timing of the second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode, and when the second parameter falls below a lower limit of the target range, the high-idle mode execution unit delays the timing of the second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode.

9. The engine control device according to claim 7 ,

wherein in a state where the second parameter relating to the operation state of the engine falls within the target range, the load application mode execution unit is configured to execute the load application mode.

10. An engine control method for controlling an engine with a turbocharger, the method comprising:

a rotation speed increase mode execution step of executing a rotation speed increase mode which is a mode for increasing a rotation speed of the engine while operating the engine with no load;

a high-idle mode execution step of executing a high-idle mode for operating the engine with no load, which is different from the rotation speed increase mode, when a first parameter relating to an operation state of the engine reaches a threshold value in the rotation speed increase mode; and

a load application mode execution step of executing a load application mode which is a mode for applying a load to the engine, after the high-idle mode is executed,

wherein the rotation speed increase mode includes at least one stage of fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine,

the high-idle mode includes at least two stages of fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine, and

in the high-idle mode execution step, a timing of second stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode is retarded, relative to a timing of first stage fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the rotation speed increase mode.

11. An engine control device for controlling an engine with a turbocharger, the device comprising:

a rotation speed increase mode execution unit configured to execute a rotation speed increase mode which is a mode for increasing a rotation speed of the engine while operating the engine with no load; a high-idle mode execution unit configured to execute a high-idle mode for operating the engine with no load, which is different from the rotation speed increase mode, when a first parameter relating to an operation state of the engine reaches a threshold value in the rotation speed increase mode; and

a load application mode execution unit configured to execute a load application mode which is a mode for applying a load to the engine, after the high-idle mode is executed,

wherein the high-idle mode execution unit is configured to adjust a timing of fuel injection in one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode so that a second parameter relating to the operation state of the engine falls within a target range, and

wherein the high-idle mode execution unit is configured;

when the second parameter exceeds an upper limit PH of the target range, to advance the timing of the fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode,

when the second parameter falls below a lower limit of the target range, to delay the timing of the fuel injection in the one combustion cycle of the engine in the high-idle mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2024
From: TANAKA, KENGO; IMAMORI, YUSUKE; WATANABE, SOTA; TAMURA, TARO
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-183714 · Nov 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250003373A1 · Jan 2, 2025
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