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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Shuji Nagatani, Wako, JP;
Susumu Maeda, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to control an actual temperature of a vapor generated by en evaporator ( ) for heating water by an exhaust gas from an engine ( ) to a target vapor temperature by varying the amount of water supplied from a supplied-water amount control injector ( ), a control unit ( ) controls the amount of water supplied in a feedforward manner in accordance to an engine rotational speed and an intake negative pressure and controls the amount of water supplied in a feedback manner based on a difference between the actual vapor temperature and the target vapor temperature. It is possible to control the actual temperature of the vapor generated by the evaporator ( ) to the target vapor temperature with a high accuracy even in a transient state of the engine ( ) by correcting a feedforward control value using at least one of a fuel-cut control signal, an ignition-retarding control signal, an EGR control signal and an air fuel ratio control signal which are parameters indicating a burned state of the engine ( ).