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A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor, a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger, flow amount adjustment device whi

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor, a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger, flow amount adjustment device which arbitrarily adjusts a flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage, and controller which controls the motor and the flow amount adjustment device. The flow amount adjustment device is electrically driven. The controller stops the supercharger from performing supercharging after driving the flow amount adjustment device and starting suction of air via the bypass passage.

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1. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, composing:a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor; a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger; a flow amount adjustmen

1. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, composing:a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor; a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger; a flow amount adjustment device which variably adjusts a flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage by being driven electrically; and a controller which, when it is determined during a supercharging operation in which the motor is on, to stop the supercharger from performing supercharging, first (i) drives the flow amount adjustment device to increase the flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage while the motor remains on, and subsequently (ii) stops the supercharger motor. 2. The control apparatus according to claim 1, whereinthe controller sets a target supercharging pressure and controls the motor on the basis of the target supercharging pressure, and if the target supercharging pressure has been set as a value exceeding a capacity of the supercharger, the controller drives the flow amount adjustment device and gradually starts suction of air via the bypass passage before stopping the supercharger from performing supercharging. 3. The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flow amount adjustment device, with which the bypass passage is provided, is located upstream of a combined portion of the intake passage and the bypass passage.4. The control apparatus according to claim 1, whereinthe controller sets a target supercharging pressure and controls the motor on the basis of the target supercharging pressure, and if the target supercharging pressure has been set as a value exceeding a capacity of the supercharger, the controller drives the flow amount adjustment device and starts suction of air via the bypass passage stepwise before stopping the supercharger from performing supercharging. 5. The control apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:a pressure detector that detects a supercharging pressure, and wherein the flow amount adjustment device includes a valve for opening and closing the bypass passage, and the controller changes an opening speed of the valve on the basis of a difference between the target supercharging pressure and the detected supercharging pressure. 6. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising:a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor; a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger; a flow amount adjustment device which variably adjusts a flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage by being driven electrically; a controller which stops the supercharger from performing supercharging after driving the flow amount adjustment device and starting suction of air via the bypass passage, the controller sets a target supercharging pressure and controls the motor on the basis of the target supercharging pressure; and a pressure detector that detects a supercharging pressure, and wherein the flow amount adjustment device includes a valve for opening and closing the bypass passage, and the controller changes an opening speed of the valve on the basis of a difference between the target supercharging pressure and the detected supercharging pressure. 7. The control apparatus according to claim 6, whereinif the target supercharging pressure has been set as a value exceeding a capacity of the supercharger, the controller drives the flow amount adjustment device and gradually starts suction of air via the bypass passage before stopping the supercharger from performing supercharging. 8. The control apparatus according to claim 6, whereinif the target supercharging pressure has been set as a value exceeding a capacity of the supercharger, the controller drives the flow amount adjustment device and starts suction of air via the bypass passage stepwise before stopping the supercharger from performing supercharging. 9. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising:a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor; a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger; a flow amount adjustment device which variably adjusts a flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage by being driven electrically; a controller which stops the supercharger from performing supercharging after driving the flow amount adjustment device and starting suction of air via the bypass passage; and an operational state detector that detects a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and a load applied to the internal combustion engine and an opening amount of an accelerator, and wherein the controller calculates a target supercharging pressure on the basis of the detected rotational speed and the detected load, and calculates a correction value for the target supercharging pressure on the basis of the detected rotational speed and the detected opening amount of the accelerator. 10. The control apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller calculates the correction value as a value that increases as the detected rotational speed decreases, and calculates the correction value as a value that increases as the detected opening amount of the accelerator increases.11. The control apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller calculates the correction value as a positive value if a value determined by the detected rotational speed and the detected opening amount of the accelerator exceeds a predetermined range determined by the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the opening amount of the accelerator, and calculates the correction value as a negative value if the value does not exceed the predetermined range.12. A control method for an internal combustion engine having a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor, a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger, and a flow amount adjustment device which adjusts a flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage, comprising:a first step of determining, during a supercharging operation in which the motor is on, whether the supercharger is to be stopped; and a second step of (i) driving electrically the flow amount adjustment device to increase the flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage while the motor remains on, and subsequently (ii) stopping the supercharger motor so as to stop the supercharger from performing supercharging, if it is determined in the first step that the supercharger is to be stopped. 13. A control method for an internal combustion engine having a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor, a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger, and a flow amount adiustment device which adjusts a flow amount of air flowing through the bypass passage, comprising:a first step of determining whether the supercharger is to be stopped; a second step of driving electrically the flow amount adjustment device, starting suction of air via the bypass passage, and then stopping the supercharger from performing supercharging if it is determined in the first step that the supercharger is to be stopped; and a step of calculating a target supercharging pressure, and wherein it is determined in the first step that the supercharger is to be stopped if the target supercharging pressure has exceeded an upper limit supercharging pressure to be produced by the supercharger.