摘要:
An air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders determining apparatus (a determining apparatus) according to an aspect of the present invention, obtains a parameter X for imbalance determination which becomes larger as a variation of an air-fuel ratio of an exhaust gas passing through a position at which the air-fuel ratio sensor is disposed becomes larger, based on an output value Vabyfs of an air-fuel ratio sensor 67. At the same time, the determining apparatus changes a target air-fuel ratio which is a target value of an air-fuel ratio of a mixture supplied to an engine to “an air-fuel ratio (a target rich air-fuel ratio AFrich or a target lean air-fuel ratio AFlean) other than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio” from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. Accordingly, the determining apparatus can obtain the parameter X for imbalance determination in a state in which a responsivity of the air-fuel ratio sensor 67 is not low. As a result, it can make a determination on the air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders with high accuracy.
摘要:
An inter-cylinder air-fuel imbalance determination apparatus according to the present invention obtains, based on the output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor, an air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount whose absolute value becomes larger as a fluctuation of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas passing through the air-fuel ratio sensor becomes larger, and further obtains an imbalance determination parameter which becomes larger as an absolute value of the air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount becomes larger. In addition, the determination apparatus obtains an average value of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas when the imbalance determination parameter is being obtained, and obtains an imbalance determination threshold which becomes smaller as the average value of the air-fuel ratio is closer to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. The determination apparatus determines that an inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance state has been occurring when the imbalance determination parameter is larger than the imbalance determination threshold.
摘要:
An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus (determination apparatus) according to the present invention obtains, based on the output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor, an imbalance determination parameter which becomes larger as an air-fuel ratio fluctuation of an exhaust gas passing through a position at which the air-fuel ratio sensor is disposed becomes larger, during a parameter obtaining period. The determination apparatus energizes the heater of the air-fuel ratio sensor in such a manner that a temperature of the air-fuel ratio element during the parameter obtaining period is higher than a temperature of the air-fuel ratio element during a period other than the parameter obtaining period. Accordingly, the imbalance determination parameter is obtained while the responsiveness of the air-fuel ratio sensor is high, and thus, the inter-cylinder air-fuel-ratio imbalance determination having a high accuracy can be made.
摘要:
An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus (determination apparatus) according to the present invention obtains, as an “EGR supplying state imbalance determination parameter”, a value corresponding to a differential value d(abyfs)dt of a detected air-fuel ratio abyfs represented by an output value of an air-fuel ratio sensor when an EGR gas is being supplied, and obtains, as an “EGR stop state imbalance determination parameter”, a value corresponding to a differential value d(abyfs)dt when an EGR gas supply is being stopped. The determination apparatus obtains an “EGR-causing imbalance determination parameter Pegr” by subtracting the EGR stop state imbalance determination parameter Poff from the EGR supplying state imbalance determination parameter Pon, and determines that an inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance state has occurred due to the supply of the EGR gas when the parameter Pegr is larger than a threshold Pegrth.
摘要:
An exhaust gas sensor abnormality diagnostic device includes an exhaust gas sensor, and a judgment means that judges whether execution conditions are established for making an abnormality diagnosis of element breakage in the exhaust gas sensor. The device also includes an abnormality diagnosis means that makes the abnormality diagnosis in accordance with an output signal generated by the exhaust gas sensor. Further, when the integrated value of intake air amounts of an internal combustion engine is not smaller than a predetermined value, the judgment means judges that the execution conditions are established. The abnormality diagnosis means cancels the establishment of the execution conditions when an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine remains less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time.
摘要:
An apparatus for detecting an abnormal air-fuel ratio variation among cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes: a catalyst that is arranged in an exhaust passage of the multi-cylinder internal combustion engine; a catalyst temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of the catalyst; and an abnormality detecting unit that detects an abnormal air-fuel ratio variation among the cylinders on the basis of the detected catalyst temperature, wherein the abnormality detecting unit calculates a temperature parameter on the basis of the detected catalyst temperature, and the abnormality detecting unit detects the abnormal air-fuel ratio variation among the cylinders on the basis of the temperature parameter at the time when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after a cold start of the internal combustion engine.
摘要:
An air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders determining apparatus according to the present invention comprises an air-fuel ratio sensor having a protective cover and an air-fuel ratio detection element accommodated in the protective cover, and imbalance determining means. The imbalance determining means obtains a detected air-fuel ratio abyfs based on an output Vabyfs of the air-fuel ratio sensor every elapse of a constant sampling time ts, and obtains, as an indicating amount of air-fuel ratio change rate, a difference (detected air-fuel ratio change rate ΔAF) between a present detected air-fuel ratio abyfs which is newly detected and a previous air-fuel ratio abyfsold which was detected the sampling time ts ago, an average of the detected air-fuel ratio change rate ΔAF, and the like. The imbalance determining means determines that the air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders state is occurring, when a magnitude of the indicating amount of air-fuel ratio change rate is larger than an imbalance determination threshold.
摘要:
An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus (determination apparatus) according to the present invention obtains, based on the output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor 67, an air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount whose absolute value becomes larger as a fluctuation of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas passing through a position at which the air-fuel ratio sensor is disposed becomes larger, and further obtains an imbalance determination parameter which becomes larger as an absolute value of the air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount becomes larger. In addition, the determination apparatus obtains an average value of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas during a period in which the imbalance determination parameter is being obtained, and obtains an imbalance determination threshold which becomes smaller as the average value of the air-fuel ratio is closer to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. The determination apparatus determines that an inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance state has been occurring when the imbalance determination parameter is larger than the imbalance determination threshold.
摘要:
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for detecting variation abnormality in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders comprising a wide-range air-fuel ratio sensor and an O2 sensor provided in an exhaust passage upstream of an exhaust gas purifying apparatus arranged in the exhaust passage for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, air-fuel ratio controlling unit for performing air-fuel ratio control for a predetermined period in such a manner as to make an exhaust air-fuel ratio be equal to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio based upon output from the wide-range air-fuel ratio sensor, and abnormality detecting unit for detecting variation abnormality in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders based upon output from the O2 sensor for the predetermined period when the air-fuel ratio control is performed.
摘要:
A cylinder-to-cylinder air/fuel ratio imbalance determination system obtains an imbalance determination parameter that increases or decreases as a difference between the air/fuel ratios of different cylinders increases, based on output values of an air/fuel ratio sensor, and makes a cylinder-to-cylinder A/F imbalance determination, based on the result of comparison between the imbalance determination parameter and a threshold value for imbalance determination. The determination system changes the amount of fuel injected into one or more of the cylinders so as to create a forced imbalance condition in which the air/fuel ratio of a particular cylinder deviates from the air/fuel ratio of the remaining cylinders, and obtains an air/fuel ratio sensor evaluation parameter (e.g., rate of change ΔAF of the detected air/fuel ratio) in this condition. Then, the determination system determines whether the air/fuel ratio sensor is adequate for making a cylinder-to-cylinder A/F imbalance determination, by comparing the evaluation parameter with a reference parameter (an evaluation parameter obtained based on output values of a reference air/fuel ratio sensor in the same forced imbalance condition).