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US 2016/0097319 A1Published application
Control apparatus of engine
AssigneeMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAyatoshi MATSUNAGA, Yasuo YAMAGUCHI, Shinichi MURATA
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Abstract
Upon request for start-up of an engine, a control apparatus controls the opening/closing action of a waste gate valve in accordance with the temperature Te of the engine before cranking and, if the temperature Te of the engine is equal to or lower than a first set temperature Te1, sets the waste gate valve in an open state.
Claims16
A control apparatus of an engine having
- an exhaust bypass passage for bypassing a turbine of a supercharger, and
- a waste gate valve for opening and closing the exhaust bypass passage,
- the control apparatus comprising:
- opening/closing control device that controls an opening/closing action of the waste gate valve;
- and
- start-up control device that starts up the engine in accordance with an engine start-up request,
- wherein the opening/closing control device
- controls the opening/closing action of the waste gate valve in accordance with a temperature of the engine before a start-up procedure for the engine by the start-up control device is started, and
- if the temperature of the engine is equal to or lower than a first set temperature, controls the waste gate valve in a valve opening direction.
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