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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takane Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Tsuyuki, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeaki Kakizaki, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
Abstract
Fuel vapor adsorbed by activated carbon in a canister is introduced to an engine by a manifold vacuum in an intake air passage and burnt. The controller estimates the fuel amount desorbed from the canister during purge, using a canister model (physical model) comprising an equation which computes the adsorption amount and an equation which computes the desorption amount from the adsorption amount and purge rate. An injection pulse width output to injectors is corrected to reduce an air-fuel ratio fluctuation due to the supply of this desorbed fuel to the engine