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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Magneti Marelli S.p.a., Corbetta, IT;
Inventor:
Marco Panciroli, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
Magneti Marelli S.p.A., Corbetta, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02P 5/04 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02P 5/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F02D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); F02D 13/06 (2013.01); F02D 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 17/023 (2013.01); F02D 41/123 (2013.01); F02P 5/00 (2013.01); F02P 5/04 (2013.01); F02P 5/15 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling an internal combustion engine, comprising a number of cylinders and wherein the air mass trapped inside each cylinder is adjusted by means of a respective intake valve; the control method includes determining the total target torque; determining a target number of active cylinders; determining a target supercharge pressure such to guarantee the total target torque and controlling the intake valves of the target number of active cylinders () according to the target supercharge pressure such as to guarantee the total target torque.