System and method for controlling engine fueling and vehicle including such a system
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorJAN VAN DEN BERG
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Abstract
A system is provided for controlling engine fueling and includes an internal combustion engine, a fuel source, means for delivering fuel from the fuel source to the engine, and a controller configured to control the fuel delivering means according to a first operational mode so that, upon attaining a predetermined operational state of the engine, an amount of fuel delivered to the engine per unit time is kept constant. The system will typically but not necessarily be provided in a vehicle such as a truck or a passenger automobile. A method for controlling engine fueling is also provided.
Claims19
A system for controlling engine fueling, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a fuel source;
- means for delivering fuel from the fuel source to the engine;
- a controller configured to control the fuel delivering means according to a first operational mode so that, upon attaining a predetermined operational state of the engine, an amount of fuel delivered to the engine per unit time is kept constant.
A method for controlling engine fueling, comprising:
- delivering fuel to the engine via a fuel delivering means;
- controlling an amount of fuel delivered to the engine in a first operating mode so that, upon attaining a predetermined operational state of the engine, an amount of fuel delivered to the engine per unit time is kept constant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.