System and method for regulating exhaust gas recirculation in an engine
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02B-033/44
F02M-025/07
F02M-007/00
F02D-041/00
F02D-041/14
F02D-035/02
출원번호
US-0587407
(2014-12-31)
등록번호
US-9556810
(2017-01-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Bizub, Jeffrey Jacob
출원인 / 주소
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
대리인 / 주소
Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
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109
초록▼
The present disclosure includes a system and method for regulating exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) in an engine. In one embodiment, the system may include a knock sensor coupled to the engine that sends a signal corresponding to at least one operating condition of the engine to a controller. The c
The present disclosure includes a system and method for regulating exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) in an engine. In one embodiment, the system may include a knock sensor coupled to the engine that sends a signal corresponding to at least one operating condition of the engine to a controller. The controller may estimate an amount of EGR gas administered to the engine and regulate the amount of EGR gas being administered to the engine when the estimated amount of EGR gas is not an effective amount.
대표청구항▼
1. An internal combustion engine system, comprising: a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory encoding processor-executable instructions to: receive a signal from at least one knock sensor coupled to a combustion engine, wherein the combustion engine is coupled to an exhaust g
1. An internal combustion engine system, comprising: a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory encoding processor-executable instructions to: receive a signal from at least one knock sensor coupled to a combustion engine, wherein the combustion engine is coupled to an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system;determine a value of at least one operating condition based on the signal from the at least one knock sensor;estimate an amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine based at least on the value of the at least one operating condition; andgenerate a control signal for adjusting a position of an EGR valve of the EGR system based on the estimated amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating condition comprises an in-cylinder pressure. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to estimate the amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine by utilizing a look-up table to correlate the value of the at least one operating condition to the estimated amount of EGR gas. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to utilize values of other operating conditions along with the value of the at least one operating condition to estimate the amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to compare an estimated amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine to an expected amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine to determine whether an effective amount of EGR gas was administered into the combustion engine. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to compare the value for the at least one operating condition to an expected value for the at least one operating condition to determine whether the effective amount of EGR gas was administered into the combustion engine. 7. A system, comprising: a combustion engine comprising an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold;an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system coupled to the combustion engine and configured to route exhaust generated by the combustion engine from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold;an exhaust gas recirculation valve disposed in the EGR system;at least one knock sensor coupled to the combustion engine; anda controller communicatively coupled to the combustion engine and the EGR valve of the EGR system, and comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory including executable instructions to: control operations of both the combustion engine and the EGR valve of the EGR system;receive a signal from the at least one knock sensor;determine a value of at least one operating condition based on the signal from the at least one knock sensor;estimate an amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine based at least on the value of the at least one operating condition; andgenerate a control signal for adjusting a position of the EGR valve of the EGR system based on the estimated amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one operating condition comprises an in-cylinder pressure. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the in-cylinder pressure comprises a peak firing pressure. 10. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one operating condition comprises a torque output. 11. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one operating condition comprises a load. 12. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to estimate the amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine by utilizing a look-up table to correlate the value of the at least one operating condition to the estimated amount of EGR gas. 13. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to utilize values of other operating conditions along with the value of the at least one operating condition to estimate the amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the other operating conditions comprise at least one of an air to fuel ratio, an intake manifold pressure, a gas fuel pressure, an EGR valve position, a throttle valve position, a spark timing, an angle of spark firing, a fuel quality, a rotational speed, or any combination thereof. 15. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to compare the estimate of the amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine to an expected amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine to determine whether an effective amount of EGR gas was administered into the combustion engine. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the non-transitory memory of the controller further includes executable instructions to compare the value for the at least one operating condition to an expected value for the at least one operating condition to determine whether the effective amount of EGR gas was administered into the combustion engine. 17. A method of operating an internal combustion engine, comprising: receiving, at a controller, a signal from at least one knock sensor coupled to a combustion engine, wherein the combustion engine is coupled to an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system;determining, via the controller, a value of at least one operating condition from the signal;estimating, via the controller, an amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine based at least on the value of the at least one operating condition; andgenerating, via the controller, a control signal for adjusting a position of an EGR valve of the EGR system to regulate an EGR flow rate based on the estimated amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine. 18. The method of claim 17, comprising comparing, via the controller, an estimated amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine to an expected amount of EGR gas in the combustion engine to determine whether an effective amount of EGR gas was administered into the combustion engine. 19. The method of claim 18, comprising comparing, via the controller, the value for the at least one operating condition to an expected value for the at least one operating condition to determine whether the effective amount of EGR gas was administered into the combustion engine.
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