Combustion control of diesel engine
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTakashi Shirakawa
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Abstract
The controller (41) selects premixed combustion or diffusive combustion of the diesel engine (1) based on the running state detected by a sensor (33, 34) (S4, S5). The controller (41) calculates the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount of the intake gas for the selected combustion type. When premixed combustion is selected, the controller (41) preferentially controls the oxygen concentration of the intake gas to the target value. When diffusive combustion is selected, the controller (41) preferentially controls the oxygen amount of the intake gas to the target value. By immediately shifting the target values according to the combustion type without setting transitional target values, increase of noxious substances in the exhaust gas due to the shift of combustion type can be prevented.
Claims18
A combustion control device of a diesel engine, the diesel engine performing combustion of a mixture of a fuel and an aspirated gas, the device comprising:
- a mechanism which regulates an oxygen concentration of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen concentration and an oxygen amount of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen amount;
- a sensor which detects a running state of the diesel engine;
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- a programmable controller programmed to:
- select any one of a diffusive combustion and a premixed combustion with respect to the combustion of the mixture based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- calculate, when the diffusive combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the diffusive combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- calculate, when the premixed combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the premixed combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
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- control the regulating mechanism to immediately shift the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount to calculated values;
- wherein the diesel engine comprises a turbocharger and the regulating mechanism comprises a mechanism which regulates a turbocharging pressure of the turbocharger.
A combustion control device of a diesel engine, the diesel engine performing combustion of a mixture of a fuel and an aspirated gas, the device comprising:
- a mechanism which regulates an oxygen concentration of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen concentration and an oxygen amount of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen amount;
- a sensor which detects a running state of the diesel engine;
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- a programmable controller programmed to:
- select any one of a diffusive combustion and a premixed combustion with respect to the combustion of the mixture based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- calculate, when the diffusive combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the diffusive combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- calculate, when the premixed combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the premixed combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- control the regulating mechanism to immediately shift the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount to calculated values;
- control the regulating mechanism to achieve the target oxygen concentration prior to achieving the target oxygen amount when the premixed combustion is selected;
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- control the regulating mechanism to achieve the target oxygen amount prior to achieving the target oxygen concentration when the diffusive combustion is selected.
A combustion control device of a diesel engine, the diesel engine performing combustion of a mixture of a fuel and an aspirated gas, the device comprising:
- means for regulating an oxygen concentration of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen concentration and an oxygen amount of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen amount;
- means for detecting a running state of the diesel engine;
- means for selecting any one of a diffusive combustion and a premixed combustion with respect to the combustion of the mixture based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- means for calculating, when the diffusive combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the diffusive combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- means for calculating, when the premixed combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the premixed combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- means for controlling the regulating mechanism to immediately shift the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount to calculated values;
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- means for controlling the regulating mechanism to achieve the target oxygen concentration prior to achieving the target oxygen amount when the premixed combustion is selected, and for controlling the regulating mechanism to achieve the target oxygen amount prior to achieving the target oxygen concentration when the diffusive combustion is selected.
A combustion control method of a diesel engine, the diesel engine performing combustion of a mixture of a fuel and an aspirated gas and comprising a mechanism for regulating an oxygen concentration of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen concentration and an oxygen amount of the aspirated gas based on a target oxygen amount, the method comprising:
- detecting a running state of the diesel engine;
- selecting any one of a diffusive combustion and a premixed combustion with respect to the combustion of the mixture based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- calculating, when the diffusive combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the diffusive combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- calculating, when the premixed combustion is selected, the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount adapted for the premixed combustion based on the running state of the diesel engine;
- controlling the regulating mechanism to immediately shift the target oxygen concentration and the target oxygen amount to calculated values;
- controlling the regulating mechanism to achieve the target oxygen concentration prior to achieving the target oxygen amount when the premixed combustion is selected;
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- controlling the regulating mechanism to achieve the target oxygen amount prior to achieving the target oxygen concentration when the diffusive combustion is selected.
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