Abstract:
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first actuator capable of adjusting a first state quantity indicating an internal state of the fuel cell, a second actuator capable of adjusting a second state quantity indicating the internal state of the fuel cell, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to perform a first control and a second control, the first control includes acquiring a present value of the first state quantity and controlling operation of the first actuator so that the acquired present value of the first state quantity approaches a predetermined first target value, and the second control includes acquiring a present value of the second state quantity and controlling operation of the second actuator so that the acquired present value of the second state quantity approaches a predetermined second target value.
Abstract:
The density of fuel being used by a compression-ignition engine and the flammability of the fuel (readiness to ignite when injected into a combustion chamber of the engine, under the current operating conditions of the engine) are respectively detected. When the flammability is excessively low and the density is above a threshold value, the oxygen concentration of the intake air supplied to the cylinders is increased until the flammability reaches a reference condition, while when the flammability is excessively low and the density is below the threshold value, the compression ratio of the engine (and/or each pilot injection amount) is increased until the flammability reaches the reference condition.
Abstract:
A fuel property detection apparatus detects fuel properties based on cetane number and density of a tested fuel. Tested fuel is examined in terms of ignition timing, and, when the tested fuel has an ignition timing earlier than a threshold, the tested fuel is identified as having a standard cetane number. When the tested fuel has an ignition timing later than the threshold, the tested fuel is identified as having a low cetane number. An advance angle of the ignition timing is increased for yielding a greater ignition timing difference between a light property fuel and a heavy property fuel, and, in such manner, the difference therebetween is detected. When an advancement of the ignition timing is greater than a threshold, the fuel property is identified as heavy, and, when an advancement of the ignition timing is smaller than the threshold, the fuel property is identified as light.