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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure excellent startability of an engine, by expanding the changeable quantity of valve phase when stopping the engine, in a variable valve timing mechanism difficult to change a valve phase after stopping the engine. SOLUTION: A stopping time target phase setting part 105 sets a target phase CAr of an intake valve to a stopping time target phase in response to generation of engine stopping indication. An engine stopping control part 120 generates a series of control commands for engine stopping processing in response to generation of the engine stopping indication. A motoring indicating part 110 generates an MGI control command for motoring the engine 1000 for a predetermined period Tm counted by a timer 115 in response to generation of the engine stopping indication. Thus, a valve phase changeable period by a VVT mechanism is secured by idly rotating the engine even after stopping combustion, and the valve phase when stopping the engine can be set to a target phase suitable for starting the engine of next time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine control device in which the accuracy of the valve phase is improved. SOLUTION: An ECU executes a program that includes: a step (S104) where the cylinder rest operation is performed in the engine where the VVT mechanism is installed; a step (S108) where suction air and exhaust air are restarted in the cylinder that rests suction air and exhaust air; and a step (S110) which controls the engine so that it stops while maintaining the phase of the intake valve after the restart of suction air and exhaust air in the cylinder that rests suction air and exhaust air. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately learn the phase of a valve while a vehicle is traveling. SOLUTION: An ECU executes a program having a step (S122) of controlling so that a hybrid car travels in a second travel mode of using driving force only in an MG 2 in a stopped state without deriving an engine, a step (S124) of controlling an MG 1 to rotate a crankshaft, that is, a camshaft by driving force of the MG 1, a step (S110) of controlling an intake VVT mechanism so that a phase of an intake valve is brought to the mechanically determined most retarded phase, and a step (S112) of learning the phase detected by a cam position sensor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To learn the most retarded phase without deteriorating emission performance. SOLUTION: An ECU executes a program including a step (S102) of controlling an intake VVT mechanism so that a phase changes in a second range of including no most retarded phase when driving an engine (YES in S100), a step (S114) of controlling the intake VVT mechanism so that the phase is brought to the mechanically determined most retarded phase when executing a fuel cut (YES in S110) or when a hybrid car travels in a second traveling mode of using driving force of only an MG 2 in a state of stopping the engine (YES in S112), and a step (S116) of learning a phase detected by a cam position sensor as the most retarded phase. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a difference between a pressure in a cylinder when an engine stops and a target value to be decided in consideration of startability. SOLUTION: The controller of an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a program including: a step (S112) for stopping the driving of an engine 1000 when stopping the engine (S110: YES); a step (S114) for controlling a VVT mechanism for intake so that the phase of an intake valve can be turned into the phase of the latest angle; a step (S118) for, when the phase is changed to the phase of the latest angle (S116: YES), controlling torque to be transmitted to a crank shaft so that the piston of the engine can set at the target position; and a step (S122) for, when torque to be transmitted to the crank shaft is controlled so that the piston can be set at the target position (S120: YES), inhibiting the change of the phase of the intake valve by a VVT mechanism for intake. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a valve timing amount variable by a variable valve timing device and enhance the accuracy of setting a phase to a stopping phase after an engine stop instruction occurs. SOLUTION: When the phase of an intake valve is controlled after an engine stop instruction in which a stop phase is taken as a standard occurs, a fastest mode for fixing the supply power to a motor as an actuator to the maximum to secure the varied amount of the phase of the intake valve under the condition that motor lock does not occur (NO in S160) until the requirement for mode selection is established (NO in S130) (S180). When the phase of the intake valve approaches the stop phase, and the requirement for mode selection ie established (YES in S130), a control mode is changed from the fastest mode to a normal mode (S150), and the feedback control of the phase of the intake valve is performed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To continue a normal operation of an electric load as much as possible even in an unstable power supply from a power supply side to a power receiving side, with regard to a contactless power supply circuit and an induction type power supply circuit. SOLUTION: In the induction type power supply circuit 10 supplying to wireless sensor circuit 28 the power transmitted from a primary side to the secondary side through the electromagnetic induction between the magnetically coupled primary side coil 16 and the secondary side coil, when the magnetic coupling of the primary side coil 16 and the secondary side coil 18 is sufficient as a power mode for supplying power to the wireless sensor circuit 28, the power mode is set into a large power mode allowing the power supply to devices 42 to 48 including high power consumption devices 46, 48, while the power mode is set into a small power mode allowing the power supply to the devices 42, 44 excluding the high power consumption devices 46, 48 when the magnetic coupling is insufficient. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable valve gear for an internal combustion engine capable of inhibiting useless energy consumption for operating the variable valve gear in a cylinder bank in which operation of cylinders is deactivated by execution of cylinder deactivation operation. SOLUTION: In the engine 1, all cylinder operation in which all of cylinders in each bank 14, 15 are operated is normally executed and cylinder deactivation operation in which operation of the cylinders in one bank 15 is deactivated and cylinders in another bank 14 are operated is executed in a predetermined engine operation range. During execution of cylinder deactivation operation of the engine 1, open and close of intake valves are stopped by a lift stop mechanism in the bank 15 and electricity carry to a motor of the variable valve gear varying valve timing of the intake valve is stopped. Consequently, useless energy consumption for the operation, electric power consumption of the motor in the concrete can be accurately inhibited without uselessly operating the variable valve gear at that time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To learn the most retarded phase without deteriorating emission performance. SOLUTION: An ECU executes a program including a step (S102) of controlling an intake VVT mechanism so that a phase changes in a second range of including no most retarded phase when driving an engine (YES in S100), a step (S114) of controlling the intake VVT mechanism so that the phase is brought to the mechanically determined most retarded phase when executing a fuel cut (YES in S110) or when a hybrid car travels in a second traveling mode of using driving force of only an MG 2 in a state of stopping the engine (YES in S112), and a step (S116) of learning a phase detected by a cam position sensor as the most retarded phase. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly control a valve phase during idle operation of an internal combustion engine, in a variable valve timing mechanism having a structure in which the change ratio (deceleration ratio) of the valve phase with respect to operation quantity of an actuator is changed in response to the valve phase. SOLUTION: An idle time target phase setting part 130 variably sets a target phase CAr in response to an idle target engine speed NIr set by an idle target engine speed setting part 110. In particular, when it is determined by an engine temperature determination part 135 that the engine 1000 is in a cold state, the idle time target phase setting part 130 sets the target phase CAr so that a change range of the valve phase is restricted within a phase area where the deceleration ratio is large and operation noise is relatively suppressed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT