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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-cooled engine control device capable of properly executing various controls based on the temperature of cooling water in accordance with changes in a discharge amount of a water pump.SOLUTION: The device includes a water pump that can vary a discharge amount. When the water pump is in an operation stop mode, the control device executes various controls based on an estimated water temperature VT (solid line) estimated by a first estimation mode (t1 to t2). When the water pump is in a suppressed operation mode or a full operation mode, the control device executes various controls based on a cooling water temperature RT (dashed-dotted line) estimated by a second estimation mode (t3 and thereafter). When the estimation mode for a cooling water temperature is switched from a first operation state to a second operation state, the control device calculates a gradually varying temperature Svt (dashed-two dotted line), which gradually decreases with lapse of time setting the estimated water temperature VT estimated by the first estimation mode as an initial value just prior to switching, for a predetermined period (time t2 to t3) immediately after switching, and executes various controls based on the gradually varying temperature Svt.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit travel by suppressing deterioration of emission to output traveling power even when the traveling power cannot be output from a battery in an uncompleted state of catalyst warming-up. SOLUTION: When the traveling power Pdrv is larger than battery output possible power (k×Wout) when catalyst warming-up is not completed, power obtained by subtracting the battery output possible power from the traveling power Pdrv is set as demand power Pe* to be output from an engine (S130). The demand power Pe* is output from the engine 22, and the engine 22 and motors MG1, MG2 are controlled to travel with the traveling power Pdrv (S160, S190-S230). Compared with the case of setting the traveling power Pdrv as the demand power Pe* to perform control, the traveling power Pdrv is thereby output while suppressing the deterioration of emission to permit travel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:即使在催化剂预热的未完成状态下不能从电池输出行驶功率时,也可以通过抑制发射的劣化来输出行驶功率来行驶。 解决方案:当催化剂预热未完成时,当行驶功率Pdrv大于电池输出可能功率(k×Wout)时,将从行驶功率Pdrv中减去电池输出可能功率所获得的功率设定为需求功率 Pe *从发动机输出(S130)。 从发动机22输出需求功率Pe *,发动机22和电动机MG1,MG2被控制为以行驶动力Pdrv行驶(S160,S190〜S230)。 与将行驶功率Pdrv设定为需求功率Pe *进行控制的情况相比,由此输出行驶功率Pdrv,同时抑制发射的劣化以允许行驶。 版权所有(C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust odor suppression device of an internal combustion engine capable of further promptly suppressing an exhaust odor becoming pronounced in an idle operation of the engine. SOLUTION: An electronic control device 50 executes exhaust odor suppression control for making an air-fuel ratio in a preset period in an idle operation of the internal combustion engine 10 lean. In executing the exhaust odor suppression control, the electronic control device increases an idle revolving speed and thereby increases an exhaust air flow rate in the execution of the exhaust odor suppression control as compared with that in a non-execution time thereof. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internal combustion engine control system and its method for improving emission at starting an internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: When engine starting conditions are established at a time t0, a motor MG1 monitors the engine. Then, at a time t1, fuel is injected in a fuel injection amount calculated in accordance with an intake air amount Q and a theoretical air-fuel ratio and a mixture is ignited for combustion. At this time, the amount of exhaust gas is less than in normal idling operation because the intake air amount Q is the minimum air amount Qmin such that a friction equivalent qfri is subtracted from an idling air amount Qidl and it is enough for combustion with no misfire. An idling speed cannot be sustained only by the engine and so it is sustained by the torque of the motor MG1. After a time t1, a catalyst floor temperature Tcat rises and gets to a floor temperature specified value Tcatref at a time t2. Then, an exhaust gas purifying catalyst develops sufficient purifying performance to make the engine into independent operation with the intake air amount Q as the idling air amount Qidl. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance controllability, in an enriching control after a control for making an air-fuel ratio at the start of an internal combustion engine lean. SOLUTION: When a temperature of an exhaust catalyst 31 lowers below a predetermined range, an engine ECU 50 determines that a predetermined cold start condition is satisfied. After the start of the engine 20 and until an accumulated intake air amount becomes not less than a predetermined value A (determined in a range wherein an oxygen occlusion amount of the exhaust catalyst 31 is within a proper range), the engine ECU 50 controls so that the air-fuel ratio gets lean based on the output value of the main oxygen sensor 35. After the air-fuel ratio is made lean and until the accumulated intake air amount becomes not less than a predetermined value (determined in a range wherein an oxygen occlusion amount of the exhaust catalyst 31 is within a proper range), the engine ECU 50 corrects an output value of a sub oxygen sensor 36 to be close to a rich side and then controls the air-fuel ratio to be rich based on an output value of a main oxygen sensor 35 and the corrected output value of the sub oxygen sensor 36. Where, the output value of the sub oxygen sensor 36 is corrected to be a small value to make the air-fuel ratio close to the rich side. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an internal combustion engine right after start to stably operate at idling speed. SOLUTION: A learning error Er is calculated by subtracting a sum of a friction torque base value Tb estimated from cooling water temperature THW of the engine at the time and friction torque learning collection value Gf which is precious value (Tc-Tb) under a temperature condition roughly same as cooling water temperature THW from cranking torqye Tc at a time of start of the engine(S106), water temperature learning flow rate Qthw as temperature dependent flow rate depending on cooling water temperature THW in idling rotation retaining flow rate Qisc is renewed (S112-S120) by the learning error Er, and ISCV opening is adjusted by adding the water temperature learning floe rate Qthw to a target idling rotation retaining quantity Qisc* (S122-S126). Consequently, a device can appropriately cope with a case that friction varies right after start of the engine with depending on type of filled lubricating oil, the engine can be stabilized at idling speed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To purify all these three components at a further high purification rate by coping with the fact that self-contradiction originally exists in simultaneously purifying HC and CO requiring an oxidation atmosphere for purification and NOx requiring a reduction atmosphere by a three way catalyst. SOLUTION: An oxygen storage quantity of an exhaust emission control catalyst is estimated when leanly operating an internal combustion engine for restraining exhaust of the HC and the CO, and exhaust of MOx is also restrained by performing engine lean operation until the oxygen storage quantity reaches a prescribed upper limit value. The engine may be richly operated until the oxygen storage quantity of the exhaust emission control catalyst reduces to a prescribed lower limit value in succession to this operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a valve opening/closing timing controller which improves the efficiency of an internal combustion engine and a drive performance. SOLUTION: This valve opening/closing timing controller comprises an electronic control unit ECU which calculates a period (T) from the starting time to the regulation starting time of the relative rotational angle, by a relative rotational angle regulating mechanism J in response to the fixing removing force of operation liquid FL operating at a locking mechanism L, when the mechanism L is in a fixed state and the internal combustion engine is started. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide proper catalyst warm-up control when forced charging is required in a state of low SOC.SOLUTION: A hybrid vehicle 10 includes: an internal combustion engine 20 in which a catalyst 27 flows through an exhaust passage; a first motor/generator MG1; a second motor/generator GM2; a battery (power storage device) 63; and power transmitting mechanisms (30, 50). When the temperature of cooling water in the internal combustion engine 20 is equal to or lower than a given temperature correlation threshold, the internal combustion engine 20 is started to execute a catalyst warm-up operation by which ignition timing is delayed by a given retardation amount. When the remaining capacity of the battery 63 is equal to or less than a given remaining capacity correlation threshold, the internal combustion engine 20 is started to execute a forced charging operation by which the first motor/generator MG1 is driven to charge the battery 63. During the forced charging operation, a load which the internal combustion engine 20 is required to bear is changed according to the remaining capacity of the battery 63. When the catalyst warm-up operation is executed during the forced charging operation, the retardation amount for accelerating warm-up of the catalyst is put under control so that the retardation amount gets smaller as the load of the internal combustion engine 20 gets larger.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure the output controllability of an internal combustion engine while preventing a power to be charged in an electric storage device from exceeding a chargeable power in a hybrid vehicle configured to charge in the electric storage device, a power generated by a rotary electrical machine using the power of the internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: An ECU calculates a feedback value efb for making actual engine torque close to target engine torque, and reflects a value obtained by limiting the absolute value of the calculated feedback value dfb to an efb guard value or less on a throttle opening. The ECU sets the efb guard value to a value larger than "0" in a range R1 in which a battery temperature is lower than T1, and sets it to "0" in another range R3. Furthermore, the ECU gradually decreases the absolute value of the efb guard value from the maximum value to 0 according to an increase in the battery temperature in a range R2 in which the battery temperature is included between T2 and T1 degrees. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT