F02D41/003

Intake system
10151263 · 2018-12-11 · ·

An intake system may include a purge supply device; an exhaust gas recirculation device; and a pressure adjustor. The purge supply device may include a purge path connected to an intake path of an engine mounted on a vehicle, and be configured to supply evaporative fuel from a fuel tank to the intake path through the purge path. The exhaust gas recirculation device may include a circulation path connected to the intake path between a throttle valve and a first connecting position connecting the intake path and the purge path, and be configured to supply to the intake path a part of exhaust gas of the engine through the circulation path. The pressure adjustor may be disposed between the first connecting position and a second connecting position connecting the intake path and the circulation path, and be configured to adjust a pressure at the second connecting position.

Abnormality detection device for internal combustion engine

An abnormality detection device of an internal combustion engine includes an ECU that is an abnormality detection unit detecting a leakage occurrence of a second pure pipe. When the internal combustion engine is in a supercharging operation state that a supercharger operates and the second purge pipe is closed by a second purge valve, the ECU detects the leakage occurrence of the second purge pipe based on a differential pressure between a pressure in the second purge pipe and an atmospheric pressure. In this case, the valve pressure in the second purge pipe is a pressure in the second purge pipe between the second purge valve and the intake pipe.

A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HIGH PRESSURE GAS INJECTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

A method of controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine includes injecting, in a first combustion mode, by a first as injection system, a first gaseous fuel into a cylinder of the engine, and accumulating in a container of a second gas injection system excess gaseous fuel from the first fuel system, shifting, in the cylinder, from the first combustion mode to a second combustion mode including determining a value of an air flow related parameter indicative of an air mass flow into the cylinder, determining, based on the determined air flow related parameter value, a value of a fuel flow related parameter indicative of a mass flow of the excess gaseous fuel, and supplying from the container, in accordance with the determined fuel flow related parameter value, the excess gaseous fuel to provide a premix of air and the excess gaseous fuel to the cylinder.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE THAT INCLUDES A FUEL VAPOR CANISTER
20180347485 · 2018-12-06 ·

Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes a canister for storing fuel vapors are disclosed. In one example, one or more engine cylinders are deactivated in response to a level of fuel vapors stored in a fuel vapor storage canister when deceleration fuel shut off conditions are met. By deactivating one or more engine cylinders with closed intake and exhaust valves, it may be possible to reduce fuel vapors drawn into engine cylinders to reduce the possibility of cylinder misfire.

Evaporated Fuel Processing Devices

An evaporated fuel processing device includes a fuel tank, a canister, an atmospheric passage, a vapor passage, an intake pipe, a purge passage, a purge pump, and a flow rate control valve. The evaporated fuel is desorbed utilizing only negative pressure in the intake pipe when sufficient negative pressure is generated in the intake pipe. The purge pump is driven to desorb the evaporated from the canister when sufficient negative pressure is not generated in the intake pipe. The purge pump and the flow rate control valve may be provided in the purge passage. The purge pump is a vortex pump through which the gas can flow even when drive is stopped. The minimum cross-sectional area of the internal space of the flow passage of the purge pump is equal to or larger than the minimum cross-sectional area of the internal space of the other parts of the purge passage.

System and method for combusting volatile vapors

A system for combusting volatile vapors includes a carburetor having intake valves for receiving base fuel from a fuel source, ambient combustion air, and volatile vapors from a vapor source. A plurality of sensors measure and generate sensor data based on a respective plurality of physical properties associated with the carburetor and associate combustion engine operation. One or more programmable controllers receive the sensor data and control the intake valves to regulate respective ratios of the fuel, air, volatile vapors drawn through the carburetor based on the received sensor data. To increase the burn of volatile vapors, an engine loading system automatically operated by the controller(s) applies an automatically adjustable braking load on the engine. The load level applied is based on the sensor data and commensurate with maintaining stable engine running conditions. The loading system decreases time necessary to remediate a site.

A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

A method of controlling an internal combustion engine with a plurality of cylinders includes injecting a first gaseous fuel, at a first pressure, into at least a first cylinder of the cylinders, in a first combustion mode, and simultaneously providing a second gaseous fuel, at a second pressure which is different than the first pressure, for at least a second cylinder of the cylinders, in a second combustion mode which is dissimilar to the first combustion mode, wherein the second cylinder is not the first cylinder.

Systems and methods for vehicle evaporative emissions system diagnostics

Methods and systems are provided for conducting a diagnostic routine of the fuel vapor system using pressure generated by raising or lowering a vehicle body element such as a hood or a trunk. In one example, by utilizing lift gate cylinders coupled to the hood or trunk, during raising a hood or trunk, the fuel vapor system may be evacuated and during lowering the hood or trunk, the fuel vapor system may be pressurized. A change in vacuum or higher pressure in the fuel vapor system may be monitored over a time period to detect any undesirable evaporative emissions from the fuel vapor system.

Evaporated Fuel Treatment Device

An evaporated fuel treatment device is provided in a canister including first to third chambers. The first chamber is provided with an inflow port and an outflow port at an end part thereof, and is connected to the second chamber. The evaporated fuel treatment device is configured as the third chamber of the canister. The third chamber has disposed therein activated carbon as an adsorbent material. The side connected to the second chamber in the third chamber is defined as second chamber side, and the side opposite to the second chamber side is defined as atmosphere side. An atmosphere port is provided at an end part on the atmosphere side of the third chamber. The third chamber is provided with a highly adsorptive layer and a low adsorptive layer which are aligned from the second chamber side to the atmosphere side.

FUEL EVAPORATIVE GAS EMISSION SUPPRESSOR

After an engine is started, pump monitoring is performed as follows: a canister is opened to the atmosphere; a negative pressure pump is activated; and abnormality of the negative pressure pump is evaluated on the basis of canister pressure Pc detected with a pressure sensor in an evaporative leakage check module, and after the pump monitoring is completed, a switching valve is closed so that the negative pressure pump communicates with the canister for purge any fuel evaporative gas into an intake passage of the engine, and whether or not leakage has occurred in a fuel evaporative gas emission suppressor is evaluated based on the canister pressure Pc.