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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diagnostic device for a NOx sensor having high diagnosis accuracy with securing a stable diagnosis condition without receiving influence of operation of an internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: A diagnosis part constructing a control part 17 diagnoses the NOx sensor 36 after a sufficient period passes from stop of an engine system 10 and an exhaust system 16 is sufficiently cooled. The diagnosis part diagnoses the NOx sensor 36 if outside air temperature detected by an outside air temperature sensor 13 and temperature in an exhaust passage 27 detected by a temperature sensor 35 get almost same. When temperature in the exhaust passage 27 and the outside air temperature are almost same, the engine system 10 is sufficiently cooled, and temperature of the NOx sensor 36 and the exhaust system 16 get into stable states. Consequently, influence of the operation conditions of the engine system 10 and residual heat existing in the exhaust system 16 are eliminated, for diagnosis of heating performance of a heater of the NOx sensor 36. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively raise the fuel consumption by lockup (L/U) slip control and slowing-down regenerative power generation. SOLUTION: This controller sets the target quantity of L/U slippage and the target generated current, according to the brake treading force detected by a brake treading force sensor at decelerative operation, and drives a generator while performing the L/U slip control so as to perform the slowing-down regenerative power generation. By doing it this way, it becomes possible to continue the slowing-down regenerative power generation by driving the generator with the decelerative energy of a vehicle while continuing the L/U slip control within a range of not stalling, using the target quantity of L/U slippage and the target generated current which are set according to the brake treading force, without switching off the lockup, if it is capable of slowing-down regenerative power generation since the car velocity (the decelerative energy of the vehicle) is still somewhat high at that point of time, even if the driver steps on the brake lightly, trying to lower the car velocity a little at decelerative operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively improve fuel consumption with lock-up (L/U) slip control and deceleration recovering generation during decelerating operation. SOLUTION: A target L/U slip amount is set depending on a decelerating condition (a turbine rotating speed, e.g) during decelerating operation, and the generation amount of a generator 32 is feedback controlled to reduce a deviation between the target L/U slip amount and an actual L/U slip amount. In this way, the generation amount (generating torque) of the generator 32 is controlled to keep on deceleration recovering generation so that the actual L/U slip amount is kept approximate to the target L/U slip amount while setting the target L/U slip amount to be smaller depending on the decelerating energy of a vehicle during decelerating operation in the extent that no engine stop occurs, thus effectively improving fuel consumption with the deceleration recovering generation and deceleration fuel cut. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the fuel consumption by preventing early lowering of rotating speed of an internal combustion engine to lengthen the period of fuel cut in deceleration while increasing the power generation amount of a speed reducing regenerative power generation generating power by a generator in reduced operation when the battery charging quantity drops. SOLUTION: When the battery charging quantity drops (e.g. when the battery voltage is a predetermined value or less), the shift-down timing of an automatic transmission in reduced operation is made earlier than usual (e.g. the vehicle speed to be shifted down is made higher than usual). Thus, the engine rotating speed Ne in reduced operation is made higher than usual, and the power generation quantity of speed reducing regenerative power generation is increased to quickly recover the battery charging quantity. Further, the engine rotating speed Ne in reduced operation is made higher than usual, whereby the engine rotating speed Ne is prevented from lowering equal to or lower than the fuel cut recovery rotating speed in early stage, and the period of speed reducing fuel cut is lengthened to improve fuel consumption. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate inconvenience such as in a case where an oil feeding worker feels a sense of incompatibility when an engine is automatically started by producing an automatic starting condition when performing oil feeding work when the vehicle engine is stationary by automatic stopping. SOLUTION: A drawing 5 (a) is a flag for indicating a stopping condition. A drawing 5 (b) is a flag for indicating that the oil feeding work is performed. This invention can prevent the oil feeding worker from feeling the sense of incompatibility when the engine is automatically started even if an engine stopping condition flag is turned on by stopping the engine by prohibiting automatic starting of the engine when the flag is turned on at oil feeding work. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remaining fuel gange for automobile which can measure the remaining amount of fuel in a fuel tank with accuracy even when the fuel tank has a flat or complicated shape without utilizing such a sensor as a level gauge, etc., which detects the level fluctuation of the fuel. SOLUTION: A remaining fuel gange 1 is constituted of fuel amount sensor 5 which measures the amount of the fuel fed to a fuel tank 11, a control circuit 7 which stores the remaining amount of the fuel in the tank 11 and calculates the remaining amount of the fuel in the tank 11 from the stored remaining amount of the fuel, the output of the sensor 5, the amount of the fuel injected from a fuel injection valve 14, and the purged amount of the fuel in the tank 11 by evaporation, and a fuel meter 6 which visually indicates the remaining amount of the fuel in the tank 11 updated by means of the control circuit 7.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease the capacity of a canister as well as to decrease the adverse effect of evaporation fuel to operating performance and exhaust gas purification by controlling tank internal pressure. SOLUTION: In a fuel tank internal pressure control system, a pressure adjusting valve 3 is provided on a communication pipe 8 for communicating a fuel tank 1 and a canister 2 with each other. The pressure adjusting valve 3 is controlled through a control circuit 10 so as to be electrified, it is opened to communicate the fuel tank 1 and the canister 2 with each other, and it is closed to seal the fuel tank 1. The control circuit 10 opens the pressure adjusting valve 3 when oil supply is started, and it controls the pressure adjusting valve 3 on the basis of the detected value of an internal pressure sensor 13 so as to be electrified so that tank internal pressure may be held in the specified pressure range after oil supply is finished. When that leakage is generated is judged after leak check of the whole system is performed, the pressure adjusting valve 3 is closed to seal the fuel tank 1 after negative pressure is introduced into the fuel tank 1, and whether the cause of leak is on the fuel tank 1 side or the pipe side is judged.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten an electric wire so as to eliminate electric noise reducing means (a RC circuit) built into each solenoid valve by arranging a control circuit for controlling each solenoid valve around a fuel tank. SOLUTION: A pressure regulating valve 3 for holding tank inner pressure within a predetermined pressure range is arranged in a communicating pipe 8 for communicating a fuel tank 1 and a canister 2 with each other, and a purge control valve 12 for regulating a purge flow rate is arranged in a purge pipe 11 for communicating the canister 2 and an intake pipe in an engine with each other. A canister opening/closing valve 9 for opening/closing an atmosphere hole is installed on the canister 2. The pressure regulating valve 3, the purge control valve 12, and the canister opening/closing valve 9 are current-carrying out controlled by a control circuit arranged in the fuel tank 1. The control circuit 10 is connected to an engine control device 18 for controlling an operating condition of the engine through an electric wire, and a signal which is necessary for control is outputted/inputted between the control circuit 10 and the engine control device 18.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the leakage rate of fuel from an injector whose engine is stopped while ensuring startability by controlling fuel remained pressure in a fuel piping by reducing fuel pressure in the fuel piping according to a detected fuel temperature after operation of an internal combustion engine is stopped. SOLUTION: Fuel sucked by a fuel pump 11 arranged in a fuel tank 10 for remaining fuel is divided into the injector 13 of each cylinder passing a fuel piping 12. A fuel film 14 is arranged on the way of the fuel piping 12. Combustion pressure in the fuel piping 12 is automatically regulated by a pressure regulator 15 arranged on the downstream side of the injector 13 so as to set differential pressure of the intake negative pressure of an engine to a setting pressure. Remaining fuel supplied in the pressure regulator 15 is returned back in the fuel tank 10 through a return piping 16. A fuel temperature censor 17 and a combustion pressure sensor 18 are arranged in the fuel piping 12, and a relief valve 20 is arranged as a pressure bleeding means downstream therefrom.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supercharger control device and a method of controlling exhaust pressure for an internal combustion engine capable of providing excellent emission at the beginning of the start of the engine. SOLUTION: An engine (internal combustion engine) having a catalyst in an exhaust passage has a program for determining whether or not the engine is operated in a predetermined low exhaust gas amount range operation mode indicating that it is in a low exhaust gas amount range (step S11) and a program for increasing the pressure of the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas passage of the engine on the upstream side of the exhaust gas more than the turbine of a turbocharger by power other than the flow of the exhaust gas, more specifically, by driving the turbine by an electric motor attached to a rotating shaft for connecting the turbine to the compressor of the turbocharger when the engine is determined to be operated in the low exhaust gas amount range operation mode by the program (steps S13-S16). Dither control for promoting the warming-up of the catalyst is performed while the motor is driven. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT