Robert Boschgmbh

Roland Karrelmeyer

Wolfgang Fischer

Axel Loeffler

Gerald Graf

Juergen Haering

Werner Stumpe

Matthias Horn

Christina Sauer

Klaus-Dieter Leimbach

Hans Veil

Andre Casal Kulzer

Jurgen Wietelmann

Haris Hamedovic

Juergen Wrede

Sven Wolfgarten

Elmar Dilger

Daniel Scherrer

Jean-Sebastien Knaus

A method for regulating HCCI combustion of fuel in a reactor of an internal combustion engine is described in which a multivariable regulation is used, manipulated variable changes &#x394;uk for the instantaneous regulating cycle k being determined on the basis of at least system deviations &#x394;xand manipulated variable changes &#x394;uof a preceding regulating cycle k&#x2212;1.

Method for regulating HCCI combustion in a reactor of an internal combustion engine

A method for regulating an internal combustion engine that is operable, at least in a part-load range, in an operating mode with auto-ignition and a combustion process of which is influenced by a manipulated variable, the method includes the steps of determining a desired value of a combustion position feature of the combustion process; determining the manipulated variable by predictive closed-loop control based on a modeling of the combustion position feature as a function of the manipulated variable in the combustion process; and determining, as the manipulated variable, a value at which the difference between the desired value of the combustion position feature and a model-based predicted combustion position feature is minimized.

Method for regulating an internal combustion engine, computer program and control unit

A method for controlling at least one air system state in an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, at least one control variable which influences the at least one air system state being predefined with the aid of an actuator; at least one control variable limitation of the actuator is taken into account in the control.

Method for controlling air system states in an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine

A method is presented for compensating for combustion chamber-specific actual values of a parameter, which characterizes combustions, between a plurality of combustion chambers of an Otto engine () operated with homogeneous filling of the combustion chambers and homogeneous charge compression ignition, said Otto engine () operating with a direct fuel injection and a variable valve drive, wherein the combustion chamber-specific actual values are formed as a function of signals (S; S) of combustion chamber-specific sensors () and wherein deviations of the combustion chamber-specific actual values from a set value are processed to manipulated variables, with which a valve lift of a gas exchange valve () of a combustion chamber () is changed. The method distinguishes itself by the fact that a characteristic (pmi_ZV), in which combustion chamber-specific charge change losses are reflected, is formed as a variable characterizing combustions and by the fact that a valve lift of an intake valve () of the combustion chamber () is changed as a manipulated variable. Independent claims relate in each case to a control unit, a computer program and a computer program product.

Method for compensating for gas exchange losses between combustion chambers of an Otto engine

Suggested is a procedure for operating a self-igniting Otto engine (OM) with at least one inlet valve (), with one or several variably controllable outlet valves (), with a sensor () for a continuous detection of an air-fuel-ratio (&#x3bb;) of the Otto engine (OM) and with a sensor () for detecting an engine speed n of the Otto engine (OM), whereby the fuel is directly injected into at least one combustion chamber () and whereby the Otto engine (OM) is operated in such a way, that a desired combustion focus (MFB) is adjusted. The procedure is thereby characterized, in that the self-igniting moment of the fuel is influenced by an injection moment depending on a combustion focus (MFB). An independent claim relates to a control unit that is customized for controlling the process of the procedure.

Procedure and control unit for operating a self-igniting Otto engine

A method for operating an internal combustion engine, especially an internal combustion engine that is operable, at least in a part-load range, in an operating mode with auto-ignition, in which, at an abrupt change in load and/or at a changeover between an operating mode with auto-ignition and an operating mode without auto-ignition, a parameter of the combustion process correlating with the combustion noise is adapted stepwise over a plurality of combustion cycles from a first parameter value before the abrupt change in load or the changeover to a second parameter value after the abrupt change in load or the changeover, by influencing a combustion position of the combustion process.

Method for operating an internal combustion engine, computer program and control unit

A method and a device, a computer program and a computer program product for implementing a method for calibrating a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine, including the following: a) Specifying a first relationship between an injection quantity and an actuating variable of the fuel injector for implementing the injection quantity, b) Specifying a setpoint injection quantity, c) Specifying at least one setpoint value for the actuating variable of the fuel injector according to the first relationship, or implementing the setpoint injection quantity, d) Determining an indicated work resulting from the implementation of the at least one setpoint value for the actuating variable, e) Comparing a variable as a function of the determined resulting indicated work to an expected value, f) Correcting the at least one setpoint value for the actuating variable of the fuel injector as a function of the comparison result.

Method and control device for calibrating a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine; computer program and computer program product

A method is described for controlling a compression-ignition internal combustion engine, including predefining a setpoint combustion point for a compression-ignition internal combustion engine, predefining a calculation model for calculating a probable deviation of a future cycle of the engine from the predefined setpoint combustion point while taking an ascertained actual combustion point of a completed cycle engine into consideration, predefining a mean deviation for the engine, operating the engine for a first cycle and ascertaining an actual combustion point of the first cycle, calculating a probable deviation of a second cycle, which occurs after the first cycle, of the engine from the predefined setpoint combustion point, comparing the calculated probable deviation of the second cycle to the predefined mean deviation, and ascertaining at least one operating variable for operating the engine at least during the second cycle as a function of the comparison. Also described is a related method.

Method for controlling a compression-ignition internal combustion engine and control device for controlling a compression-ignition internal combustion engine

The invention concerns a procedure for determining the composition of a fuel mixture from a first fuel and a second fuel or for determining the quality of a fuel for operating a combustion engine with at least one cylinder pressure sensor in at least one cylinder of the combustion engine for determining the pressure history during a combustion process and a cylinder pressure based motor regulation for regulating the load and the combustion situation of the combustion engine. It is thereby provided that the determination of the composition of the fuel mixture or the quality of the fuel takes place with the aid of regulator information of the cylinder-pressure-based motor regulation. The procedure enables the continuing determination of the composition of the fuel mixture and the quality of the fuel at cylinder-pressure-based motor regulations without additional components as for example an ethanol sensor.

Procedure for determining a fuel composition or a fuel quality

The procedure and device of the present disclosure enable an accurate determination of the composition of the fuel mixture at a self-igniting combustion engine on the basis of present sensor signals. The procedure and device of the present disclosure furthermore enable the detection and compensation of a combustion that is unstable due to the composition of the fuel mixture.

Procedure and device for determining the composition of a fuel mixture

In order to operate an internal combustion engine, a fresh-air quantity, a residual-gas quantity and a fuel quantity are provided as a function of a load demand. During a change of load from a first to a second load demand, provision is made for the residual-gas quantity to first be provided according to the first load demand and for the fuel quantity to first be provided according to the second load demand.

Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine

A method for operating an internal combustion engine working according to the Otto principle, in which fuel, particularly gasoline, is injected directly into a combustion chamber and is inflamed by self-ignition. A characteristic quantity characterizing the stability of combustion of an air/fuel mixture located in the combustion chamber is ascertained, and, as a function of the characteristic quantity, a residual gas proportion in the cylinder associated with the combustion chamber is set, in particular minimized, the residual gas proportion being reduced, preferably iteratively, as long as the characteristic quantity does not fall below a specifiable stability boundary.

Method for operating an internal combustion engine

Operating a self-igniting internal combustion engine includes: specifying a setpoint combustion position and a setpoint combustion noise feature; operating at least one cylinder of internal combustion engine for at least one cycle while maintaining a first injector control variable and/or an air valve control variable and a second injector control variable and/or a second air valve control variable; ascertaining actual combustion position and actual combustion noise feature of the at least one cylinder; comparing the actual combustion position to the setpoint combustion position and, in case the actual combustion position deviates from the setpoint combustion position, determining anew the first injector control variable and/or the air valve control variable; and comparing the actual combustion noise feature to the setpoint combustion noise feature and, in case the actual combustion noise feature deviates from the setpoint combustion noise feature, determining anew the second injector control variable and/or the air valve control variable.

Method for operating a self-igniting internal combustion engine and corresponding control device

A method for controlling a self-igniting internal combustion engine includes: specifying a target combustion position; determining at least one actual combustion position of at least one cycle of the internal combustion engine; specifying a computing model for calculating a following combustion position as a function of the at least one actual combustion position; calculating the following combustion position using the computing model; comparing the calculated following combustion position with the specified target combustion position; and determining at least one operating quantity for operating the internal combustion engine for at least one cycle as a function of the comparison of the calculated following combustion position with the specified target combustion position.

Method and device for controlling a self-igniting internal combustion engine

A method for operating a self-igniting internal combustion engine includes: introduction of a prespecified pre-injection quantity (PI) of a fuel into the internal combustion engine before and/or during an intermediate compression; determination of a pressure characteristic (PZV) in the internal combustion engine during the intermediate compression; prespecification of a target pressure characteristic (PZV); comparison of the determined pressure characteristic (PZV) with the prespecified target pressure characteristic (PZV); determination that no release of energy occurred during the intermediate compression, provided that the determined pressure characteristic (PZV) is lower than the target pressure characteristic (PZV); and compensation of the non-occurrence of the energy release and its effect on a main combustion.

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