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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004

Filed:

Oct. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yoshiyuki Akao, Yokohama, JP;

Youichi Ohgaki, Kawasaki, JP;

Susumu Kohketsu, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/344 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/344 ;
Abstract

An ECU preliminarily obtains a target supercharging pressure determined based on an engine rotational speed and an engine load, and stores the target supercharging pressure value. The ECU commands a flow passage area changing unit to set an exhaust gas flow passage area to the maximum flow passage area or the minimum flow passage area, and judges the abnormality of a supercharger by comparing supercharging pressure detected by a supercharging pressure sensor and the stored target supercharging pressure.


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