摘要:
Control device for a linear oxygen sensor located in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine in contact with exhaust gases in use, the control device including a linear oxygen sensor composed of at least one reference chamber for receiving a specified percentage of oxygen and being one of at least two types which differ in the way in which the at least one reference chamber receives oxygen; controller for exerting a control action on the linear oxygen sensor to generate an output signal (DIP) at an output representing a ratio of the exhaust gases and being composed of a programmable control device; and an operating unit for operating and programming the programmable control device to match the controller to the type of linear oxygen sensor to which it is connected.
摘要:
A circuit for monitoring and diagnosing an oxygen probe provided with a sensitive cell connected between a first and a second signal terminal, and a heating member connected between a battery and a heating terminal; the circuit includes an interface stage and a control unit. The interface stage includes a first resistor connected between a switch which is normally open and a supply line at a known potential and the first signal terminal, a second resistor connected between the first signal terminal and a second signal terminal and a third resistor connected between the second signal terminal and reference potential line. The control unit further includes a first analog-digital converter connected to the first signal terminal and a second analog-digital converter connected to the second signal terminal.
摘要:
Method for controlling the strength of the air/fuel mixture supplied to an internal-combustion engine after the engine has been in a fuel cut-off operating condition during which a catalytic converter arranged along the exhaust pipe of the engine is acted on by a flow of air and stores oxygen; the method comprising the steps of measuring the strength of the mixture supplied to the engine by means of an oxygen sensor arranged along the exhaust pipe upstream of the catalytic converter; estimating the quantity of oxygen stored by the catalytic converter during the fuel cut-off condition on the basis of the measured strength; and, at the end of the fuel cut-off condition, correcting the strength of the mixture with respect to a target value in relation to the quantity of estimated oxygen, so as to ensure controlled enrichment of the mixture which allows rapid disposal of the oxygen stored by the catalytic converter; the correction of the strength allowing minimization of the time interval during which the catalytic converter operates at low efficiency at the end of the fuel cut-off condition.
摘要:
Control method for an oxygen linear sensor, in which the sensor is located along an exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine to receive into a separate chamber part of the exhaust gas and generate a first signal representative of the swing between the composition of the gases in the chamber and a reference stoichiometric composition; the first signal being processed by a retroactive circuit which pilots an electrical current Ip into the sensor in such a manner as to generate an oxygen ion draining mechanism from and towards the chamber and to cancel the swing; the current being converted into an output signal which saving an error due to current spreads, is proportional to the quantity of oxygen present in the exhaust gases; the method presenting the calculation phase of a correction parameter which is applied to the output signal to make it effectively proportional to the quantity of oxygen present in the exhaust gases; the calculation of the parameter being effected with the sensor located in a controlled atmosphere by means of processing of the output signal and of a nominal voltage defining the theoretical value of the output signal in the presence of the said controlled atmosphere.
摘要:
A method of controlling and diagnosing the heater of a sensor sensitive to the composition of the exhaust gas of an engine; the sensor having at least an electrolytic cell sensitive to oxygen ions, and supplying information relative to the ratio of the mixture supplied to the engine; the method including the steps of: calculating an internal resistance value of the cell on the basis of detected values of the voltage at the terminals of the cell before and after supplying a reference current to the cell; correcting the calculated internal resistance value as a function of the detected ratio of the mixture supplied to the engine; converting the corrected internal resistance value into a current temperature value of the sensor; feedback controlling the temperature of the sensor by regulating the current supplied to the heater by processing the deviation between the current temperature value and an objective temperature; and diagnosing the efficiency of the heater as of the corrected internal resistance value of the cell.
摘要:
The control arrangement comprises an oxygen linear test sensor located along the exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine, the sensor having a chamber able to receive part of the exhaust gas and two electrolytic cells of which one is electrically piloted; the arrangement having a retro-operation test circuit able to adjust the current piloted to the cell to give rise to an oxygen ions draining mechanism from and/or towards the chamber which induces the stoichiometric condition within the chamber itself, and an outlet circuit able to convert the piloted current into a first signal representative of nature of the mixture fed to the engine; the arrangement being provided with a memory circuit which memorises the value of a compensation resistance of the eventual spreads of the piloted current of a correcting circuit receiving the stored value of the compensation resistance and able to ensure a correction for the first signal to recover the spreads of piloted current to the cell; the correcting circuit providing an outlet signal effectively representative of the nature and independent of the variations in compensation resistance.
摘要:
A method for estimating the sulfur content in the fuel of an internal combustion engine equipped with a catalyser capable of storing a quantity of sulfur and NOx groups. The method provides use of a current sulfur concentration value (Sold) and a correction of the current sulfur concentration value (Sold) in order to obtain a new sulfur concentration value (Snew). The method includes the steps of estimating a first value (NOxstored1) of the total quantity of NOx groups stored in the catalyser (11) by means of a model of NOx group production by the engine, estimating a second value (NOxstored2) of the total quantity of NOx groups stored by the catalyser by means of a model of storage of the catalyser, and determining an additive correction coefficient (D) as the difference between the first estimated value (NOxstored1) and the second estimated value (NOxstored2).
摘要:
A method for estimating the sulfur content in the fuel of an internal combustion engine equipped with a catalyser, using a current sulfur concentration value (Sold) and a correction of said current sulfur concentration value (Sold) in order to obtain a new sulfur concentration value (Snew). The method includes the steps of measuring a first time interval (t1-t0) which is actually necessary in order to complete a regeneration process to remove sulfur; determining a quantity (SOxstored) of sulfur stored in the catalyser before the regeneration process to remove sulfur using the current sulfur concentration value (Sold); estimating a second time interval (t2-t0) which is theoretically necessary to complete the regeneration process, on the basis of the estimated quantity (SOxstored) of sulfur stored in the catalyser; and determining a multiplicative correction coefficient as a ratio between the first time interval (t1-t0) and the second time interval (t2-t0).
摘要:
A method for estimating the sulfur content in the fuel of an internal combustion engine equipped with a catalyser capable of storing a quantity of sulfur and NOx groups. The method provides use of a current sulfur concentration value (Sold) and a correction of the current sulfur concentration value (Sold) in order to obtain a new sulfur concentration value (Snew). The method includes the steps of estimating a first value (NOxstored1) of the total quantity of NOx groups stored in the catalyser (11) by means of a model of NOx group production by the engine, estimating a second value (NOxstored2) of the total quantity of NOx groups stored by the catalyser by means of a model of storage of the catalyser, and determining an additive correction coefficient (D) as the difference between the first estimated value (NOxstored1) and the second estimated value (NOxstored2).
摘要:
A method and device for driving an injector in an internal combustion engine in which a current wave which is variable over time, which comprises an initial section substantially of a pulse type and having a relatively high current intensity, an intermediate section during which the current intensity is rapidly reduced to substantially zero values and a final section having a substantially constant and relatively low current intensity, is caused to circulate through a control circuit of the injector.