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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Albert Woolford, Connolly, AU;
David Richard Worth, Shenton Park, AU;
Mark John Taylor, Inglewood, AU;
Assignee:
Orbital Engine Company (Australia) Pty Limited, Balcatta, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/130 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/130 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling the engine speed of an internal combustion engine, the method including the steps of determining the engine speed demanded by an operator of the engine and comparing this demanded engine speed with a predetermined engine speed limit, wherein if the demanded engine speed exceeds the predetermined engine speed limit, the fuelling rate demanded of the operator is only reduced in order to control the engine speed to the predetermined engine speed limit.