Method and apparatus for regulating a supercharged internal combustion engine

An arrangement for regulating a supercharged internal combustion engine having first and second rows of cylinders and first and second exhaust turbochargers, each being associated with a respective one of said first and second rows of cylinders, along with a regulating unit which generates a control signal factoring into account state parameters characterizing an operating state of the engine, the arrangement comprising:

• first and second turbines, each having a variable turbine geometry, respectively associated with the first and second exhaust turbochargers;
• sensors located in a vicinity of compressors respectively associated with the first and second exhaust turbochargers, said sensors generating measured signals representing state parameters of the engine;
• control members respectively associated with the turbines for influencing the variable turbine geometries thereof;
• wherein the regulating unit compares the measured signals with a setpoint for generating control signals which can be supplied to the control members;
• and
• a communication line provided between the control members of the variable turbine geometry of the two turbines to allow a signal exchange.