Power plants – Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of... – Methods
Patent
1991-09-06
1993-07-06
Hart, Douglas
Power plants
Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...
Methods
60276, 60285, 123527, 123691, F01N 320
Patent
active
052243478
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for controlling and improving the air-fuel ratio of a gas engine by controlling the air-fuel ratio on an exhaust purifying apparatus such as a three way catalyst in use with the gas engine. The method involves the steps of modulating a vibrational drive current for driving a bypass value with waveforms such as rectangular wave, sinusoidal wave, triangular wave, etc., with predetermined periods and amplitudes, in response to signals transmitted from a main oxygen sensor and a pressure sensor. The main oxygen sensor being installed on an up-stream side relative to the three way catalyst interposed on an exhaust line of the gas engine, and the pressure sensor being installed on an intake line in communication with a mixer; detecting distortion of responded waveforms of signals transmitted from a sub oxygen sensor, which sensor is installed on a down-stream side of the three way catalyst; and controlling the drive current so as to remove the detected distortions, in order to help optimize the air-fuel ratio of the gas engine. The invention thus helps in optimizing control of the air-fuel ratio and helps in the purification efficiency of the gas engine exhaust.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4235204 (1980-11-01), Rice
patent: 4375796 (1983-03-01), Ohgami
patent: 4378773 (1983-04-01), Ohgami
Hishinuma Masakazu
Yakabe Hisataka
Hart Douglas
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
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