Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system for controlling the supply of air to an internal combustion engine having a supercharging unit which includes an exhaust turbine and a compressor driven thereby, there being arranged in an exhaust line between the engine and the supercharging unit an afterburner to which is fed fresh air from the compressor of the supercharging unit and fuel supplied from a fuel pump. According to the present invention an electrically driven air pump is arranged to feed supplementary air to the afterburner, and also recirculation means are provided for returning a portion of the exhaust gases from the afterburner to the engine via the exhaust turbine. In this way the torque characteristic of the engine is improved, and also the content of contaminating solid products in the exhaust gases is reduced.