WO2014118889A1 - 内燃機関の制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine that controls the internal combustion engine in accordance with the output of an air-fuel ratio sensor.
- an exhaust purification catalyst having an oxygen storage capacity provided in the exhaust passage is used.
- the oxygen storage amount is an appropriate amount between the upper limit storage amount and the lower limit storage amount
- the exhaust purification catalyst having an oxygen storage capacity is an unburned gas (HC, CO, etc.) in the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst.
- NOx can be purified. That is, when an exhaust gas having an air-fuel ratio richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (hereinafter also referred to as “rich air-fuel ratio”) flows into the exhaust purification catalyst, unburned oxygen in the exhaust gas is absorbed by oxygen stored in the exhaust purification catalyst. The gas is oxidized and purified.
- an exhaust gas having an air-fuel ratio leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (hereinafter also referred to as “lean air-fuel ratio”) flows into the exhaust purification catalyst, oxygen in the exhaust gas is stored in the exhaust purification catalyst. As a result, an oxygen-deficient state occurs on the exhaust purification catalyst surface, and NOx in the exhaust gas is reduced and purified accordingly. As a result, the exhaust purification catalyst can purify the exhaust gas regardless of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst as long as the oxygen storage amount is an appropriate amount.
- an air-fuel ratio sensor is provided on the upstream side in the exhaust flow direction of the exhaust purification catalyst in order to maintain the oxygen storage amount in the exhaust purification catalyst at an appropriate amount, and downstream in the exhaust flow direction.
- An oxygen sensor is provided on the side.
- the control device uses these sensors to perform feedback control based on the output of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor so that the output of the air-fuel ratio sensor becomes a target value corresponding to the target air-fuel ratio.
- the target value of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor is corrected based on the output of the downstream oxygen sensor.
- the upstream side in the exhaust flow direction may be simply referred to as “upstream side”
- the downstream side in the exhaust flow direction may be simply referred to as “downstream side”.
- the target air-fuel ratio becomes the lean air-fuel ratio when the output voltage of the oxygen sensor tends to increase. Is done. Conversely, when the output voltage of the oxygen sensor tends to decrease, the target air-fuel ratio is made rich. According to Patent Document 1, it is possible to prevent the exhaust purification catalyst from being in an oxygen-deficient state or an oxygen-excess state.
- FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst and the concentrations of NOx and unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst.
- FIG. 2A shows the relationship between the oxygen storage amount and the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is a lean air-fuel ratio.
- FIG. 2B shows the oxygen storage amount and the concentration of unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is a rich air-fuel ratio. Show the relationship.
- the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst when the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst is small, there is a margin up to the maximum oxygen storage amount. Therefore, even if the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is a lean air-fuel ratio (that is, the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst contains NOx and oxygen), the oxygen in the exhaust gas is exhausted from the exhaust purification catalyst. And NOx is also reduced and purified. As a result, the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst contains almost no NOx.
- the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is a rich air-fuel ratio (that is, the exhaust gas includes unburned gas such as HC and CO), Oxygen stored in the purification catalyst is released. For this reason, the unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is oxidized and purified. As a result, as can be seen from FIG. 2B, the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst contains almost no unburned gas.
- the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst and the unburned gas concentration and NOx concentration in the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst have the relationship as described above.
- the control device described in Patent Document 1 when the output voltage of the downstream oxygen sensor is equal to or higher than the high threshold, that is, the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas detected by the downstream oxygen sensor (hereinafter referred to as “exhaust gas”).
- the target air-fuel ratio is switched to a predetermined lean air-fuel ratio (hereinafter referred to as “set lean air-fuel ratio”), and then the air-fuel ratio is determined. Fixed to.
- the output voltage of the downstream oxygen sensor is equal to or lower than the low threshold, that is, when the exhaust air / fuel ratio detected by the downstream oxygen sensor is equal to or higher than the upper limit air / fuel ratio corresponding to the low threshold, Is switched to a predetermined rich air-fuel ratio (hereinafter referred to as “set rich air-fuel ratio”), and thereafter, the air-fuel ratio is fixed.
- set rich air-fuel ratio a predetermined rich air-fuel ratio
- the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream oxygen sensor becomes equal to or lower than the lower limit air-fuel ratio corresponding to the high-side threshold, a certain amount of unburned gas flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst. For this reason, when the difference between the set lean air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, that is, the lean degree is set large, the outflow of unburned gas from the exhaust purification catalyst can be quickly suppressed.
- the lean degree of the set lean air-fuel ratio is set to be large, thereafter, the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst suddenly increases and the period until NOx flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst is shortened, and the NOx from the exhaust purification catalyst is reduced. When NO flows out, the amount of NOx outflow increases.
- the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst can be increased gradually, and therefore the time until NOx flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst can be lengthened. In addition, the amount of NOx flowing out when NOx flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst can be reduced.
- the lean degree of the set lean air-fuel ratio is set small, the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream oxygen sensor becomes equal to or lower than the lower limit air-fuel ratio, and the target air-fuel ratio is changed from the set rich air-fuel ratio to the set lean air-fuel ratio. When switched, it becomes impossible to quickly suppress the outflow of unburned gas from the exhaust purification catalyst.
- the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst decreases rapidly thereafter, and the period until the unburned gas flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst becomes short, and the exhaust purification catalyst As a result, the amount of unburned gas flowing out when unburned gas flows out increases.
- the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst can be gradually reduced, and thus the time until the unburned gas flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst can be lengthened. .
- the amount of unburned gas flowing out when unburned gas flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst can be reduced.
- the rich degree of the set rich air-fuel ratio is set small, the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream oxygen sensor becomes equal to or higher than the upper limit air-fuel ratio, and the target air-fuel ratio is changed from the set lean air-fuel ratio to the set rich air-fuel ratio. When switching, it becomes impossible to quickly suppress the outflow of NOx from the exhaust purification catalyst.
- control device described in Patent Document 1 uses an oxygen sensor on the downstream side of the exhaust purification catalyst in the exhaust flow direction.
- the relationship between the exhaust air-fuel ratio and the output voltage in the oxygen sensor is basically the relationship shown by the broken line in FIG. That is, the electromotive force changes greatly in the vicinity of the theoretical air-fuel ratio.
- the electromotive force increases.
- the exhaust air-fuel ratio becomes a lean air-fuel ratio
- the electromotive force decreases.
- the electromotive force varies depending on the direction of change of the air-fuel ratio even if the actual exhaust air-fuel ratio is the same because the reactivity of unburned gas, oxygen, etc. is low on the electrode of the sensor. It becomes.
- the oxygen sensor has hysteresis according to the direction of change of the exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- FIG. 3 shows such a state.
- the solid line A shows the relationship when the air-fuel ratio is changed from the rich side to the lean side
- the solid line B shows the relationship when the air-fuel ratio is changed from the lean side to the rich side. Each is shown.
- the rich air-fuel ratio is not reduced by the oxygen sensor until the actual exhaust air-fuel ratio changes from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to the rich side to some extent. Detected.
- the lean air-fuel ratio is detected by the oxygen sensor only after the actual exhaust air-fuel ratio changes from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to the lean side to some extent. That is, when the oxygen sensor is arranged on the downstream side, the responsiveness is low with respect to the actual exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- the target air-fuel ratio is switched to the rich air-fuel ratio after a certain amount of NOx flows out from the exhaust purification catalyst, and there is also a certain amount from the exhaust purification catalyst.
- the target air-fuel ratio is switched to the lean air-fuel ratio after the unburned gas has flowed out.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an internal combustion engine that can sufficiently reduce unburned gas and NOx flowing out from an exhaust purification catalyst.
- an exhaust purification catalyst that is disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and that can store oxygen, a downstream of the exhaust purification catalyst in the exhaust flow direction, and the above-described
- a downstream air-fuel ratio detection device that detects the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst, and controls the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst becomes the target air-fuel ratio
- the target air-fuel ratio is set to be greater than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio when the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device becomes a rich air-fuel ratio.
- the air-fuel ratio lean switching means for changing to a lean lean air-fuel ratio, and after the air-fuel ratio is changed by the air-fuel ratio lean switching means, are detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device.
- the target air-fuel ratio is changed from the lean set air-fuel ratio to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio rather than the lean set air-fuel ratio.
- the target air-fuel ratio is changed from the lean set air-fuel ratio to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio rather than the lean set air-fuel ratio.
- the rich degree reducing means changes the target air-fuel ratio from the rich set air-fuel ratio to the rich set air-fuel ratio when changing the target air-fuel ratio. Switching to a predetermined rich air-fuel ratio with a small difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in a stepwise manner.
- the lean degree reducing means is configured such that the exhaust air / fuel ratio detected by the downstream air / fuel ratio detecting device converges to the stoichiometric air / fuel ratio. Change the air-fuel ratio.
- the rich degree reducing means is configured to reduce the target value after the exhaust air / fuel ratio detected by the downstream air / fuel ratio detecting device has converged to the stoichiometric air / fuel ratio. Change the air-fuel ratio.
- the apparatus further comprises oxygen storage amount estimation means for estimating an oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst, and the lean degree reduction means includes the oxygen storage amount reduction means.
- the target air-fuel ratio is changed when the oxygen storage amount estimated by the amount estimating means becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined storage amount smaller than the maximum oxygen storage amount.
- the apparatus further comprises oxygen storage amount estimation means for estimating an oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst, and the rich degree reduction means includes the oxygen storage amount The target air-fuel ratio is changed when the oxygen storage amount estimated by the amount estimation means becomes equal to or less than a predetermined storage amount greater than zero.
- the upstream air-fuel ratio is arranged upstream of the exhaust purification catalyst in the exhaust flow direction and detects the exhaust air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst.
- the oxygen storage amount estimation means further comprises a detection device, wherein the oxygen storage amount estimation means is configured to control exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst based on the air-fuel ratio detected by the upstream air-fuel ratio detection device and the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine.
- the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow rate calculation means for calculating the flow rate of excess unburned gas or insufficient unburned gas when the air fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air fuel ratio, and the downstream air fuel ratio detection device. Based on the air-fuel ratio and the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine, the amount of unburned gas that is excessive or insufficient with respect to the case where the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the target air-fuel ratio is changed to a lean set air-fuel ratio by the air-fuel ratio lean switching means, and then the target air-fuel ratio is changed to the maximum rich air-fuel ratio by the air-fuel ratio rich switching means. Until the target air-fuel ratio is changed to a rich set air-fuel ratio by the air-fuel ratio rich switching means and the target air-fuel ratio is made lean by the air-fuel ratio lean switching means. Based on the integrated value calculated by the occlusion amount calculation means until the air-fuel ratio is changed to the set air-fuel ratio, the deviation of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas actually flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst with respect to the target air-fuel ratio is calculated.
- the apparatus further comprises learning value calculation means for calculating an air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value for correction, wherein the air-fuel ratio control device is calculated by the learning value calculation means. Based on the ratio deviation learning value, the air-fuel ratio lean switching means, the lean degree decrease means corrects the target air-fuel ratio set by the air-fuel ratio rich switching means and the degree of richness reducing means.
- the air-fuel ratio lean switching means is a rich air-fuel ratio in which the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the determined air-fuel ratio it is determined that the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device has become a rich air-fuel ratio, and the air-fuel ratio rich switching means is detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device.
- the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device is an air-fuel ratio sensor in which an applied voltage at which an output current becomes zero changes according to an exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- an applied voltage is applied so that the output current becomes zero, and the air-fuel ratio lean switching means has the exhaust air-fuel ratio rich when the output current becomes zero or less. Judge that the air-fuel ratio has been reached.
- the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device is an air-fuel ratio sensor in which an applied voltage at which an output current becomes zero changes according to the exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- an applied voltage is applied so that the output current becomes zero, and the air-fuel ratio rich switching means has the exhaust air-fuel ratio lean when the output current becomes zero or less. Judge that the air-fuel ratio has been reached.
- the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device is an air-fuel ratio sensor in which an applied voltage at which an output current becomes zero changes according to an exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- the air-fuel ratio sensor includes an applied voltage at which the output current is zero when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is the rich determination air-fuel ratio, and an application voltage at which the output current is zero when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is the lean determination air-fuel ratio. Voltage is applied alternately.
- the exhaust air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas that is disposed upstream of the exhaust purification catalyst in the exhaust flow direction and flows into the exhaust purification catalyst is detected.
- the apparatus further includes an upstream air-fuel ratio detection device, and the air-fuel ratio control device is supplied to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine so that the air-fuel ratio detected by the upstream air-fuel ratio detection device becomes the target air-fuel ratio. Control the amount of fuel or air.
- the upstream air-fuel ratio detection device and the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device are air-fuel ratio sensors in which the applied voltage at which the output current becomes zero changes according to the exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- the applied voltage in the upstream air-fuel ratio detection device is different from the applied voltage in the downstream air-fuel ratio detection device.
- the downstream side exhaust purification device that is disposed in the exhaust passage downstream of the downstream side air-fuel ratio detection device and is capable of storing oxygen.
- a catalyst is further provided.
- the control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention can sufficiently reduce unburned gas and NOx flowing out from the exhaust purification catalyst.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an internal combustion engine in which a control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is used.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst and the outflow amount of NOx or unburned gas.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the exhaust air-fuel ratio and the output voltage in the oxygen sensor.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the operation of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the sensor applied voltage and the output current in the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an internal combustion engine in which a control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is used.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst and the outflow amount of NOx or unburned gas.
- FIG. 3 is
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific circuit constituting the voltage application device and the current detection device.
- FIG. 8 is a time chart of the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst.
- FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the control device.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control routine for oxygen storage amount estimation control.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control routine for calculation control of the air-fuel ratio correction amount.
- FIG. 12 is a time chart of the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the relationship between the sensor applied voltage and the output current at each exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between the exhaust air-fuel ratio and the output current at each sensor applied voltage.
- FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the area indicated by XX in FIG.
- FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the area indicated by Y in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the relationship between the air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel ratio sensor and the output current.
- FIG. 18 is a time chart of the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an internal combustion engine in which a control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is used.
- 1 is an engine body
- 2 is a cylinder block
- 3 is a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder block
- 4 is a cylinder head fixed on the cylinder block
- 5 is a piston 3 and a cylinder head 4.
- a combustion chamber formed therebetween 6 is an intake valve
- 7 is an intake port
- 8 is an exhaust valve
- 9 is an exhaust port.
- the intake valve 6 opens and closes the intake port 7, and the exhaust valve 8 opens and closes the exhaust port 9.
- a spark plug 10 is disposed at the center of the inner wall surface of the cylinder head 4, and a fuel injection valve 11 is disposed around the inner wall surface of the cylinder head 4.
- the spark plug 10 is configured to generate a spark in response to the ignition signal.
- the fuel injection valve 11 injects a predetermined amount of fuel into the combustion chamber 5 according to the injection signal.
- the fuel injection valve 11 may be arranged so as to inject fuel into the intake port 7.
- gasoline having a theoretical air-fuel ratio of 14.6 in the exhaust purification catalyst is used as the fuel.
- the internal combustion engine of the present invention may use other fuels.
- the intake port 7 of each cylinder is connected to a surge tank 14 via a corresponding intake branch pipe 13, and the surge tank 14 is connected to an air cleaner 16 via an intake pipe 15.
- the intake port 7, the intake branch pipe 13, the surge tank 14, and the intake pipe 15 form an intake passage.
- a throttle valve 18 driven by a throttle valve drive actuator 17 is disposed in the intake pipe 15. The throttle valve 18 is rotated by a throttle valve drive actuator 17 so that the opening area of the intake passage can be changed.
- the exhaust port 9 of each cylinder is connected to an exhaust manifold 19.
- the exhaust manifold 19 has a plurality of branches connected to the exhaust ports 9 and a collective part in which these branches are assembled.
- a collecting portion of the exhaust manifold 19 is connected to an upstream casing 21 containing an upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the upstream casing 21 is connected to a downstream casing 23 containing a downstream exhaust purification catalyst 24 via an exhaust pipe 22.
- the exhaust port 9, the exhaust manifold 19, the upstream casing 21, the exhaust pipe 22, and the downstream casing 23 form an exhaust passage.
- the electronic control unit (ECU) 31 comprises a digital computer, and is connected to each other via a bidirectional bus 32, a RAM (random access memory) 33, a ROM (read only memory) 34, a CPU (microprocessor) 35, an input.
- a port 36 and an output port 37 are provided.
- An air flow meter 39 for detecting the flow rate of air flowing through the intake pipe 15 is disposed in the intake pipe 15, and the output of the air flow meter 39 is input to the input port 36 via the corresponding AD converter 38.
- an upstream air-fuel ratio sensor (upstream air-fuel ratio detection) that detects an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust manifold 19 (that is, exhaust gas flowing into the upstream-side exhaust purification catalyst 20) is provided at a collecting portion of the exhaust manifold 19.
- Device 40 is arranged in the exhaust pipe 22 in the exhaust pipe 22, the downstream side that detects the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas that flows in the exhaust pipe 22 (that is, the exhaust gas that flows out of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 and flows into the downstream side exhaust purification catalyst 24).
- An air-fuel ratio sensor (downstream air-fuel ratio detection device) 41 is arranged. The outputs of these air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 are also input to the input port 36 via the corresponding AD converter 38. The configuration of these air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 will be described later.
- a load sensor 43 that generates an output voltage proportional to the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal 42 is connected to the accelerator pedal 42, and the output voltage of the load sensor 43 is input to the input port 36 via the corresponding AD converter 38.
- the crank angle sensor 44 generates an output pulse every time the crankshaft rotates 15 degrees, and this output pulse is input to the input port 36.
- the CPU 35 calculates the engine speed from the output pulse of the crank angle sensor 44.
- the output port 37 is connected to the spark plug 10, the fuel injection valve 11, and the throttle valve drive actuator 17 via the corresponding drive circuit 45.
- the ECU 31 functions as an engine control device that controls the internal combustion engine based on outputs from various sensors and the like.
- the internal combustion engine which concerns on this embodiment is a non-supercharging internal combustion engine which uses gasoline as a fuel
- the structure of the internal combustion engine which concerns on this invention is not limited to the said structure.
- the internal combustion engine according to the present invention has the number of cylinders, cylinder arrangement, fuel injection mode, intake / exhaust system configuration, valve mechanism configuration, supercharger presence / absence, supercharging mode, etc. It may be different.
- the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 are three-way catalysts having an oxygen storage capacity. Specifically, the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 support a noble metal having a catalytic action (for example, platinum (Pt)) and a substance having an oxygen storage capacity (for example, ceria (CeO 2 )) on a ceramic support. It has been made. When the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 reach a predetermined activation temperature, the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 exhibit an oxygen storage capability in addition to the catalytic action of simultaneously purifying unburned gas (HC, CO, etc.) and nitrogen oxides (NOx).
- the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 are such that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (lean air-fuel ratio). Sometimes it stores oxygen in the exhaust gas. On the other hand, the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 release the oxygen stored in the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 when the air-fuel ratio of the inflowing exhaust gas is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (rich air-fuel ratio).
- the “air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas” means the ratio of the mass of fuel to the mass of air supplied until the exhaust gas is generated. Normally, combustion is performed when the exhaust gas is generated. It means the ratio of the mass of fuel to the mass of air supplied into the chamber 5.
- the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 have a catalytic action and an oxygen storage capacity, and thus have a NOx and unburned gas purification action according to the oxygen storage amount. That is, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 is a lean air-fuel ratio, the exhaust gas is exhausted by the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 when the oxygen storage amount is small. The oxygen inside is occluded and NOx is reduced and purified. Further, when the oxygen storage amount increases, the concentrations of oxygen and NOx in the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 abruptly increase with the upper limit storage amount Cuplim as a boundary.
- the exhaust purification catalysts 20, 24 store the oxygen when the oxygen storage amount is large. The released oxygen is released and the unburned gas in the exhaust gas is oxidized and purified. Further, when the oxygen storage amount decreases, the concentration of unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 rapidly increases with the lower limit storage amount Clowlim as a boundary.
- exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 used in the present embodiment, NOx and unburned in the exhaust gas according to the air-fuel ratio and oxygen storage amount of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24. Gas purification characteristics change.
- the exhaust purification catalysts 20 and 24 may be different from the three-way catalyst as long as they have a catalytic action and an oxygen storage capacity.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41.
- the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 in the present embodiment are one-cell air-fuel ratio sensors each having one cell composed of a solid electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes.
- the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 include a solid electrolyte layer 51, an exhaust side electrode (first electrode) 52 disposed on one side surface of the solid electrolyte layer 51, and the solid electrolyte layer 51.
- An atmosphere side electrode (second electrode) 53 disposed on the other side surface of the gas, a diffusion rate controlling layer 54 for controlling the diffusion rate of exhaust gas passing through, and a catalyst layer 55 for reacting oxygen and unburned gas in the exhaust gas.
- a heater unit 56 that heats the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41.
- a diffusion rate controlling layer 54 is provided on one side surface of the solid electrolyte layer 51, and a catalyst layer 55 is provided on the side surface of the diffusion rate controlling layer 54 opposite to the side surface on the solid electrolyte layer 51 side.
- a measured gas chamber 57 is formed between the solid electrolyte layer 51 and the diffusion-controlling layer 54.
- a gas to be detected by the air-fuel ratio sensors 40, 41, that is, exhaust gas, is introduced into the measured gas chamber 57 through the diffusion rate controlling layer 54.
- the exhaust side electrode 52 is disposed in the measured gas chamber 57, and therefore, the exhaust side electrode 52 is exposed to the exhaust gas through the diffusion rate controlling layer 54.
- the gas chamber 57 to be measured is not necessarily provided, and may be configured such that the diffusion-controlling layer 54 is in direct contact with the surface of the exhaust-side electrode 52.
- a heater portion 56 is provided on the other side surface of the solid electrolyte layer 51.
- a reference gas chamber 58 is formed between the solid electrolyte layer 51 and the heater portion 56, and the reference gas is introduced into the reference gas chamber 58.
- the reference gas chamber 58 is open to the atmosphere, and therefore the atmosphere is introduced into the reference gas chamber 58 as the reference gas.
- the atmosphere side electrode 53 is disposed in the reference gas chamber 58, and therefore, the atmosphere side electrode 53 is exposed to the reference gas (reference atmosphere). In the present embodiment, since the atmosphere is used as the reference gas, the atmosphere side electrode 53 is exposed to the atmosphere.
- the heater unit 56 is provided with a plurality of heaters 59, and the heaters 59 can control the temperature of the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41, particularly the temperature of the solid electrolyte layer 51.
- the heater unit 56 has a heat generation capacity sufficient to heat the solid electrolyte layer 51 until it is activated.
- the solid electrolyte layer 51 is an oxygen ion conductive oxide in which ZrO 2 (zirconia), HfO 2 , ThO 2 , Bi 2 O 3, etc. are distributed with CaO, MgO, Y 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3, etc. as stabilizers.
- the sintered body is formed.
- the diffusion control layer 54 is formed of a porous sintered body of a heat-resistant inorganic substance such as alumina, magnesia, silica, spinel, mullite or the like.
- the electrodes 52 and 53 are made of a noble metal having high catalytic activity such as platinum.
- a sensor application voltage Vr is applied between the exhaust side electrode 52 and the atmosphere side electrode 53 by the voltage application device 60 mounted on the ECU 31.
- the ECU 31 is provided with a current detection device 61 that detects a current (output current) flowing between the electrodes 52 and 53 via the solid electrolyte layer 51 when the sensor application voltage Vr is applied by the voltage application device 60. It is done.
- the current detected by the current detector 61 is the output current of the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the operation of the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41.
- the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 are arranged so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the catalyst layer 55 and the diffusion-controlling layer 54 are exposed to the exhaust gas. Air is introduced into the reference gas chamber 58 of the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41.
- the solid electrolyte layer 51 is formed of a sintered body of an oxygen ion conductive oxide. Therefore, when a difference in oxygen concentration occurs between both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 in a state activated by high temperature, an electromotive force E that attempts to move oxygen ions from the high concentration side surface to the low concentration side surface. Has a property (oxygen battery characteristics).
- oxygen ions move so that an oxygen concentration ratio is generated between both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer according to the potential difference.
- Characteristics oxygen pump characteristics. Specifically, when a potential difference is applied between both side surfaces, the oxygen concentration on the side surface provided with positive polarity is a ratio corresponding to the potential difference with respect to the oxygen concentration on the side surface provided with negative polarity. The movement of oxygen ions is caused to increase. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41, a constant value is provided between the electrodes 52 and 53 so that the atmosphere side electrode 53 is positive and the exhaust side electrode 52 is negative. A sensor applied voltage Vr is applied. In the present embodiment, the sensor applied voltage Vr in the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 is the same voltage.
- the ratio of oxygen concentration between both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 is not so large.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is set to an appropriate value, the actual oxygen concentration ratio becomes smaller between the both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 than the oxygen concentration ratio corresponding to the sensor applied voltage Vr. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the oxygen concentration ratio between the both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 increases from the exhaust side electrode 52 to the atmosphere so as to increase toward the oxygen concentration ratio corresponding to the sensor applied voltage Vr. Oxygen ions move toward the side electrode 53. As a result, a current flows from the positive electrode of the voltage application device 60 that applies the sensor application voltage Vr to the negative electrode of the voltage application device 60 via the atmosphere side electrode 53, the solid electrolyte layer 51, and the exhaust side electrode 52.
- the magnitude of the current (output current) Ir flowing at this time is the amount of oxygen flowing into the measured gas chamber 57 from the exhaust gas through the diffusion rate controlling layer 54 if the sensor applied voltage Vr is set to an appropriate value. Is proportional to Therefore, by detecting the magnitude of the current Ir by the current detector 61, it is possible to know the oxygen concentration and thus the air-fuel ratio in the lean region.
- the exhaust gas is exhausted from the atmosphere side electrode 53 so that the oxygen concentration ratio between both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 decreases toward the oxygen concentration ratio corresponding to the sensor applied voltage Vr.
- Oxygen ions move toward the side electrode 52.
- a current flows from the atmosphere side electrode 53 to the exhaust side electrode 52 through the voltage application device 60 that applies the sensor application voltage Vr.
- the magnitude of the current (output current) Ir flowing at this time is that of oxygen ions that can be moved from the atmosphere side electrode 53 to the exhaust side electrode 52 in the solid electrolyte layer 51 if the sensor applied voltage Vr is set to an appropriate value. It depends on the flow rate.
- the oxygen ions react (combust) on the exhaust-side electrode 52 with the unburned gas that flows into the measured gas chamber 57 from the exhaust gas through the diffusion-controlling layer 54 by diffusion. Therefore, the moving flow rate of oxygen ions corresponds to the concentration of unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing into the measured gas chamber 57. Therefore, by detecting the magnitude of the current Ir by the current detection device 61, it is possible to know the unburned gas concentration and thus the air-fuel ratio in the rich region.
- the exhaust air-fuel ratio around the air-fuel ratio sensors 40, 41 is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio
- the amount of oxygen and unburned gas flowing into the measured gas chamber 57 is the chemical equivalent ratio.
- both of them are completely combusted by the catalytic action of the exhaust side electrode 52, and the concentration of oxygen and unburned gas in the measured gas chamber 57 does not change.
- the oxygen concentration ratio between the both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 is not changed and is maintained as the oxygen concentration ratio corresponding to the sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the movement of oxygen ions due to the oxygen pump characteristics does not occur, and as a result, no current flows through the circuit.
- the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 configured and operated in this manner have the output characteristics shown in FIG. That is, in the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41, the output current Ir of the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 increases as the exhaust air-fuel ratio increases (that is, as the exhaust air-fuel ratio becomes leaner). In addition, the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 are configured such that the output current Ir becomes zero when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- FIG. 7 shows an example of a specific circuit constituting the voltage application device 60 and the current detection device 61.
- E is an electromotive force generated by oxygen battery characteristics
- Ri is an internal resistance of the solid electrolyte layer 51
- Vs is a potential difference between the electrodes 52 and 53.
- the voltage application device 60 basically performs negative feedback control so that the electromotive force E generated by the oxygen battery characteristics matches the sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the voltage application device 60 becomes the sensor applied voltage Vr. Negative feedback control is performed.
- the oxygen concentration ratio between the both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 is determined by sensor application.
- the oxygen concentration ratio corresponds to the voltage Vr.
- the electromotive force E coincides with the sensor applied voltage Vr, and the potential difference Vs between the electrodes 52 and 53 is also the sensor applied voltage Vr. As a result, the current Ir does not flow.
- the electromotive force E has a value different from the sensor applied voltage Vr. Therefore, by negative feedback control, a potential difference Vs is applied between the electrodes 52 and 53 in order to move oxygen ions between both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 so that the electromotive force E matches the sensor applied voltage Vr. The And current Ir flows with the movement of oxygen ions at this time. As a result, the electromotive force E converges on the sensor applied voltage Vr, and when the electromotive force E converges on the sensor applied voltage Vr, the potential difference Vs eventually converges on the sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the voltage application device 60 substantially applies the sensor application voltage Vr between the electrodes 52 and 53.
- the electric circuit of the voltage application device 60 does not necessarily have to be as shown in FIG. 7. Any device can be used as long as the sensor application voltage Vr can be substantially applied between the electrodes 52 and 53. It may be.
- the current detector 61 is actually a current rather than detecting, and calculates the current from the voltage E 0 by detecting the voltage E 0.
- E 0 can be expressed as the following formula (1).
- E 0 Vr + V 0 + IrR (1)
- V 0 is an offset voltage (a voltage to be applied so that E 0 does not become a negative value, for example, 3 V)
- R is a resistance value shown in FIG.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr, the offset voltage V 0 and the resistance value R are constant, so that the voltage E 0 changes according to the current Ir. Therefore, if the voltage E 0 is detected, the current Ir can be calculated from the voltage E 0 .
- the current detection device 61 substantially detects the current Ir flowing between the electrodes 52 and 53.
- the electric circuit of the current detection device 61 does not necessarily have to be as shown in FIG. 7, and any device can be used as long as the current Ir flowing between the electrodes 52 and 53 can be detected. Good.
- the target air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is set based on the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 and the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. . Specifically, when the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes equal to or less than the rich determination reference value Irrich, the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes the rich air-fuel ratio. To be judged. In this case, the target air-fuel ratio is made the lean set air-fuel ratio by the lean switching means, and is maintained at that air-fuel ratio.
- the rich determination reference value Irrich is a value corresponding to a predetermined rich determination air-fuel ratio (for example, 14.55) that is slightly richer than the theoretical air-fuel ratio.
- the lean set air-fuel ratio is a predetermined air-fuel ratio that is somewhat leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and is, for example, 14.65 to 20, preferably 14.68 to 18, and more preferably 14.7. About 16 or so.
- the target air-fuel ratio is weakened by the lean degree reducing means.
- the lean set air-fuel ratio is switched to (the oxygen storage amount at this time is referred to as “lean degree change reference storage amount”).
- the weak lean air-fuel ratio is a lean air-fuel ratio that has a smaller difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio than the lean air-fuel ratio, and is, for example, 14.62 to 15.7, preferably 14.63 to 15.2, more preferably It is about 14.65 to 14.9.
- the lean degree change reference storage amount is the storage amount whose difference from zero is the predetermined change reference difference ⁇ .
- the lean determination reference value Irlean is a value corresponding to a predetermined lean determination air-fuel ratio (for example, 14.65) that is slightly leaner than the theoretical air-fuel ratio.
- the rich set air-fuel ratio is a predetermined air-fuel ratio that is somewhat richer than the theoretical air-fuel ratio, and is, for example, 10 to 14.55, preferably 12 to 14.52, more preferably 13 to 14. .5 or so.
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 reaches a predetermined storage amount smaller than the maximum storage amount with the target air-fuel ratio set to the rich set air-fuel ratio
- the target air-fuel ratio is reduced by the rich degree reducing means.
- the weak rich set air-fuel ratio is a rich air-fuel ratio having a smaller difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio than the rich set air-fuel ratio. It is about 3 to 14.55.
- the rich degree change reference storage amount is the storage amount whose difference from the maximum oxygen storage amount is the predetermined change reference difference ⁇ .
- the target air-fuel ratio is set to the lean set air-fuel ratio, and then the oxygen storage amount OSAsc is to some extent. If it increases, it is set to a weak lean set air-fuel ratio. Thereafter, when the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes equal to or greater than the lean determination reference value Irlean, first, the target air-fuel ratio is set to the rich set air-fuel ratio, and then, when the oxygen storage amount OSAsc decreases to some extent, it is weakly rich. The set air-fuel ratio is set, and the same operation is repeated.
- the rich determination air-fuel ratio and the lean determination air-fuel ratio are air-fuel ratios within 1%, preferably within 0.5%, more preferably within 0.35% of the theoretical air-fuel ratio. Therefore, the difference between the rich determination air-fuel ratio and the lean determination air-fuel ratio from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is 0.15 or less, preferably 0.00.073 or less, more preferably 0 when the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is 14.6. .051 or less. Further, the difference between the target air-fuel ratio (for example, the weak rich set air-fuel ratio and the lean set air-fuel ratio) from the theoretical air-fuel ratio is set to be larger than the reference difference.
- the target air-fuel ratio for example, the weak rich set air-fuel ratio and the lean set air-fuel ratio
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is estimated by the oxygen storage amount estimation means.
- the oxygen occlusion amount estimating means is based on the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine calculated based on the air-fuel ratio detected by the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40, the output value of the air flow meter 39, and the like.
- the flow of excess or insufficient unburned gas when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is made to be the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio by the calculating means (hereinafter referred to as “inflow unburned gas”).
- the excess / deficiency flow rate ⁇ Qcor ” is calculated.
- the inflowing unburned gas excess / deficiency flow rate calculating means is included in the exhaust gas when it is assumed that oxygen and unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 have completely reacted.
- the flow rate of the unburned gas or the flow rate of the unburned gas necessary for burning the oxygen contained in the exhaust gas is calculated.
- the inflowing unburned gas excess / deficiency flow rate calculating means calculates the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine calculated based on the air flow meter 39 and the air-fuel ratio theoretical air-fuel ratio detected by the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40. On the basis of the difference from the above, the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor is calculated.
- the oxygen occlusion amount estimating means is configured to detect the amount of unburned unburned gas excess based on the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine calculated based on the air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41, the output of the air flow meter 39, and the like.
- the flow rate of unburned gas that becomes excessive or insufficient when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is made to be the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio by the insufficient flow rate calculation means (hereinafter referred to as “outflow unflowed”).
- the fuel gas excess / deficiency flow rate ⁇ Qsc is calculated.
- the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow rate calculation means assumes that oxygen, unburned gas, etc. in the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 are completely reacted,
- the flow rate of the unburned gas contained or the flow rate of the unburned gas necessary for burning the oxygen contained in the exhaust gas is calculated.
- the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow rate calculation means calculates the intake air amount of the internal combustion engine calculated based on the air flow meter 39 and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41. On the basis of the difference to the above, the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is calculated.
- the flow rate difference corresponds to the flow rate of unburned gas burned and removed by the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 or the flow rate of oxygen stored in the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. Therefore, since the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is proportional to the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20, the oxygen storage amount can be accurately estimated based on the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc.
- the oxygen storage amount estimation means described above is based on the excess / deficiency flow rate of unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20 or the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- An oxygen storage amount OSAsc of 20 is estimated. However, even if the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is estimated based on the excess / deficiency flow rate of oxygen in the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 or the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. Good.
- the oxygen excess / deficiency flow rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of fuel supplied from the fuel injection valve 11 into the combustion chamber 5 by the difference between the air-fuel ratio detected by the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the ECU 31 performs air / fuel ratio lean switching means, lean degree reducing means, air / fuel ratio rich switching means, rich degree reducing means, inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow calculation means, outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow calculation means, and occlusion amount calculation. It can be said that it has means.
- FIG. 8 shows the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20, the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41, and the air-fuel ratio correction when the air-fuel ratio control is performed in the control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a time chart of an amount AFC, an output current Irup of an upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40, an inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor, an outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc, a flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc, and an air-fuel ratio deviation learning value gk .
- the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 becomes zero when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and the exhaust gas empty A negative value is obtained when the fuel ratio is a rich air-fuel ratio, and a positive value is obtained when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is a lean air-fuel ratio.
- the absolute value of the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 increases as the difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio increases. The value increases.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 also changes in the same manner as the output current Irup of the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 40 according to the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is a correction amount related to the target air-fuel ratio. When the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is 0, the target air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. When the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is a positive value, the target air-fuel ratio is a lean air-fuel ratio, and the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is a negative value. In some cases, the target air-fuel ratio becomes a rich air-fuel ratio.
- the air-fuel ratio deviation learning value AFgk is obtained when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas actually flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is deviated from the target air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. In addition, it is used to correct this deviation. Specifically, when the actual exhaust air-fuel ratio deviates from the target air-fuel ratio, the air-fuel ratio deviation learning value AFgk is updated according to the deviation, and the target air-fuel ratio after the next time is updated. It is set in consideration of the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC of the target air-fuel ratio is set to the weak rich set correction amount AFCsrich.
- the weak rich set correction amount AFCsrich is a value corresponding to the weak rich set air-fuel ratio, and is a value smaller than zero. Therefore, the target air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is set to a rich air-fuel ratio, and accordingly, the output current Irup of the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 40 becomes a negative value. Since the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 contains unburned gas, the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually decreases.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor becomes substantially 0 (corresponding to the theoretical air-fuel ratio).
- the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 contains a small amount of unburned gas, the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor is a positive value, that is, the unburned gas is excessive. .
- the unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is oxidized and purified by oxygen stored in the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is substantially zero.
- the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc gradually increases, which indicates that the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is gradually decreasing.
- the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk is a positive value before time t 1 .
- the value obtained by shifting the air-fuel ratio correction quantity AFC lean (AFC + AFgk) is set as the target air-fuel ratio.
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually decreases, the oxygen storage amount OSAsc decreases beyond the lower limit storage amount (see Crowlim in FIG. 2).
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc decreases below the lower limit storage amount, a part of the unburned gas that has flowed into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 flows out without being purified by the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. Therefore, immediately before time t 1 in FIG. 8, the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 gradually decreases as the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 decreases.
- the unburned gas contained in the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is oxidized and purified by the downstream side exhaust purification catalyst 24.
- the output current of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is increased.
- the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc calculated based on Irdwn increases.
- the absolute value of the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is greater than the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor. Therefore, the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc gradually increases at this time as well. This indicates that the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually decreases at this time as well.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is gradually decreased, reaches the rich determination reference value Irrich corresponding to rich determination air-fuel ratio at time t 1.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is made lean so as to suppress the decrease in the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. It is switched to the set correction amount AFCgreen.
- the lean set correction amount AFCgreen is a value corresponding to the lean set air-fuel ratio, and is a value larger than zero.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is switched. This is because even if the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is sufficient, the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 may slightly deviate from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. is there.
- the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 has decreased beyond the lower limit storage amount. Therefore, even if there is actually a sufficient oxygen storage amount, it may be determined that the oxygen storage amount OSAsc has decreased beyond the lower limit storage amount. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is determined that the oxygen storage amount has decreased beyond the lower limit storage amount only after the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 reaches the rich determination air-fuel ratio.
- the rich determination air-fuel ratio is such that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 hardly reaches when the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is sufficient.
- the fuel ratio is set. The same applies to the lean determination air-fuel ratio described later.
- the output current Irup of the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 40 becomes a positive value and the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc begins to increase. Further, since the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 contains a large amount of oxygen, the inflowing unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor is a negative value, that is, the unburned gas is insufficient.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 decreases. This is because there is a delay from when the target air-fuel ratio is switched until the exhaust gas reaches the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20, and the unburned gas still flows out of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. Accordingly, the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc calculated based on the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is a positive value.
- the unburned gas flow rate in the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is small, the absolute value of the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is larger than the absolute value of the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor. it is small, and therefore the time t 2 flow rate difference accumulated value ⁇ Qsc in after has been gradually reduced. This indicates that the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually increases at this time.
- the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is reset to zero at time t 1 .
- the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is integrated based on when the target air-fuel ratio is switched from the rich air-fuel ratio to the lean air-fuel ratio or when the lean air-fuel ratio is switched to the rich air-fuel ratio. Because it is.
- the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk is updated at time t 1 .
- the air-fuel ratio deviation learning value AFgk is updated based on the following equation (2) by adding a value obtained by multiplying the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc just before time t 1 by a predetermined coefficient C to the previous value. (Note that i in equation (2) represents the number of updates).
- AFgk (i) AFgk (i ⁇ 1) + C ⁇ ⁇ Qsc (2)
- the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 changes to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and the output of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41
- the current Irdwn also converges to zero. Therefore, the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is equal to or greater than the rich determination reference value Irrich at time t 2 later. Also during this time, the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC of the target air-fuel ratio is maintained at the lean set correction amount AFCgreen, and the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 is maintained at a positive value.
- the upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20 When increase of the oxygen storage amount OSAsc the upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20 continues to reach the degree of leanness change reference occlusion amount Clean at time t 3, this time, the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc reaches the lean degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qsclean To do.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to be lean to reduce the increase rate of the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the correction amount is switched to AFCslen.
- the weak lean set correction amount AFCslen is a value corresponding to the weak lean set air-fuel ratio, and is a value smaller than AFCgreen and larger than zero.
- the target air-fuel ratio is switched to the slightly lean set air-fuel ratio at time t 3 , the difference between the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is also reduced.
- the value of the output current Irup of the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 40 becomes smaller and the increasing speed of the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 decreases.
- the absolute value of the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor decreases.
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually increases although its increase rate is slow.
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually increases, the oxygen storage amount OSAsc increases beyond the upper limit storage amount (see Cuplim in FIG. 2).
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc increases beyond the upper limit storage amount, part of the oxygen that flows into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 flows out without being stored in the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is gradually increased. Note that NOx is not reduced or purified as part of the oxygen is not occluded in the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20, but this NOx is reduced and purified by the downstream side exhaust purification catalyst 24.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes The outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc calculated based on this decreases.
- the absolute value of the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is smaller than the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor, Therefore, the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc gradually decreases also at this time. This indicates that the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is gradually increasing also at this time.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is gradually increased, at time t 4 reaches the lean determination reference value Irlean corresponding to lean determination air-fuel ratio.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to be rich so as to suppress an increase in the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the correction amount is switched to AFCgrich.
- the rich set correction amount AFCgrich is a value corresponding to the rich set air-fuel ratio, and is a value smaller than zero.
- the output current Irup of the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 40 becomes a negative value and the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc begins to decrease. Further, since the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 contains a large amount of unburned gas, the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor is a positive value, that is, the unburned gas is excessive. .
- the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is reset to zero, and at the same time, the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk is updated.
- the update of the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk is based on the above equation (2), and the value obtained by multiplying the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc just before time t 4 by a predetermined coefficient C is added to the value so far. Is done by doing.
- the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 changes to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and the output of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41
- the current Irdwn also converges to zero. Therefore, the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is equal to or less than the lean determination reference value Irlean in after time t 5.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC of the target air-fuel ratio is maintained at the rich set correction amount AFCgrich, and the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 is maintained at a negative value.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to be slightly rich so as to slow down the decrease rate of the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the correction amount is switched to AFCsrich.
- the weak rich set correction amount AFCsrich is a value corresponding to the weak rich set air-fuel ratio, and is a value larger than AFCgrich and smaller than 0.
- the unburned gas in the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is oxidized and purified by the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. For this reason, not only the amount of oxygen and NOx discharged from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20, but also the amount of unburned gas discharged is suppressed. Therefore, the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is substantially zero. As a result, the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc gradually increases, which indicates that the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is gradually decreasing.
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 gradually decreases although its decrease rate is slow, and as a result, unburned gas flows out of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 reaches the rich determination reference value Irrich. Thereafter, an operation similar to the operation at times t 1 to t 6 is repeated.
- the target air-fuel ratio is a rich air-fuel ratio immediately after being changed from the rich air-fuel ratio to the lean air-fuel ratio, and the target air-fuel ratio at time t 4 from the lean air-fuel ratio at time t 1 Immediately after the change to, the difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is made large (that is, the rich degree or lean degree is made large). Therefore, the unburned gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 at the time t 1 and the NOx flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 at the time t 4 can be rapidly reduced. Therefore, the outflow of unburned gas and NOx from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 can be suppressed.
- the target air-fuel ratio is switched to the weak lean set air-fuel ratio at time t3.
- the target air-fuel ratio is switched to the weak lean set air-fuel ratio at time t3.
- the outflow amount of NOx and unburned gas from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 per unit time can be reduced. Further, according to the above air-fuel ratio control, when NOx flows out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 at time t 4 , the outflow amount can be suppressed to be small. Therefore, the outflow of NOx from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 can be suppressed.
- the target air-fuel ratio control of the present embodiment after setting the target air-fuel ratio to a rich set air-fuel ratio at time t 4, it stops the outflow of NOx (oxygen) from the upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20 and the upstream side from reduced oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the exhaust purification catalyst 20 to some extent, the target air-fuel ratio is switched to the weak rich set air-fuel ratio at time t 6.
- the oxygen storage amount of the upstream exhaust purification catalyst 20 The decrease rate of OSAsc can be slowed down.
- an air-fuel ratio sensor 41 having the configuration shown in FIG. 4 is used as a sensor for detecting the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas on the downstream side.
- the air-fuel ratio sensor 41 does not have hysteresis according to the direction of change of the exhaust air-fuel ratio as shown in FIG. Therefore, the air-fuel ratio sensor 41 has high responsiveness to the actual exhaust air-fuel ratio, and can quickly detect the outflow of unburned gas and oxygen (and NOx) from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20. . Therefore, also according to this embodiment, the outflow of unburned gas and NOx (and oxygen) from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 can be suppressed.
- the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 repeatedly changes up and down between near zero and near the maximum oxygen storage amount. For this reason, the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 can be maintained as high as possible.
- FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram
- the control device in the present embodiment is configured to include the functional blocks A1 to A11.
- each functional block will be described with reference to FIG.
- the in-cylinder intake air amount calculation means A1 is a map stored in the ROM 34 of the ECU 31 and the intake air flow rate Ga measured by the air flow meter 39, the engine speed NE calculated based on the output of the crank angle sensor 44, and the ECU 31.
- the intake air amount Mc to each cylinder is calculated based on the calculation formula.
- the basic fuel injection amount calculation means A2 divides the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc calculated by the in-cylinder intake air amount calculation means A1 by the target air-fuel ratio AFT calculated by the target air-fuel ratio setting means A6 described later.
- An injection instruction is issued to the fuel injection valve 11 so that the fuel of the fuel injection amount Qi calculated in this way is injected from the fuel injection valve 11.
- oxygen storage amount calculating means A4 learning value estimating means A5
- basic target air-fuel ratio calculating means A6 target air-fuel ratio correction amount calculating means A7
- target air-fuel ratio setting means A8 target air-fuel ratio setting means A8
- the oxygen storage amount calculation means A4 is based on the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc calculated by the in-cylinder intake air amount calculation means A1, the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40, and the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41.
- the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is calculated as a value representing the oxygen storage amount of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- the learning value calculation means A5 calculates the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk based on the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc calculated by the oxygen storage amount calculation means A4.
- the oxygen storage amount calculation means A4 and the learning value calculation means A5 calculate the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc and the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control routine for calculation control of the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc and the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk.
- the illustrated control routine is performed by interruption at regular time intervals.
- a target air-fuel ratio correction amount calculation means A7 described later determines whether or not the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC has been changed from positive to negative or from negative to positive. That is, in step S11, it is determined whether or not the target air-fuel ratio has been switched from rich to lean or from lean to rich.
- step S12 the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc calculated by the in-cylinder intake air amount calculation means A1, the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40, and the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 are acquired.
- the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc is acquired not only for the current in-cylinder intake air amount Mc but also for the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc in the past plural cycles.
- step S13 the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc before the number of cycles corresponding to the delay from when the intake gas is taken into the combustion chamber 5 until the gas reaches the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40, and the upstream side.
- step S14 the in-cylinder intake air amount Mc and the downstream air-fuel ratio are the number of cycles before the number of cycles corresponding to the delay from when the intake gas is taken into the combustion chamber 5 until the gas reaches the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41.
- An outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc is calculated based on the output current Irdwn of the sensor.
- step S15 based on the inflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qcor calculated in step S13 and the outflow unburned gas excess / deficiency flow ⁇ Qsc calculated in step S14, the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is calculated by the following equation (3). Is calculated.
- k represents the number of calculations.
- ⁇ Qsc (k) ⁇ Qsc (k ⁇ 1) + ⁇ Qcor ⁇ Qsc (3)
- step S11 determines whether the sign of the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC has been changed, that is, if it is determined that the target air-fuel ratio has been switched from rich to lean or from lean to rich.
- step S16 the air-fuel ratio deviation amount learning value AFgk is updated by the above equation (2).
- step S17 the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is reset to 0, and the control routine is ended.
- the basic target air-fuel ratio calculating means A6 a value obtained by adding the air-fuel ratio deviation learning value AFgk to the base air-fuel ratio (theoretical air-fuel ratio in this embodiment) AFB that is the center of the air-fuel ratio control is obtained. Calculated as the basic target air-fuel ratio AFR.
- the basic target air-fuel ratio AFB has the same value as the base air-fuel ratio when the target air-fuel ratio and the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas actually flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 always coincide.
- the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC of the target air-fuel ratio is calculated based on the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc calculated by the oxygen storage amount calculation means A4 and the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41. Is calculated. Specifically, the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control routine for calculation control of the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC.
- the illustrated control routine is performed by interruption at regular time intervals.
- step S21 it is determined whether or not the rich flag Fr is set to 1.
- the rich flag Fr is set to 1 when the target air-fuel ratio is set to a rich air-fuel ratio (that is, a weak rich set air-fuel ratio or a rich set air-fuel ratio), and a lean air-fuel ratio (that is, a weak lean set air-fuel ratio or a lean set air-fuel ratio). ) Is a flag set to 0 when set.
- step S21 if the rich flag Fr is set to 0, that is, if it is determined that the target air-fuel ratio is set to the lean air-fuel ratio, the process proceeds to step S22.
- step S22 it is determined whether or not the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is smaller than the lean determination reference value Irlean.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is It is determined that the value is smaller than the lean determination reference value Irlean, and the process proceeds to step S23.
- step S23 it is determined whether or not the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is larger than the lean degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscreen.
- step S24 Proceed to In step S24, the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to the lean set correction amount AFCglan, and the control routine is ended.
- step S23 the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc becomes the lean degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscreen. it is determined to be equal to or less than the flow proceeds to step S25 (corresponding to time t 3 in FIG. 8).
- step S25 the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to the weak lean set correction amount AFCslen, and the control routine is ended.
- step S22 the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is step S22. It is determined that is lean determination reference value Irlean above, the process proceeds to step S26 (corresponding to time t 4 in FIG. 8).
- step S26 the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to the rich set correction amount AFCgrich.
- step S27 the rich flag Fr is set to 1, and the control routine is ended.
- step S28 it is determined whether or not the output current Irdwn of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is larger than the rich determination reference value Irrich. If the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is small and the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 contains almost no unburned gas, the output current of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 It is determined that Irdwn is smaller than the rich determination reference value Irrich, and the process proceeds to step S29.
- step S29 it is determined whether or not the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is smaller than the rich degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscrich. If the oxygen storage amount OSAsc of the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is large and the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc is smaller than the rich degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscrich (that is, times t 4 to t 6 in FIG. 8), step S30 Proceed to In step S30, the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to the rich set correction amount AFCgrich, and the control routine is ended.
- step S29 the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc becomes the rich degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscrich. is determined to be equal to or greater than, the flow proceeds to step S31 (corresponding to time t 6 in FIG. 8).
- step S31 the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to the weak rich set correction amount AFCsrich, and the control routine is ended.
- step S28 the output of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is output in step S28 in the next control routine. It is determined that the current Irdwn is equal to or less than the rich determination reference value Irrich, and the process proceeds to step S32 (corresponding to time t 1 in FIG. 8).
- step S32 the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is set to the lean set correction amount AFCgreen.
- step S33 the rich flag Fr is set to 0, and the control routine is ended.
- the target air-fuel ratio setting means A8 adds the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC calculated by the target air-fuel ratio correction amount calculation means A7 to the basic target air-fuel ratio AFR calculated by the basic target air-fuel ratio calculation means A6.
- An air-fuel ratio AFT is calculated. Therefore, the target air-fuel ratio AFT is slightly richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the rich rich set air-fuel ratio (when the air-fuel ratio correction amount AFC is the weak rich set correction amount AFCsrich), the rich that is considerably richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the numerical value conversion means A9 is a map or calculation formula (for example, a map as shown in FIG. 6) that defines the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 and the relationship between the output current Irup of the air-fuel ratio sensor 40 and the air-fuel ratio. ) To calculate the upstream side exhaust air-fuel ratio AFup. Therefore, the upstream side exhaust air-fuel ratio AFup corresponds to the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20.
- This air-fuel ratio difference DAF is a value that represents the excess or deficiency of the fuel supply amount with respect to the target air-fuel ratio AFT.
- the F / B correction amount calculation means A11 supplies fuel based on the following equation (4) by subjecting the air-fuel ratio difference DAF calculated by the air-fuel ratio difference calculation means A10 to proportional / integral / derivative processing (PID processing).
- PID processing proportional / integral / derivative processing
- An F / B correction amount DFi for compensating for the excess or deficiency of the amount is calculated.
- the F / B correction amount DFi calculated in this way is input to the fuel injection amount calculation means A3.
- DFi Kp / DAF + Ki / SDAF + Kd / DDAF (4)
- Kp is a preset proportional gain (proportional constant)
- Ki is a preset integral gain (integral constant)
- Kd is a preset differential gain (differential constant).
- DDAF is a time differential value of the air-fuel ratio difference DAF, and is calculated by dividing the difference between the air-fuel ratio difference DAF updated this time and the air-fuel ratio difference DAF updated last time by the time corresponding to the update interval. Is done.
- the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is detected by the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor 40.
- the detection accuracy of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 is not necessarily high, for example, based on the fuel injection amount from the fuel injection valve 11 and the output of the air flow meter 39, the upstream side The air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst 20 may be estimated.
- the target air-fuel ratio when the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc becomes equal to or less than the lean degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscreen, the target air-fuel ratio is changed so as to reduce the difference from the theoretical air-fuel ratio.
- the timing for changing the target air-fuel ratio so as to reduce the difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio may be any time between times t 1 and t 4 .
- the target air-fuel ratio is changed so as to reduce the difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. May be.
- the target air-fuel ratio when the flow rate difference integrated value ⁇ Qsc becomes equal to or greater than the rich degree change reference integrated value ⁇ Qscrich, the target air-fuel ratio is changed so that the difference from the theoretical air-fuel ratio becomes small.
- the timing for changing the target air-fuel ratio so as to reduce the difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio may be any time between times t 4 and t 7 (t 1 ).
- the target air-fuel ratio is changed so as to reduce the difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. May be.
- the target air-fuel ratio is fixed to the weak lean set air-fuel ratio or the weak rich set air-fuel ratio during the time t 3 to t 4 and during the time t 6 to t 7 (t 1 ). .
- the target air-fuel ratio may be set so that the difference becomes smaller in steps, or may be set so that the difference becomes smaller continuously.
- the ECU 31 allows the exhaust gas flowing into the upstream side exhaust purification catalyst 20 when the exhaust air / fuel ratio detected by the downstream side air / fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes a rich air / fuel ratio.
- the air-fuel ratio lean switching means for changing the target air-fuel ratio to the lean set air-fuel ratio, and the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 after the target air-fuel ratio is changed by the air-fuel ratio lean switching means.
- the air-fuel ratio rich switching means for changing the target air-fuel ratio to the rich set air-fuel ratio and the air-fuel ratio rich switching means After the ratio is changed, before the exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes the rich air-fuel ratio, the target air-fuel ratio is set to a rich air whose difference from the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is smaller than the rich set air-fuel ratio. It can be said that a rich degree reducing means for changing the fuel ratio is provided.
- a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the configuration and control of the control device for the internal combustion engine according to the second embodiment are basically the same as the configuration and control of the control device for the internal combustion engine according to the above embodiment.
- the sensor applied voltage of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor is constant, whereas in this embodiment, the sensor applied voltage is changed according to the situation.
- ⁇ Output characteristics of air-fuel ratio sensor> The upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 and the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 of the present embodiment are configured and operate as described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, similarly to the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 of the first embodiment. .
- These air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 have voltage-current (VI) characteristics as shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 13, when the sensor applied voltage Vr is gradually increased from a negative value in the region where the sensor applied voltage Vr is 0 or less and in the vicinity of 0 and the exhaust air-fuel ratio is constant, As a result, the output current Ir increases.
- the flow rate of oxygen ions that can move through the solid electrolyte layer 51 is small. For this reason, the flow rate of oxygen ions that can move through the solid electrolyte layer 51 is smaller than the inflow rate of the exhaust gas through the diffusion-controlling layer 54, so that the output current Ir can move through the solid electrolyte layer 51. It changes according to the flow rate of oxygen ions. Since the flow rate of oxygen ions that can move through the solid electrolyte layer 51 changes according to the sensor applied voltage Vr, the output current increases as the sensor applied voltage Vr increases. The voltage region in which the output current Ir changes in proportion to the sensor applied voltage Vr is referred to as a proportional region. The reason why the output current Ir takes a negative value when the sensor applied voltage Vr is 0 is that an electromotive force E corresponding to the oxygen concentration ratio between both side surfaces of the solid electrolyte layer 51 is generated due to the oxygen battery characteristics.
- the output current Ir changes according to the oxygen concentration or the unburned gas concentration in the exhaust gas flowing into the measured gas chamber 57 via the diffusion rate controlling layer 54. Even if the sensor applied voltage Vr is changed with the exhaust air-fuel ratio being constant, the oxygen concentration and the unburned gas concentration in the exhaust gas flowing into the measured gas chamber 57 via the diffusion-controlling layer 54 should basically not change. Therefore, the output voltage Ir does not change.
- the output current Ir depends on the exhaust air / fuel ratio. Change. As can be seen from FIG. 13, the flow direction of the limit current is reversed between the lean air-fuel ratio and the rich air-fuel ratio, and the air-fuel ratio increases as the lean air-fuel ratio increases, and the air-fuel ratio decreases as the air-fuel ratio is rich. The absolute value of the limit current increases.
- the output current Ir begins to increase again accordingly.
- the moisture contained in the exhaust gas is decomposed on the exhaust-side electrode 52, and a current flows accordingly.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is further increased, the current cannot be provided only by the decomposition of water, and the decomposition of the solid electrolyte layer 51 occurs this time.
- a voltage region in which water and solid electrolyte layer 51 are decomposed in this way is referred to as a water decomposition region.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between the exhaust air-fuel ratio and the output current Ir at each sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the output current Ir changes according to the exhaust air / fuel ratio at least in the vicinity of the theoretical air / fuel ratio.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is about 0.1 V to 0.9 V
- the relationship between the exhaust air-fuel ratio and the output current Ir is close to the sensor applied voltage Vr in the vicinity of the theoretical air-fuel ratio. It is almost the same regardless of it.
- the output current Ir hardly changes even if the exhaust air-fuel ratio changes.
- This constant exhaust air-fuel ratio also changes according to the sensor applied voltage Vr, and is lower as the sensor applied voltage Vr is lower. For this reason, when the sensor applied voltage Vr is lowered to a certain value or less, the output current Ir does not become zero regardless of the exhaust air / fuel ratio, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure ( For example, when the sensor applied voltage Vr is 0 V, the output current Ir does not become 0 regardless of the exhaust air-fuel ratio).
- FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of a region (region indicated by XX in FIG. 13) where the output current Ir is close to 0 in the voltage-current diagram of FIG.
- the output current Ir also increases slightly as the sensor applied voltage Vr increases.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is somewhat lower than 0.45 V (for example, 0.2 V)
- the output current becomes a value lower than 0.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is somewhat higher than 0.45 V (for example, 0.7 V)
- the output current becomes a value higher than 0.
- FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the region where the exhaust air-fuel ratio is close to the theoretical air-fuel ratio and the output current Ir is close to 0 (the region indicated by Y in FIG. 14) in the air-fuel ratio-current diagram of FIG. FIG. FIG. 16 shows that in the region near the theoretical air-fuel ratio, the output current Ir for the same exhaust air-fuel ratio is slightly different for each sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the output current Ir becomes 0 when the sensor applied voltage Vr is 0.45 V.
- the output current Ir increases.
- the sensor application voltage Vr is less than 0.45V, the output current Ir also decreases.
- FIG. 16 shows that the exhaust air / fuel ratio when the output current Ir becomes 0 (hereinafter referred to as “exhaust air / fuel ratio at zero current”) differs for each sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the output current Ir becomes 0 when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is larger than 0.45 V, the output current Ir becomes 0 when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and the current increases as the sensor applied voltage Vr increases.
- the exhaust air-fuel ratio at zero becomes smaller.
- the output current Ir becomes 0 when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and when the sensor applied voltage Vr becomes smaller, the current becomes zero.
- the exhaust air / fuel ratio increases. That is, by changing the sensor applied voltage Vr, the exhaust air-fuel ratio at the time of zero current can be changed.
- the slope in FIG. 6, that is, the ratio of the increase amount of the output current to the increase amount of the exhaust air-fuel ratio (hereinafter referred to as “output current change rate”) is not necessarily the same even through the same production process, Even if the same type of air-fuel ratio sensor is used, there will be variations among individuals. In addition, even in the same air-fuel ratio sensor, the output current change rate changes due to deterioration over time. As a result, even if the same type of sensor configured to have the output characteristics indicated by the solid line A in FIG. 17 is used, as indicated by the broken line B in FIG. The output current change rate decreases, or the output current change rate increases as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line C.
- the output current of the air-fuel ratio sensor varies depending on the sensor used, the period of use, and the like. For example, when the air-fuel ratio sensor has output characteristics as indicated by the solid line A, the output current when measuring the exhaust gas having an air-fuel ratio of af 1 is I 2 . However, when the air-fuel ratio sensor has output characteristics as indicated by the broken line B or the alternate long and short dash line C, the output currents when measuring the exhaust gas having an air-fuel ratio of af 1 are I 1 and I, respectively. 3 , resulting in an output current different from I 2 described above.
- the exhaust air-fuel ratio at zero current (FIG. 17).
- the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio hardly changes. That is, when the output current Ir takes a value other than zero, it is difficult to accurately detect the absolute value of the exhaust air-fuel ratio, whereas when the output current Ir becomes zero, the absolute value of the exhaust air-fuel ratio. (The theoretical air-fuel ratio in the example of FIG. 17) can be accurately detected.
- the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 can change the exhaust air-fuel ratio when the current is zero by changing the sensor applied voltage Vr. That is, if the sensor applied voltage Vr is set appropriately, the absolute value of the exhaust air / fuel ratio other than the stoichiometric air / fuel ratio can be accurately detected. In particular, when the sensor applied voltage Vr is changed within a “specific voltage range” to be described later, the exhaust air / fuel ratio at zero current is only slightly (for example, ⁇ 1) with respect to the theoretical air / fuel ratio (14.6). % Range (within about 14.45 to about 14.75) can be adjusted. Therefore, by appropriately setting the sensor applied voltage Vr, it becomes possible to accurately detect the absolute value of the air-fuel ratio slightly different from the theoretical air-fuel ratio.
- the exhaust air / fuel ratio at the time of zero current can be changed by changing the sensor applied voltage Vr.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is made larger than a certain upper limit voltage or made smaller than a certain lower limit voltage, the amount of change in the exhaust air / fuel ratio at zero current with respect to the amount of change in the sensor applied voltage Vr becomes larger. Therefore, in such a voltage region, if the sensor applied voltage Vr slightly shifts, the exhaust air-fuel ratio at the time of zero current changes greatly. Therefore, in such a voltage region, in order to accurately detect the absolute value of the exhaust air / fuel ratio, it is necessary to precisely control the sensor applied voltage Vr, which is not practical. For this reason, from the viewpoint of accurately detecting the absolute value of the exhaust air-fuel ratio, the sensor applied voltage Vr needs to be a value within a “specific voltage region” between a certain upper limit voltage and a certain lower limit voltage. Become.
- the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 each have a limit current region that is a voltage region in which the output current Ir becomes a limit current for each exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- the limit current region when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is set as the “specific voltage region”.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr is a voltage between the maximum voltage and the minimum voltage, an exhaust air-fuel ratio where the output current becomes zero exists. Conversely, if the sensor applied voltage Vr is higher than the maximum voltage or lower than the minimum voltage, there is no exhaust air / fuel ratio at which the output current becomes zero. Therefore, the sensor applied voltage Vr is at least a voltage at which the output current becomes zero when the exhaust air-fuel ratio is any air-fuel ratio, that is, a voltage between the maximum voltage and the minimum voltage. I need it.
- the above-described “specific voltage region” is a voltage region between the maximum voltage and the minimum voltage.
- the sensor applied voltage Vrup in the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 is When the exhaust air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (14.6 in the present embodiment), a small knowledge is obtained such that the output current becomes zero (for example, 0.45 V). In other words, in the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40, the sensor applied voltage Vrup is set so that the exhaust air-fuel ratio at zero current becomes the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr in the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is, as shown in FIG. 18, when the target air-fuel ratio is a rich air-fuel ratio (that is, a rich set air-fuel ratio or a weak rich set air-fuel ratio).
- the voltage is set such that the output current becomes zero (for example, 0.7 V) when the fuel ratio is a predetermined air-fuel ratio that is slightly richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (rich determination air-fuel ratio).
- the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 applies the sensor so that the exhaust air-fuel ratio at the time of zero current becomes a rich determination air-fuel ratio that is slightly richer than the theoretical air-fuel ratio.
- a voltage Vrdwn is set.
- the sensor applied voltage Vr in the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is the exhaust air-fuel ratio.
- the voltage is set such that the output current becomes zero (for example, 0.2 V) when the fuel ratio is a predetermined air-fuel ratio that is slightly leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (lean determination air-fuel ratio).
- the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 applies the sensor so that the exhaust air-fuel ratio at zero current becomes a lean determination air-fuel ratio that is slightly leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- a voltage Vrdwn is set.
- the sensor applied voltage Vrdwn in the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is different from the sensor applied voltage Vrup in the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 and the sensor in the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40.
- the voltage is alternately set higher and lower than the applied voltage Vrup.
- the ECU 31 connected to both the air-fuel ratio sensors 40 and 41 has the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio around the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 when the output current Irup of the upstream air-fuel ratio sensor 40 becomes zero.
- the ECU 31 determines that the exhaust air-fuel ratio around the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is the rich determination air-fuel ratio or lean determination air-fuel ratio, that is, the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
- the rich air-fuel ratio and the lean air-fuel ratio can be accurately detected by the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41.
- the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes zero or less.
- the sensor applied voltage Vrdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is changed to 0.2V.
- the sensor applied voltage Vrdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is set to 0.2 V, when the output current Irdwn of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 becomes zero or more, the sensor application of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor 41 is applied.
- the voltage Vrdwn is changed to 0.7V.
- the oxygen storage amount of the exhaust purification catalyst is described as changing between the maximum oxygen storage amount and zero. This means that the amount of oxygen that can be further stored by the exhaust purification catalyst varies between zero (when the oxygen storage amount is the maximum oxygen storage amount) and the maximum value (when the oxygen storage amount is zero). Means.
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図1を参照すると1は機関本体、2はシリンダブロック、3はシリンダブロック2内で往復動するピストン、4はシリンダブロック2上に固定されたシリンダヘッド、5はピストン3とシリンダヘッド4との間に形成された燃焼室、6は吸気弁、7は吸気ポート、8は排気弁、9は排気ポートをそれぞれ示す。吸気弁6は吸気ポート7を開閉し、排気弁8は排気ポート9を開閉する。
上流側排気浄化触媒20及び下流側排気浄化触媒24は、いずれも同様な構成を有する。排気浄化触媒20、24は、酸素吸蔵能力を有する三元触媒である。具体的には、排気浄化触媒20、24は、セラミックから成る担体に、触媒作用を有する貴金属(例えば、白金(Pt))及び酸素吸蔵能力を有する物質(例えば、セリア(CeO2))を担持させたものである。排気浄化触媒20、24は、所定の活性温度に達すると、未燃ガス(HCやCO等)と窒素酸化物(NOx)とを同時に浄化する触媒作用に加えて、酸素吸蔵能力を発揮する。
次に、図4を参照して、本実施形態における空燃比センサ40、41の構成について説明する。図4は、空燃比センサ40、41の概略的な断面図である。図4から分かるように、本実施形態における空燃比センサ40、41は、固体電解質層及び一対の電極から成るセルが1つである1セル型の空燃比センサである。
次に、図5を参照して、このように構成された空燃比センサ40、41の動作の基本的な概念について説明する。図5は、空燃比センサ40、41の動作を概略的に示した図である。使用時において、空燃比センサ40、41は、触媒層55及び拡散律速層54の外周面が排気ガスに曝されるように配置される。また、空燃比センサ40、41の基準ガス室58には大気が導入される。
図7に、電圧印加装置60及び電流検出装置61を構成する具体的な回路の一例を示す。図示した例では、酸素電池特性により生じる起電力をE、固体電解質層51の内部抵抗をRi、両電極52、53間の電位差をVsと表している。
E0=Vr+V0+IrR …(1)
ここで、V0はオフセット電圧(E0が負値とならないように印加しておく電圧であり例えば3V)、Rは図7に示した抵抗の値である。
次に、本発明の内燃機関の制御装置における空燃比制御の概要を説明する。本実施形態では、上流側空燃比センサ40の出力電流Irupに基づいて上流側空燃比センサ40の出力電流(すなわち、上流側排気浄化触媒20に流入する排気ガスの空燃比に相当)Irupが目標空燃比に相当する値となるようにフィードバック制御が行われる。
図8を参照して、上述したような操作について具体的に説明する。図8は、本実施形態に係る内燃機関の制御装置における空燃比制御を行った場合の、上流側排気浄化触媒20の酸素吸蔵量OSAsc、下流側空燃比センサ41の出力電流Irdwn、空燃比補正量AFC、上流側空燃比センサ40の出力電流Irup、流入未燃ガス過不足流量ΔQcor、流出未燃ガス過不足流量ΔQsc、流量差積算値ΣQsc及び空燃比ずれ量学習値gkのタイムチャートである。
AFgk(i)=AFgk(i-1)+C・ΣQsc …(2)
上述した本実施形態の空燃比制御によれば、時刻t1において目標空燃比がリッチ空燃比からリーン空燃比に変更された直後、及び時刻t4において目標空燃比がリーン空燃比からリッチ空燃比に変更された直後には、理論空燃比からの差が大きなものとされる(すなわち、リッチ度合い又はリーン度合いが大きいものとされる)。このため、時刻t1において上流側排気浄化触媒20から流出していた未燃ガス及び時刻t4において上流側排気浄化触媒20から流出していたNOxを迅速に減少させることができる。したがって、上流側排気浄化触媒20からの未燃ガス及びNOxの流出を抑制することができる。
次に、図9~図11を参照して、上記実施形態における制御装置について具体的に説明する。本実施形態における制御装置は、機能ブロック図である図9に示したように、A1~A11の各機能ブロックを含んで構成されている。以下、図9を参照しながら各機能ブロックについて説明する。
まず、燃料噴射量の算出について説明する。燃料噴射量の算出に当たっては、筒内吸入空気量算出手段A1、基本燃料噴射量算出手段A2、及び燃料噴射量算出手段A3が用いられる。
次に、目標空燃比の算出について説明する。目標空燃比の算出に当たっては、酸素吸蔵量算出手段A4、学習値推定手段A5、基本目標空燃比算出手段A6、目標空燃比補正量算出手段A7、及び目標空燃比設定手段A8が用いられる。
ΣQsc(k)=ΣQsc(k-1)+ΔQcor-ΔQsc …(3)
次に、上流側空燃比センサ40の出力電流Irupに基づいたF/B補正量の算出について説明する。F/B補正量の算出に当たっては、数値変換手段A9、空燃比差算出手段A10、F/B補正量算出手段A11が用いられる。
DFi=Kp・DAF+Ki・SDAF+Kd・DDAF …(4)
次に、図13~図17を参照して、本発明の第二実施形態に係る内燃機関の制御装置について説明する。第二実施形態に係る内燃機関の制御装置の構成及び制御は、基本的に、上記実施形態に係る内燃機関の制御装置の構成及び制御と同様である。しかしながら、上記実施形態では、下流側空燃比センサのセンサ印加電圧は一定であったのに対して、本実施形態では、状況に応じてセンサ印加電圧を変化させることとしている。
<空燃比センサの出力特性>
本実施形態の上流側空燃比センサ40及び下流側空燃比センサ41は、第一実施形態の空燃比センサ40、41と同様に、図4及び図5を用いて説明したよう構成され且つ動作する。これら空燃比センサ40、41は、図13に示したような電圧-電流(V-I)特性を有する。図13からわかるように、センサ印加電圧Vrが0以下及び0近傍の領域では、排気空燃比が一定である場合には、センサ印加電圧Vrを負の値から徐々に増加していくと、これに伴って出力電流Irが増加していく。
ところで、本発明者らが鋭意研究を行ったところ、センサ印加電圧Vrと出力電流Irとの関係(図13)や排気空燃比と出力電流Irとの関係(図14)を巨視的に見ると上述したような傾向になるが、これら関係を理論空燃比近傍で微視的に見るとこれとは異なる傾向になることを見出した。以下、これについて説明する。
本実施形態では、上述した理論空燃比近傍での微視的特性に鑑みて、上流側空燃比センサ40によって排気ガスの空燃比を検出するときには、上流側空燃比センサ40におけるセンサ印加電圧Vrupは、排気空燃比が理論空燃比(本実施形態では14.6)であるときに出力電流が零となるような電圧(例えば、0.45V)に小知恵される。換言すると、上流側空燃比センサ40では電流零時の排気空燃比が理論空燃比となるようにセンサ印加電圧Vrupが設定される。
6 吸気弁
8 排気弁
10 点火プラグ
11 燃料噴射弁
13 吸気枝管
15 吸気管
18 スロットル弁
19 排気マニホルド
20 上流側排気浄化触媒
21 上流側ケーシング
22 排気管
23 下流側ケーシング
24 下流側排気浄化触媒
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- 内燃機関の排気通路に配置されると共に酸素を吸蔵可能な排気浄化触媒と、該排気浄化触媒の排気流れ方向下流側に配置されると共に前記排気浄化触媒から流出する排気ガスの空燃比を検出する下流側空燃比検出装置と、前記排気浄化触媒に流入する排気ガスの空燃比が目標空燃比となるように該排気ガスの空燃比を制御する空燃比制御装置とを具備する、内燃機関の制御装置において、
前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比がリッチ空燃比になったときに、前記目標空燃比を理論空燃比よりもリーンのリーン設定空燃比まで変化させる空燃比リーン切替手段と、
該空燃比リーン切替手段によって空燃比を変化させた後であって前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出される排気空燃比がリーン空燃比になる前に前記目標空燃比を前記リーン設定空燃比よりも理論空燃比からの差が小さいリーン空燃比に変化させるリーン度合い低下手段と、
前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比がリーン空燃比になったときに、前記目標空燃比を理論空燃比よりもリッチのリッチ設定空燃比まで変化させる空燃比リッチ切替手段と、
該空燃比リッチ切替手段によって空燃比を変化させた後であって前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出される排気空燃比がリッチ空燃比になる前に前記目標空燃比を前記リッチ設定空燃比よりも理論空燃比からの差が小さいリッチ空燃比に変化させるリッチ度合い低下手段とを具備する、内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記リーン度合い低下手段は、前記目標空燃比を変化させるときには、該目標空燃比を前記リーン設定空燃比から、該リーン設定空燃比よりも理論空燃比からの差が小さい所定のリーン空燃比へ、ステップ状に切り替える、請求項1に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記リッチ度合い低下手段は、前記目標空燃比を変化させるときには、該目標空燃比を前記リッチ設定空燃比から、該リッチ設定空燃比よりも理論空燃比からの差が小さい所定のリッチ空燃比へ、ステップ状に切り替える、請求項1又は2に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記リーン度合い低下手段は、前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比が理論空燃比に収束した後に前記目標空燃比を変化させる、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記リッチ度合い低下手段は、前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比が理論空燃比に収束した後に前記目標空燃比を変化させる、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記排気浄化触媒の酸素吸蔵量を推定する酸素吸蔵量推定手段を更に具備し、
前記リーン度合い低下手段は、前記酸素吸蔵量推定手段によって推定された酸素吸蔵量が最大酸素吸蔵量よりも少ない予め定められた吸蔵量以上となったときに前記目標空燃比を変化させる、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記排気浄化触媒の酸素吸蔵量を推定する酸素吸蔵量推定手段を更に具備し、
前記リッチ度合い低下手段は、前記酸素吸蔵量推定手段によって推定された酸素吸蔵量が零よりも多い予め定められた吸蔵量以下となったときに前記目標空燃比を変化させる、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記排気浄化触媒の排気流れ方向上流側に配置されると共に前記排気浄化触媒に流入する排気ガスの排気空燃比を検出する上流側空燃比検出装置を更に具備し、
前記酸素吸蔵量推定手段は、前記上流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された空燃比及び前記内燃機関の吸入空気量に基づいて、前記排気浄化触媒に流入する排気ガスの空燃比が理論空燃比である場合に対して過剰となる未燃ガス又は不足する未燃ガスの流量を算出する流入未燃ガス過不足流量算出手段と、
前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された空燃比及び前記内燃機関の吸入空気量に基づいて、前記排気浄化触媒から流出する排気ガスの空燃比が理論空燃比である場合に対して過剰となる未燃ガス又は不足する未燃ガスの流量を算出する流出未燃ガス過不足流量算出手段と、
前記流入未燃ガス過不足流量算出手段によって算出された過不足な未燃ガスの流量と前記流出未燃ガス過不足流量算出手段によって算出された過不足な未燃ガスの流量と基づいて前記排気浄化触媒の酸素吸蔵量を算出する吸蔵量算出手段とを具備する、請求項6又は7に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記空燃比リーン切替手段によって目標空燃比をリーン設定空燃比に変化させてから前記空燃比リッチ切替手段によって目標空燃比を最大リッチ空燃比に変化させるまでの間に前記吸蔵量算出手段において算出された前記酸素吸蔵量と、前記空燃比リッチ切替手段によって目標空燃比をリッチ設定空燃比に変化させてから前記空燃比リーン切替手段によって目標空燃比をリーン設定空燃比に変化させるまでの間に前記吸蔵量算出手段において算出された前記酸素吸蔵量とに基づいて、前記目標空燃比に対して実際に排気浄化触媒に流入する排気ガスの空燃比のずれを補正するための空燃比ずれ量学習値を算出する学習値算出手段を更に具備し、
前記空燃比制御装置は、前記学習値算出手段によって算出された空燃比ずれ量学習値に基づいて、前記空燃比リーン切替手段、前記リーン度合い低下手段、前記空燃比リッチ切替手段及び前記リッチ度合い低下手段によって設定された目標空燃比を補正する、請求項8に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記空燃比リーン切替手段は、前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比が理論空燃比よりもリッチなリッチ判定空燃比となったときに、前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比がリッチ空燃比になったと判断し、
前記空燃比リッチ切替手段は、前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比が理論空燃比よりもリーンなリーン判定空燃比となったときに、前記下流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された排気空燃比がリーン空燃比になったと判断する、請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記下流側空燃比検出装置は、排気空燃比に応じて出力電流が零となる印加電圧が変化する空燃比センサであり、該空燃比センサには、排気空燃比が前記リッチ判定空燃比であるときに出力電流が零となる印加電圧が印加され、
前記空燃比リーン切替手段は、前記出力電流が零以下となったときに排気空燃比がリッチ空燃比になったと判断する、請求項10に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記下流側空燃比検出装置は、排気空燃比に応じて出力電流が零となる印加電圧が変化する空燃比センサであり、該空燃比センサには、排気空燃比が前記リーン判定空燃比であるときに出力電流が零となる印加電圧が印加され、
前記空燃比リッチ切替手段は、前記出力電流が零以下となったときに排気空燃比がリーン空燃比になったと判断する、請求項10に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記下流側空燃比検出装置は、排気空燃比に応じて出力電流が零となる印加電圧が変化する空燃比センサであり、該空燃比センサには、排気空燃比が前記リッチ判定空燃比であるときに出力電流が零となる印加電圧と排気空燃比が前記リーン判定空燃比であるときに出力電流が零となる印加電圧とが交互に印加される、請求項10~12のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記排気浄化触媒の排気流れ方向上流側に配置されると共に前記排気浄化触媒に流入する排気ガスの排気空燃比を検出する上流側空燃比検出装置を更に具備し、
前記空燃比制御装置は、前記上流側空燃比検出装置によって検出された空燃比が前記目標空燃比になるように前記内燃機関の燃焼室に供給される燃料又は空気の量を制御する、請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。 - 前記上流側空燃比検出装置及び下流側空燃比検出装置は、排気空燃比に応じて出力電流が零となる印加電圧が変化する空燃比センサであり、前記上流側空燃比検出装置における印加電圧と前記下流側空燃比検出装置における印加電圧とは異なる値とされる、請求項14に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
- 前記下流側空燃比検出装置よりも排気流れ方向下流側において排気通路に配置されると共に酸素を吸蔵可能な下流側排気浄化触媒を更に具備する、請求項1~15のいずれか1項に記載の内燃機関の制御装置。
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