[특허]Method and apparatus for controlling exhausted gas emissions during cold-start of an internal combustion engine

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F01N-003/00
출원번호	US-0444222 (2003-05-23)
발명자 / 주소	Huang, Yiqun Grogan, Joseph
출원인 / 주소	Southwest Research Institute
대리인 / 주소	Gunn & Lee, PC
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 38 인용 특허 : 12

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An in-cylinder ion sensor provides a signal representative of the air/fuel ratio of the charge mixture as an engine starts. The signal representative of the air/fuel ratio is used as a feedback signal for an electronic control unit to perform cold-start closed-loop control during an initial operatin

An in-cylinder ion sensor provides a signal representative of the air/fuel ratio of the charge mixture as an engine starts. The signal representative of the air/fuel ratio is used as a feedback signal for an electronic control unit to perform cold-start closed-loop control during an initial operating period from a cold-start before an on-board oxygen sensor is able to warm up. After reaching a functional operating temperature, the oxygen sensor provides a signal that is used as an adaptive calibration tool which allows the electronic control unit to calibrate the ion sensor signal and use that signal for controlling the air/fuel ratio during cold start operation.

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1. A method for controlling exhaust gas emissions during cold start of an internal combustion engine having an ion sensor disposed in intimate communication with at least one combustion chamber of the engine, said method comprising:introducing a mixture of air and fuel into the combustion chamber of

1. A method for controlling exhaust gas emissions during cold start of an internal combustion engine having an ion sensor disposed in intimate communication with at least one combustion chamber of the engine, said method comprising:introducing a mixture of air and fuel into the combustion chamber of the engine;combusting the mixture of air and fuel in the combustion chamber;generating positively charged ions having a value representative of the oxygen content of the combusted mixture of air and fuel;sensing the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted mixture of air and fuel and generating a first signal correlative of magnitude of ions existent in the combusted mixture of air and fuel;comparing the value of the first signal correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted air and fuel mixture with a value representative of a desired magnitude of ions in an idealized combusted air and fuel mixture for the mitigation of undesirable products of combustion in exhaust gases discharged from said engine;determining a difference between the first signal and the desired value of the first signal;generating a second signal correlative of the difference between the first signal and the desired value of the first signal; andadjusting the air to fuel ratio of the mixture introduced into said combustion chamber in accordance with the value of said second signal. 2. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engine includes a spark ignition device disposed within the combustion chamber of the engine, and said sensing the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted mixture of air and fuel includes employing the spark ignition device to generate said first signal correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted mixture of air and fuel. 3. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engine includes an ion sensor disposed in an exhaust manifold of the engine in close proximity with an exhaust valve through which exhaust gases are discharged from the combustion chamber, and said sensing the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted mixture of air and fuel includes employing the ion sensor disposed in close proximity to the exhaust valve to sense the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted air and fuel mixture. 4. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engine includes an oxygen sensor disposed in an exhaust system of the engine, and said method includes:heating the oxygen sensor to a predetermined functional operating temperature and generating a third signal representative of the oxygen content of exhaust gases discharged from the combustion chamber;receiving the third signal;comparing the received third signal with said first signal correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted mixture of air and fuel;determining any difference between value of the first and third signals; andcalibrating the first signal having a value correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in said combusted air and fuel mixture to bring the value of the first signal into congruence with the third signal generated by the oxygen sensor. 5. The method, as set forth in claim 4, wherein comparing the value of the first signal correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted air and fuel mixture with a value representative of a desired magnitude of ions in an idealized combusted air and fuel mixture for the mitigation of undesirable products of combustion in exhaust gases discharged from said engine includes comparing the value of the calibrated first signal with the value representative of a desired magnitude of ions. 6. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engine includes a spark ignition device disposed within said chamber and said method includes controlling the timing of electrical discharges from said spark ignition device in conformity with the generated second signal correlative of the difference between the first signal and the desired value of the first signal. 7. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engine has a variable valve actuation system, and said method includes comparing the value of the first signal correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted air and fuel mixture with a value representative of cylinder misfire, and providing a signal to the variable valve actuation system for deactivating at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve of a cylinder in which misfire is sensed. 8. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engine has a cylinder deactivation system, and said method includes comparing the value of the first signal correlative of the magnitude of ions existent in the combusted air and fuel mixture with a value representative of cylinder misfire, and providing a signal to the cylinder deactivation system for deactivating at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve of a cylinder in which misfire is sensed. 9. An apparatus for controlling exhaust gas emissions during cold start of an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber, said apparatus comprising:an ion sensor disposed in intimate fluid communication with the combustion chamber;an engine control unit adapted to receive a signal from said ion sensor representative of the magnitude of ions existent in a mixture of air and fuel combusted within said combustion chamber, compare the value of the signal received from the ion sensor with a desirable value of ions in a combusted air and fuel mixture for mitigation of undesirable products of combustion in exhaust gases discharged from said engine, and generate control signals representative of the difference between the sensed value of the signal received from the oxygen sensor and the desired value of ions in the combusted mixture; anda fuel injector disposed in fluid communication with the combustion chamber adapted to receive one of the control signals generated by the engine control unit and inject fuel into said engine in accordance with said control signal. 10. The apparatus, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said ion sensor comprises a spark plug having a tip portion disposed within said combustion chamber and adapted to receive another one of the control signals generated by the engine control unit and produce an electrical discharge within the combustion chamber in accordance with said control signal. 11. The apparatus, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said engine has an exhaust system in fluid communication with said combustion chamber and said ion sensor is disposed in said exhaust system at a position adjacent to an exhaust valve controlling the discharge of combusted gases from said combustion chamber into the exhaust system. 12. The apparatus, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said engine has an exhaust system in fluid communication with said combustion chamber and said apparatus includes an oxygen sensor disposed in said exhaust system and adapted to generate a signal correlative of the amount of oxygen present in exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber of the engine, and said engine control unit is adapted to receive the signal generated by the oxygen sensor and calibrate the signal generated by the ion sensor representative of the magnitude of ions existent in a mixture of air and fuel combusted within said combustion chamber.

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