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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a normal catalyst from being determined as a deteriorated catalyst in determining deterioration of a catalyst during such a period that catalyst temperature immediately after catalyst regeneration is finished is higher than a normal operating temperature limit. SOLUTION: Since the catalyst temperature is raised during the regeneration of the NOx catalyst 24, the catalyst temperature is higher than the normal operating temperature limit (a temperature range having a high conversion rate) immediately after the catalyst regeneration is finished, thereby even the normal NOx catalyst 24 has decreased conversion capacity. When determining the degradation of the NOx catalyst 24 immediately after the catalyst regeneration is finished, there is possibility to erroneously determine the normal NOx catalyst 24 as the deteriorated catalyst. As a countermeasure, deterioration determination of the NOx catalyst 24 is prohibited until a predetermined time elapses from the completion of the catalyst regeneration. Thereby, during such a period that the temperature of the NOx catalyst 24 is higher than the normal operating temperature limit, it is possible to avoid deterioration determination of the NOx catalyst 24 and to prevent the normal NOx catalyst 24 from being erroneously determined as the deteriorated catalyst. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the accuracy of diagnosing the malfunction of an air/fuel ratio sensor by distinguishing the influence of time constant deterioration of the air-fuel ratio sensor from that of waste time deterioration when diagnosing the malfunction. SOLUTION: PI control (malfunction diagnosing air-fuel ratio control) is executed to periodically change an air-fuel ratio detected by the air-fuel ratio sensor 25. A time when the air-fuel ratio detected by the air-fuel ratio sensor 25 passes through a predetermined rich-direction section during PI control is detected as a rich-direction time constant, and a time when it passes through a predetermined lean-direction section is detected as a lean-direction time constant. A time from the air-fuel ratio being corrected to be much greater to the detected air-fuel ratio exceeding a rich-direction threshold value is detected as a rich-direction waste time, and a time from the air-fuel ratio being corrected to be much smaller to the detected air-fuel ratio exceeding a lean-direction threshold value is detected as a lean-direction waste time. The rich-direction time constant, the lean-direction time constant, the rich-direction waste time and the lean-direction waste time are each compared with a malfunction determined value to diagnose the presence or not of the malfunction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device for an internal combustion engine capable of controlling the amount of current carrying to an ignition coil more suitably. SOLUTION: Temperature change amount ΔT1 of the ignition coil accompanying self heat generation is calculated based on ignition coil temperature T(n-1) and speed of the internal combustion engine of a previous time in a step 400. Temperature change amount ΔT2 of the ignition coil accompanying heat transmission from the internal combustion engine is calculated based on ignition coil temperature T(n-1) and temperature of cooling water of the internal combustion engine of the previous time in a step 410. Temperature change amount ΔT3 of the ignition coil accompanying heat release to open air is calculated based on ignition coil temperature T(n-1) and temperature of intake air of the internal combustion engine of the previous time in a step 420. Ignition coil temperature T(n) at this time is calculated based on each change amount ΔT1-ΔT3 in a step 430. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To diagnose abnormalities in a limiting current type oxygen sensor with high precision and ease. SOLUTION: The limiting current type oxygen sensor has an oxygen concentration sensing element, which outputs limiting current which is proportional to oxygen concentration and a heater which heats the sensing element. A CPU in a microcomputer controls the energization of the heater to activate the oxygen sensor and calculates element resistance from an applied voltage and detected current of the oxygen sensor. In a sensor abnormality diagnosis routine, the CPU in steps 301 to 307, determines the preconditions for abnormalities diagnosis; and if all the preconditions are fulfilled, the CPU conducts abnormality diagnosis in steps 308 to 311. More specifically, after determining whether the element resistance falls within a predetermined range, if it falls short of the lower limit of the predetermined range, it is determined that there are high-temperature abnormalities in the element; and if the element resistance exceeds the upper limit of the predetermined range, it is determined that there are low-temperature abnormalities in the element. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To diagnose abnormality without being affected by air-fuel ratio before diagnosis start. SOLUTION: Diagnosis is started by starting cut of fuel (step 101), sensor output I1 when starting fuel cut is read and stored, and a timer is operated to count time elapsed after starting fuel cut (step 102). Next, time T1 from fuel cut start to rise of sensor output to I2 is read from count values of the timer (steps 103, 104), and change rate of sensor output, ΔI=(I2-I1)/T1, is calculated (step 105). Then, the calculated change rate ΔI of sensor output is compared with abnormality judging value Ifc (step 106). If ΔI≥Ifc, the response property of the sensor is normal, but if Δ
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conduct lean burn and rich burn with proper timing while reducing a cost, in an air fuel ratio control unit for carrying out temporarily the lean burn in a midway of the rich burn. SOLUTION: An NOx occluding reduction catalyst (NOx catalyst) 13 is arranged in an engine exhaust pipe 12. A composite gas sensor 26 for detecting simultaneously A/F and NOx concentrations to be output is arranged in an upper stream of the NOx catalyst 13. An engine controlling micro-computor 31 inside an ECU 30 conducts lean burn in an air fuel ratio lean region, conducts also occlusion of NOx in exhaust gas discharged at the time of the lean burn with the NOx catalyst 13, and conducts temporarily rich control for an air fuel ratio to discharge the occluded NOx from the NOx catalyst 13. A CPU 33 inside a gas concentration detecting device 32 selects either of an A/F signal or an NOx signal by the composite gas sensor 26 so as to output the selected signal to the engine controlling micro-computor 31 as a parameter for air fuel ratio control. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the detection accuracy of a current sensor for detecting charge/discharge current of a battery. SOLUTION: After a predetermined time passes after engine stop (after OFF switching of a key switch 13) until energization to almost all on-vehicle electric apparatuses is turned OFF, a heater 20 of an air-fuel ratio sensor 18 is temporarily switched between ON and OFF. In synchronization with timing at which the heater 20 switches itself from ON to OFF (or from OFF to ON), an amount ΔIbat(i) of change in the battery current and an amount ΔIsen(i) of change in the heater current are calculated to calculate a tolerance K(i) at the present battery current detection value Ibat(i) based on the ratio between the amount ΔIbat(i) of change in the battery current and the amount ΔIsen(i) of change in the heater current. The tolerance K(i) is stored in a backup RAM 22, a learning map (Ibat, K) on the tolerance K with the battery current detection values Ibat used as a parameter is created, and battery current detection values Ibat are corrected using the tolerance K(i). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catalyst for burning and removing a carbon-containing substance at low temperature and stably for a long period of time, a process for production of the catalyst, a material having the catalyst carried thereon and a process for production of the material. SOLUTION: The catalyst for burning the carbon-containing substance is used for burning/removing the carbon-containing substance contained in the exhaust gas from an internal-combustion engine. The material having the catalyst carried thereon is produced by depositing the catalyst for burning the carbon-containing substance on a ceramic base material. The catalyst for burning the carbon-containing substance is obtained by conducting a firing step for firing sodalite at 600°C or higher. Otherwise, the catalyst for burning the carbon-containing substance is obtained by conducting a mixing step, a drying step and the firing step. In the mixing step, aluminosilicate (sodalite) is mixed with a source of an alkali metal element and/or a source of an alkaline-earth metal element in water to obtain a mixed solution. In the drying step, the mixed solution is heated to evaporate moisture and produce a solid material. In the firing step, the solid material is fired at 600°C or higher. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular power system capable of suppressing fluctuation of a power voltage, drop of engine revolution, and a deceleration feeling of a vehicle, and of preventing a generated power-deficient state over a long time. SOLUTION: This vehicular power system is provided with: a battery 108 supplying power to electric loads 107a and 107b through a power bus 115; a generator 102 supplying power to the battery 108 and the electric loads 107a and 107b through the power bus 115; and a power control device 105 setting generated power of the generator 102 based on a first range representing a range of charge/discharge power of the battery 108 required for keeping the variation of the power voltage appearing on the power bus 115 within an allowable range, and a second range representing a variation rate range of the charge/discharge power of the battery 108 required for keeping the variation rate of the power voltage within an allowable range. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for controlling the power generation of an internal combustion engine in which, while securing a necessary electrical output, the electrical output is so controlled that the discharge of NO x from the internal combustion engine does not exceed an occlusion capacity of an NO x catalyst. SOLUTION: During the operation of the engine, the amount of NO x storage in the NO x catalyst is computed at a specified cycle, and an NO x discharge guard is corrected in accordance with the amount of NO x occlusion. Thus, while securing a necessary electrical output, the electrical output is controlled so that the NO x discharge from the engine does not exceed the occlusion capacity of the NO x catalyst. Further, during the engine operation, an increment of NO x discharge per unit electrical output is computed at the specified cycle. If the increment of the NO x discharge per unit electrical output is an almost specified value, the electrical output is increased by generating power by an upper limit guard set for power generation torque variation in accordance with a guard for the NO x -discharge. If the increment of the NO x discharge per unit electrical output exceeds a specified value, the increment of the NO x discharge per unit electrical output is decreased by generating power by a lower limit guard set for power generation torque variation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供一种用于控制内燃机的发电的系统,其中,在确保必要的电输出的同时,电输出被控制为使得NO x SB >从内燃机不会超过NO x SB>催化剂的阻塞能力。
解决方案:在发动机运行期间,在特定循环中计算在NO x SB>催化剂中的NO x SB>储存量,NO 根据NO x SB>遮挡的量来校正放电保护装置。 因此,在确保必要的电输出的同时,控制电输出,使得来自发动机的NO x SB>放电不超过NO x SB催化剂的吸留能力。 此外,在发动机运转期间,以指定的周期计算每单位电气输出的NO x SB>放电量的增量。 如果每单位电气输出的NO x SB>放电量的增量几乎是指定值,则通过根据发电转矩变化的上限保护装置发电来增加电力输出, NO x SB> - 电荷。 如果每单位电气输出的NO x SB>放电量的增量超过规定值,则每单位电气输出的NO x SB>放电量的增量通过下降 限位保护装置用于发电扭矩变化。 版权所有(C)2007,JPO&INPIT