Method for detecting the clogging of an air filter

    公开(公告)号:US11333113B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-17

    申请号:US17282684

    申请日:2019-10-02

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting the clogging of an air filter including the following steps when the cross section for the passage of air in an intake tract is greater than a predetermined passage cross section: measuring a pressure in the intake tract at the end of a phase of admitting air into a cylinder; measuring a pressure in the intake tract at the end of an exhaust phase in a cylinder; and determining that the air filter is clogged by comparison between at least one pressure measured during a pressure measurement at the end of the phase of admitting air into a cylinder and, on the other hand, a pressure measured during a pressure measurement at the end of the exhaust phase, the filter being estimated to be clogged when the comparison yields a value higher than a predetermined value.

    METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE PRESSURE IN AN INTAKE MANIFOLD

    公开(公告)号:US20230212998A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18020170

    申请日:2021-09-14

    Inventor: Xavier Moine

    CPC classification number: F02D41/34 F02D2200/0408 F02D2200/0402

    Abstract: A method for estimating pressure in an intake manifold of an indirect injection combustion engine. A pressure sensor measures pressure in the intake manifold, the intake manifold being in fluidic communication with a combustion cylinder, a piston guided in translation in the combustion cylinder and connected to a rotating crankshaft. The method includes: measuring, with the pressure sensor, a maximum pressure corresponding substantially to a maximum pressure in the intake manifold during a preceding cycle of the engine; measuring, with the pressure sensor, a minimum pressure corresponding substantially to a minimum pressure in the intake manifold during the preceding cycle of the engine; determining a pre-calculated average pressure correction factor from a crankshaft angular position and from an engine speed; and estimating the pressure in the intake manifold for the crankshaft angular position of the current engine cycle from the average correction factor and from the minimum and maximum pressures.

    Method for controlling an internal combustion engine with learning of atmospheric pressure

    公开(公告)号:US11415072B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US17298883

    申请日:2019-12-04

    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft position sensor, intake air pressure sensor and fresh air intake throttle valve, includes: determining the engine's rotational speed based on the crankshaft position derivative relative to time; determining the intake air pressure for a first crankshaft position corresponding to 180° before top dead center; determining the intake air pressure for a second crankshaft position corresponding to 390° before top dead center; determining an atmospheric pressure learning pressure threshold based on the engine's rotational speed; determining whether the difference between the intake air pressures for the first and second crankshaft positions is below the atmospheric pressure learning pressure threshold; if so, commanding atmospheric pressure learning by applying a first-order filter to the intake air pressure for the second crankshaft position; and controlling the internal combustion engine as a function of the learned atmospheric pressure value.

    Method and system for controlling a vehicle engine speed

    公开(公告)号:US11428176B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US17287243

    申请日:2019-10-22

    Inventor: Xavier Moine

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a speed of a vehicle combustion engine, the engine including at least one combustion chamber, into which a mixture of air and fuel is injected, and an air box, configured to inject the air into the combustion chamber and having an air flow rate controlled by a regulating butterfly valve, the regulating butterfly valve having a variable angular position, controlled by a predetermined position of an actuator. The method includes the steps of evaluating a so-called “load” resistant torque resulting from a plurality of external loads applied to the engine, determining, from the calculated load resistant torque, a position of the actuator, so as to determine an angular position of the regulating butterfly valve, and controlling the position of the actuator, so as to control the engine speed.

    Method and system for controlling the combustion of an internal combustion engine

    公开(公告)号:US11976601B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US18022014

    申请日:2021-11-17

    Inventor: Xavier Moine

    CPC classification number: F02D41/0002 F02D41/008 F02D2200/0614 F02D2200/101

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling combustion in an internal combustion engine including, on the one hand, an air inlet pipe provided with an air flow regulator in the pipe and, on the other hand, a single cylinder associated with the regulator, and including the following steps: determining the engine speed and/or load; and when the speed is below a predetermined value and/or the engine load is below a predetermined value, the air flow regulator in the inlet pipe is operated in such a way that the air flow is temporarily reduced during the engine cycle compared with the position that the butterfly-type throttle valve occupies during the other strokes of the engine cycle, while an intake valve that lets air from the inlet pipe into the corresponding cylinder is open.

    Variable spacing flange pulley for variable-speed drive

    公开(公告)号:US11835133B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17264996

    申请日:2019-07-18

    CPC classification number: F16H9/125 F16H9/14 F16H9/18

    Abstract: Disclosed is a pulley having: a shaft; a first shroud, called the fixed shroud, mounted so as to be unable to move in translation with respect to the shaft; a second shroud, called the movable shroud, mounted to be driven in rotation by the shaft but is able to move longitudinally with respect to the latter; a mechanism for mechanically controlling the longitudinal movement of the second shroud with respect to the shaft, having: —a first assembly, which is mounted on the shaft and driven in rotation by the latter, —a second assembly, which is mounted on the shaft by way of at least one torsion spring such that the relative angular position of the second assembly with respect to the shaft depends on the torque transmitted by the shaft, and —a device for locking in at least one position between the first assembly and the second assembly.

    Method for estimating the pressure in an intake manifold

    公开(公告)号:US11808230B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US18020170

    申请日:2021-09-14

    Inventor: Xavier Moine

    CPC classification number: F02D41/34 F02D2200/0402 F02D2200/0408

    Abstract: A method for estimating pressure in an intake manifold of an indirect injection combustion engine. A pressure sensor measures pressure in the intake manifold, the intake manifold being in fluidic communication with a combustion cylinder, a piston guided in translation in the combustion cylinder and connected to a rotating crankshaft. The method includes: measuring, with the pressure sensor, a maximum pressure corresponding substantially to a maximum pressure in the intake manifold during a preceding cycle of the engine; measuring, with the pressure sensor, a minimum pressure corresponding substantially to a minimum pressure in the intake manifold during the preceding cycle of the engine; determining a pre-calculated average pressure correction factor from a crankshaft angular position and from an engine speed; and estimating the pressure in the intake manifold for the crankshaft angular position of the current engine cycle from the average correction factor and from the minimum and maximum pressures.

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