EP2199585B1 - Dispositif de recirculation des gaz d'échappement pour moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Dispositif de recirculation des gaz d'échappement pour moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP2199585B1
EP2199585B1 EP08840572.5A EP08840572A EP2199585B1 EP 2199585 B1 EP2199585 B1 EP 2199585B1 EP 08840572 A EP08840572 A EP 08840572A EP 2199585 B1 EP2199585 B1 EP 2199585B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/35—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with means for cleaning or treating the recirculated gases, e.g. catalysts, condensate traps, particle filters or heaters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/02—EGR systems specially adapted for supercharged engines
    • F02M26/04—EGR systems specially adapted for supercharged engines with a single turbocharger
    • F02M26/06—Low pressure loops, i.e. wherein recirculated exhaust gas is taken out from the exhaust downstream of the turbocharger turbine and reintroduced into the intake system upstream of the compressor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/037—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of inertial or centrifugal separators, e.g. of cyclone type, optionally combined or associated with agglomerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/0002—Controlling intake air
    • F02D41/0007—Controlling intake air for control of turbo-charged or super-charged engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/0025—Controlling engines characterised by use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures
    • F02D41/0047—Controlling exhaust gas recirculation [EGR]
    • F02D41/005—Controlling exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] according to engine operating conditions

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  • the present invention relates to an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to the preamble of any of claims 1 to 3, the features of which are known from document JP S57 193954 U or GB2215645 .
  • the cyclone type collection device arranged in the EGR passage can also collect foreign matters of smaller particle sizes as the flow rate of the EGR gas increases and the flow speed of the EGR gas becomes faster.
  • a pressure loss at the time of the EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device becomes larger.
  • a desired amount of EGR gas will no longer be supplied to the internal combustion engine, so the EGR gas will be insufficient, thereby inducing the deterioration of exhaust emissions.
  • the pressure loss in the cyclone type collection device is large, there has been a case where various adverse or harmful effects are caused.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has the object to provide a technique of reducing a pressure loss in a cyclone type collection device in an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine.
  • the present invention adopts the following construction. That is, the present invention resides in an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which is characterized by comprising:
  • the cyclone type collection device arranged in the low pressure EGR passage can also collect foreign matters of smaller particle sizes as the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas increases and the flow speed of the low pressure EGR gas becomes faster.
  • a pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device becomes larger. As this pressure loss becomes larger, a desired amount of the low pressure EGR gas will no longer be supplied to the internal combustion engine, so the low pressure EGR gas will be insufficient, thereby inducing the deterioration of exhaust emissions.
  • the flow rate regulating valve is controlled to be opened and closed in accordance with the pressure loss at the time when the low pressure EGR gas passes through the cyclone type collection device. Therefore, in cases where the pressure loss becomes larger, i.e., in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas increases, the flow rate regulating valve can be opened. By this, the low pressure EGR gas is caused to pass from the cyclone type collection device to the flow rate regulating passage, so that the low pressure EGR gas remaining in the cyclone type collection device can be decreased.
  • the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device becomes smaller, so a desired amount of low pressure EGR gas can be supplied to the internal combustion engine, and the deterioration of exhaust emissions resulting from a shortage of the low pressure EGR gas can be suppressed.
  • Said first control means closes said flow rate regulating valve in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through said low pressure EGR passage is less than a first predetermined flow rate used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of said low pressure EGR gas passing through said cyclone type collection device rather than collecting foreign matters by said cyclone type collection device, and opens said flow rate regulating valve at a degree of opening in a range in which said cyclone type collection device is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects said intake system of the internal combustion engine in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through said low pressure EGR passage becomes equal to or more than said first predetermined flow rate.
  • the first predetermined flow rate is a flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas that is used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device rather than collecting foreign matters by the cyclone type collection device, when the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is equal to or larger than the threshold.
  • the flow rate regulating valve in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas increases more than the first predetermined flow rate, the flow rate regulating valve is opened so that the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device can be reduced.
  • the flow rate regulating valve when the flow rate regulating valve is opened, the cyclone type collection device is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes larger than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine.
  • the present invention also adopts the following construction. That is, the present invention resides in an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which is characterized by comprising:
  • the cyclone type collection device arranged in the exhaust passage can also collect foreign matters of smaller particle sizes as the flow rate of the exhaust gas increases and the flow speed of the exhaust gas becomes faster.
  • a pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device becomes larger. As this pressure loss becomes larger, the reduction in the output of the internal combustion engine and the deterioration of the fuel consumption thereof will be caused.
  • the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve is controlled in accordance with the pressure loss at the time when the exhaust gas passes through the cyclone type collection device. Therefore, in cases where the pressure loss becomes larger, i.e., in cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas increases, the flow rate regulating valve can be opened. By this, the exhaust gas is caused to pass from the cyclone type collection device to the flow rate regulating passage, so that the exhaust gas stagnating in the cyclone type collection device can be decreased. Thus, the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device becomes smaller, so it is possible to suppress the reduction in the output of the internal combustion engine and the deterioration of fuel consumption thereof.
  • the exhaust gas carries away an amount of heat from the catalyst which has become high temperature at the time of activation thereof, and the exhaust gas in a warmed state flows into the cyclone type collection device. For this reason, the exhaust gas is at high temperature in the cyclone type collection device, so the amount of saturated steam of the exhaust gas does not decrease, thus making it possible to suppress the generation of condensate from the exhaust gas in the cyclone type collection device. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the corrosion reliability of intake and exhaust piping from being affected resulting from the generation of condensate.
  • Said second control means closes said flow rate regulating valve in cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing through said exhaust passage is less than a second predetermined flow rate used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through said cyclone type collection device rather than collecting foreign matters by said cyclone type collection device, and opens said flow rate regulating valve at a degree of opening in a range in which said cyclone type collection device is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects said intake system of the internal combustion engine in cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing through said exhaust passage becomes equal to or more than said second predetermined flow rate.
  • the second predetermined flow rate is a flow rate of the exhaust gas that is used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device rather than collecting foreign matters by the cyclone type collection device, when the flow rate of the exhaust gas is equal to or larger than the threshold.
  • the flow rate regulating valve in cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas increases more than the second predetermined flow rate, the flow rate regulating valve is opened so that the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device can be reduced.
  • the cyclone type collection device when the flow rate regulating valve is opened, the cyclone type collection device is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine.
  • the present invention further adopts the following construction. That is, the present invention resides in an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which is characterized by comprising:
  • the third predetermined flow rate means a flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas that is a threshold below which foreign matters are unable to reach the compressor.
  • the predetermined number of revolutions per unit time means a number of revolutions of the turbocharger that is a threshold below which foreign matters of small particle sizes unable to be collected by the cyclone type collection device, even if reach the compressor, will not damage the compressor.
  • the bypass valve is opened in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage is less than the third predetermined flow rate that does not allow foreign matters to reach the compressor, and in cases where the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger is lower than the predetermined number of revolutions per unit time with which the compressor will not be damaged even if foreign matters of small particle sizes unable to be collected by the cyclone type collection device reaches the compressor.
  • the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage is caused to bypass the cyclone type collection device, so that the low pressure EGR gas flows through the bypass passage. For this reason, there will be no pressure loss generated at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device.
  • the pressure loss on the route of the low pressure EGR passage becomes smaller, so a desired amount of low pressure EGR gas can be supplied to the internal combustion engine, and the deterioration of exhaust emissions resulting from a shortage of the low pressure EGR gas can be suppressed.
  • an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine it is possible to reduce a pressure loss in a cyclone type collection device.
  • Fig. 1 is a view showing the schematic construction of an internal combustion engine and its intake and exhaust systems to which an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to this embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • the internal combustion engine 1 illustrated in Fig. 1 is a four-stroke cycle diesel engine of a water cooled type having four cylinders 2 each of which cooperates with a piston to form a combustion chamber.
  • the internal combustion engine 1 is installed on a vehicle.
  • An intake passage 3 and an exhaust passage 4 are connected to the internal combustion engine 1.
  • a compressor 5a of a turbocharger 5 that is driven to operate with the use of the energy of an exhaust gas as a driving source
  • a throttle valve 6 that serves to adjust the flow rate of intake air flowing through the intake passage 3.
  • This throttle valve 6 is driven to be opened and closed by an electric actuator.
  • an air flow meter 7 that outputs a signal in accordance with the flow rate of fresh air flowing through the intake passage 3. By this air flow meter 7, the amount of intake air (the amount of fresh air) sucked into the internal combustion engine 1 is metered or measured.
  • An intercooler 8 for performing heat exchange between intake air and outside air is arranged in the intake passage 3 at a location downstream of the compressor 5a.
  • the exhaust gas purification device 9 is constructed to have an oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter (hereinafter referred to simply as a filter) that is arranged at a latter stage (or downstream side) of the oxidation catalyst.
  • a particulate filter hereinafter referred to simply as a filter
  • an occlusion reduction type NOx catalyst hereinafter simply referred to as a NOx catalyst
  • the exhaust gas purification device 9 operates such that the oxidation catalyst and the NOx catalyst become high temperature when activated and exhibit their functions.
  • the oxidation catalyst or the NOx catalyst, which are used in the exhaust gas purification device 9, correspond to a catalyst of the present invention.
  • an exhaust throttle valve 10 for adjusting the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage 4 is arranged in the exhaust passage 4 at a location downstream of the exhaust gas purification device 9. This exhaust throttle valve 10 is driven to open and close by an electric actuator.
  • the internal combustion engine 1 is equipped with a low pressure EGR system 30 that returns (recirculates) a part of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage 4 to the intake passage 3 at low pressure.
  • This low pressure EGR system 30 is constructed to be provided with a low pressure EGR passage 31, a low pressure EGR valve 32, and a low pressure EGR cooler 33.
  • the low pressure EGR passage 31 serves to connect between a portion of the exhaust passage 4 at a downstream side of the exhaust gas purification device 9 and at an upstream side of the exhaust throttle valve 10 and a portion of the intake passage 3 at an upstream side of the compressor 5a and at a downstream side of the throttle valve 6.
  • the exhaust gas is sent into the internal combustion engine 1 through this low pressure EGR passage 31 at low pressure.
  • the exhaust gas being returned while flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31 is called a low pressure EGR gas.
  • the low pressure EGR valve 32 adjusts the amount of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • This low pressure EGR valve 32 is driven to open and close by an electric actuator.
  • the regulation of the amount of the low pressure EGR gas can also be carried out by means of methods other than the adjustment of the degree of opening of the low pressure EGR valve 32.
  • the degree of opening of the throttle valve 6 or by adjusting the degree of opening of the exhaust throttle valve 10 the difference in pressure between an upstream side of the low pressure EGR passage 31 and a downstream side thereof can be changed, thereby making it possible to adjust the amount of the low pressure EGR gas.
  • the low pressure EGR cooler 33 performs heat exchange with the low pressure EGR gas passing through the low pressure EGR cooler 33 and engine cooling water of the internal combustion engine 1, whereby the temperature of the low pressure EGR gas is reduced.
  • a cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged in the low pressure EGR passage 31 at a location downstream of the low pressure EGR cooler 33.
  • the low pressure EGR gas containing foreign matters flows into the cyclone type collection device 11, the low pressure EGR gas descends while rotating along a cylindrical wall of the cyclone type collection device 11 of which the size or diameter decreases toward its lower end, during which a centrifugal force acts on the foreign matters so that the foreign matters are caused to move in the direction of the wall thereby to be separated from the low pressure EGR gas.
  • the low pressure EGR gas with the foreign matters separated therefrom flows in the direction of a central portion of the cyclone type collection device 11, and flows out of a discharge opening formed in an upper portion of the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • the foreign matters separated from the low pressure EGR gas continue to descend after the separation thereof from the low pressure EGR gas, so that they are collected to a foreign matter collection part in a lower portion of the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • a flow rate regulating passage 12 is arranged which serves to connect between the foreign matter collection part in the lower portion of the cyclone type collection device 11 and the exhaust passage 4 downstream of its connection portion with the low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • the flow rate regulating passage 12 serves to cause the low pressure EGR gas to flow out of the foreign matter collection part of the cyclone type collection device 11 into the exhaust passage 4 together with the foreign matters.
  • a flow rate regulating valve 13 is arranged in the flow rate regulating passage 12.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 regulates the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the flow rate regulating passage 12. This flow rate regulating valve 13 is driven to open and close by an electric actuator.
  • an ECU 14 which is an electronic control unit for controlling the internal combustion engine 1.
  • the ECU 14 is a unit that controls the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 in accordance with the operating conditions of the internal combustion engine 1 and/ or driver's requirements.
  • the air flow meter 7 and a crank position sensor 15 for detecting an engine rotational speed are connected to the ECU 14 through wiring, and the outputs of these various sensors are inputted to the ECU 14.
  • the respective actuators of the throttle valve 6, the exhaust throttle valve 10, the low pressure EGR valve 32, and the flow rate regulating valve 13 are connected to the ECU 14 through wiring, so that these pieces of equipment are controlled by the ECU 14.
  • the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is controlled by using the low pressure EGR valve 32 in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • a so-called EGR operation is carried out in which the internal combustion engine 1 is operated in a state where the low pressure EGR gas is contained in the intake air sucked into the internal combustion engine 1, whereby the oxygen concentration of the intake air is reduced to lower the combustion temperature and the combustion speed, thus exhibiting the effect of reducing NOx generated during combustion.
  • Fig. 2 shows the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas which is required in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • the axis of abscissa in Fig. 2 represents the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1
  • the axis of ordinate represents the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas.
  • an upper characteristic curve is a characteristic curve in the case where the number of revolutions per unit time (hereinafter referred to as engine revolution number) of the internal combustion engine 1 is high
  • a lower characteristic curve is a characteristic curve in the case where the number of revolutions per unit time of the internal combustion engine 1 is low.
  • engine revolution number the number of revolutions per unit time
  • the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas required of the internal combustion engine 1 tends to increase in accordance with the increasing number of revolutions per unit time of the engine when the engine load as an operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 is in a light or middle load range.
  • the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas required in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 is supplied by the use of a map as shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged in the low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 arranged in the low pressure EGR passage 31 can also collect foreign matters of smaller particle sizes as the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas increases and the flow speed of the low pressure EGR gas becomes faster.
  • a pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes larger. As this pressure loss becomes larger, a desired amount of the low pressure EGR gas will no longer be supplied to the internal combustion engine 1, so the low pressure EGR gas will be short or insufficient.
  • the opening and closing control of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is carried out in accordance with the pressure loss occurring at the time when the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31 passes through the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 has a correlation to the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas which flows into the cyclone type collection device 11, and hence, the larger the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas, the larger the pressure loss also becomes.
  • the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas whose correlation to the pressure loss has been beforehand obtained is calculated, and the opening and closing control of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is carried out in accordance with the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas thus calculated.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 is closed in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31 is less than a first predetermined flow rate used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 rather than collecting foreign matters by the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 is opened in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas becomes equal to or more than the first predetermined flow rate.
  • the opening degree of the flow rate regulating valve 13 at the time of being opened is defined in a range in which the cyclone type collection device 11 is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than a particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • the first predetermined flow rate is a flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas that is used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 rather than collecting foreign matters by the cyclone type collection device 11, when the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is equal to or larger than the threshold.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 is opened. With this, in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas increases, the low pressure EGR gas is caused to pass from the cyclone type collection device 11 to the flow rate regulating passage 12, so that the low pressure EGR gas stagnating in the cyclone type collection device 11 can be decreased. Thus, the pressure loss generated at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes smaller.
  • Fig. 3 is a view showing the relation between the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing into the cyclone type collection device 11 and the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • a first characteristic curve represents the relation between the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas in the case where the flow rate regulating valve 13 is in a closed state and the pressure loss
  • a second characteristic curve represents the relation between the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas at the time when the flow rate regulating valve 13 is opened and the pressure loss.
  • the pressure loss shifts from a location A of the first characteristic curve to a location B of the second characteristic curve, so that the pressure loss with respect to the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas becomes small.
  • the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is controlled to an open side only within a range in which the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes possible to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or more than a particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1 can be collected by the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • Fig. 4 is a view showing the relation between the particle sizes of foreign matters and foreign matter collection efficiencies in the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • a in Fig. 4 denotes a foreign matter collection efficiency at a location A of a first characteristic curve in the case where the flow rate regulating valve 13 used in Fig. 3 is in a closed state
  • B denotes a foreign matter collection efficiency at a location B of a second characteristic curve at the time when the flow rate regulating valve 13 used in Fig. 3 is opened.
  • C denotes a foreign matter collection efficiency at a location C on the first characteristic curve when the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is small in the case where the flow rate regulating valve 13 in Fig. 3 is closed.
  • a diagonally shaded area denotes a range (NG region) in which the particle sizes of foreign matters is equal to or more than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • NG region a range in which the particle sizes of foreign matters is equal to or more than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the control routine for the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas according to this embodiment. This routine is carried out in a repeated manner at each predetermined time interval.
  • the ECU 14 performing this routine corresponds to a first control means of the present invention.
  • step S101 the ECU 14 reads the outputs of the various kinds of sensors, and detects the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • step S102 the ECU 14 determines, from the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S101, whether it is necessary to introduce a low pressure EGR gas to the internal combustion engine 1.
  • step S102 when an affirmation determination is made that a low pressure EGR gas need be introduced to the internal combustion engine 1, the control routine shifts to step S103. On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S102 that a low pressure EGR gas need not be introduced to the internal combustion engine 1, the control routine shifts to step S106.
  • step S103 the ECU 14 calculates the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas to be introduced from the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S101.
  • the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas can be calculated by obtaining a map as shown in Fig. 2 beforehand, and by taking the engine load and the engine revolution number of the internal combustion engine 1 into this map.
  • step S104 the ECU 14 calculates the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 from the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas calculated in step S103.
  • This degree of opening is a value larger than zero.
  • the larger the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas the larger the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes. From this, the larger the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas, the greater the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 should be so as to make the pressure loss smaller.
  • step S105 the ECU 14 controls the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 to the value calculated in step S104.
  • step S106 the ECU 14 closes the flow rate regulating valve 13, thereby placing it into a fully closed state.
  • step S107 in cases where the low pressure EGR gas is introduced to the internal combustion engine 1, the ECU 14 executes an EGR operation by actually introducing the low pressure EGR gas at the low pressure EGR gas flow rate as calculated in step S103. In addition, at this time, a high pressure EGR gas or an internal EGR gas may be introduced. On the other hand, in cases where the low pressure EGR gas is not introduced to the internal combustion engine 1, the EGR operation is carried out while introducing only the high pressure EGR gas or the internal EGR gas. After the processing of this step, this routine is once ended.
  • Fig. 6 is a view showing the schematic construction of an internal combustion engine and its intake and exhaust systems to which an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to this second embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • a cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged immediately downstream of an exhaust gas purification device 9 while being integrally formed with the exhaust gas purification device 9.
  • a flow rate regulating passage 12 is arranged which serves to connect between a foreign matter collection part in a lower portion of the cyclone type collection device 11 and an exhaust passage 4 downstream of its connection portion with a low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • a flow rate regulating valve 13 is arranged in the flow rate regulating passage 12.
  • the low pressure EGR passage 31 serves to connect between a portion of the exhaust passage 4 at a downstream side of the cyclone type collection device 11 and at an upstream side of its connection portion with the flow rate regulating passage 12 and a portion of an intake passage 3 at an upstream side of a compressor 5a and at a downstream side of a throttle valve 6.
  • a three-way valve 16 is arranged at a connection part at which the low pressure EGR passage 31, the upstream portion of the exhaust passage 4, and the downstream portion of the exhaust passage 4 are connected with one another.
  • This three-way valve 16 is operated by an electric actuator.
  • the actuator for the three-way valve 16 is connected to an ECU 14 through wiring, so that the three-way valve 16 is controlled by the ECU 14.
  • Fig. 7 is a view showing the three-way valve 16 according to this embodiment.
  • the three-way valve 16 shown in Fig. 7 can be changed among three states, i.e., a state (low pressure EGR gas off-state) in which the upstream portion of the exhaust passage 4 at the upstream side of the three-way valve 16 and the downstream portion of the exhaust passage 4 at the downstream side of the three-way valve 16 are connected with each other while cutting off or blocking the low pressure EGR passage 31, shown in Fig. 7(a) , a state (low pressure EGR gas on-state) in which the upstream portion of the exhaust passage 4, the downstream portion of the exhaust passage 4 and the low pressure EGR passage 31 are connected with one another, as shown in Fig. 7(b) , and a state (all passages off-state) in which all the passages are cut off or blocked from one another, as shown in Fig. 7(c) .
  • a state low pressure EGR gas off-state
  • the three-way valve 16 can adjust the amount of exhaust gas flowing into the downstream portion of the exhaust passage 4, and can play the role of an exhaust throttle valve.
  • the three-way valve 16 can adjust the amount of low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31, and can play the role of a low pressure EGR valve.
  • the whole exhaust gas can be caused to flow through the flow rate regulating passage 12, whereby foreign matters deposited on the foreign matter collection part in the lower portion of the cyclone type collection device 11 can be discharged to the exhaust passage 4.
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged in the exhaust passage 4.
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 arranged in the exhaust passage 4 can also collect foreign matters of smaller particle sizes as the flow rate of the exhaust gas increases and the flow speed of the exhaust gas becomes faster.
  • a pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes larger. As this pressure loss increases, a pumping loss will be increased, thus inducing the reduction in the output of the internal combustion engine 1 and the deterioration of fuel consumption.
  • the opening and closing control of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is carried out in accordance with the pressure loss occurring at the time when the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage 4 passes through the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 has a correlation to the flow rate of the exhaust gas which flows into the cyclone type collection device 11, and hence, the larger the flow rate of the exhaust gas, the larger the pressure loss also becomes.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 the flow rate of the exhaust gas whose correlation to the pressure loss has been beforehand obtained is calculated, and the opening and closing control of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is carried out in accordance with the flow rate of the exhaust gas thus calculated.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 is closed in cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage 4 is less than a second predetermined flow rate used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 rather than collecting foreign matters by the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 is opened in cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas becomes equal to or more than the second predetermined flow rate.
  • the opening degree of the flow rate regulating valve 13 at the time of being opened is defined in a range in which the cyclone type collection device 11 is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than a particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • the second predetermined flow rate is a flow rate of the exhaust gas that is used as a threshold which gives priority to reducing the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 rather than collecting foreign matters by the cyclone type collection device 11, when the flow rate of the exhaust gas is equal to or larger than the threshold.
  • the flow rate regulating valve 13 is opened.
  • the exhaust gas is caused to pass from the cyclone type collection device 11 to the flow rate regulating passage 12, so that the exhaust gas stagnating in the cyclone type collection device 11 can be decreased.
  • the pressure loss generated at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes smaller.
  • the relation between the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the cyclone type collection device 11 and the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 is similar to the relation between the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing into the cyclone type collection device 11 and the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 as shown in Fig. 3 . Accordingly, as shown in Fig. 3 , by opening the flow rate regulating valve 13, the pressure loss shifts from a location A of a first characteristic curve to a location B of a second characteristic curve, so that the pressure loss with respect to the flow rate of the exhaust gas becomes small.
  • the pressure loss is reduced in this manner, the pumping loss can be reduced, thus making it possible to suppress the reduction in the output of the internal combustion engine 1 and the deterioration of fuel consumption.
  • the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is controlled to an open side only within a range in which the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes possible to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or more than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1 can be collected by the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • the relation between the particle sizes of foreign matters and the foreign matter collection efficiency in the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes as shown in Fig. 4 . Therefore, as shown in Fig. 4 , by opening the flow rate regulating valve 13, a shift is made from the foreign matter collection efficiency of A to the foreign matter collection efficiency of B, whereby the foreign matter collection efficiency for collecting foreign matters of small particle sizes is lowered, but foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1 are able to be collected.
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged immediately downstream of the exhaust gas purification device 9 while being integrally formed with the exhaust gas purification device 9. For this reason, the exhaust gas carries away an amount of heat from the exhaust gas purification device 9 having an oxidation catalyst which has become high temperature at the time of activation thereof or a NOx catalyst, so that the exhaust gas in a warmed state flows into the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • Fig. 8 is a view showing the characteristics of the temperature of the exhaust gas and the amount of water vapor.
  • the axis of abscissa in Fig. 8 represents the temperature of the exhaust gas, and the axis of ordinate represents the amount of water vapor.
  • the entire amount of water vapor will exist in a vapor side with respect to a boundary line between water and vapor, and no condensate is generated.
  • the exhaust gas is at high temperature in the cyclone type collection device 11, so the amount of saturated vapor or steam of the exhaust gas does not decrease, thereby making it possible to suppress the generation of condensate from the exhaust gas in the cyclone type collection device 11.
  • FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the control routine for the flow rate of the exhaust gas according to this embodiment. This routine is carried out in a repeated manner at each predetermined time interval.
  • the ECU 14 performing this routine corresponds to a second control means of the present invention.
  • step S201 the ECU 14 reads the outputs of various kinds of sensors, and detects the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • step S202 the ECU 14 calculates the flow rate of the exhaust gas from the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S201.
  • step S203 the ECU 14 calculates the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 from the flow rate of the exhaust gas calculated in step S202.
  • step S202 In cases where the flow rate of the exhaust gas calculated in step S202 is less than the second predetermined flow rate, priority is given to collecting foreign matters by means of the cyclone type collection device 11, so the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is zero (in a valve closed state).
  • the flow rate of the exhaust gas thus calculated is taken into a map which corresponds to the flow rate of exhaust gas, has been obtained beforehand, and is similar to the one as shown in Fig. 3 or Fig.
  • the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 is calculated within a range in which the cyclone type collection device 11 is able to collect foreign matters of particle sizes equal to or larger than the particle size which affects the intake system of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • This degree of opening is a value larger than zero.
  • the larger the flow rate of the exhaust gas the larger the pressure loss at the time of the exhaust gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 becomes. From this, the larger the flow rate of the exhaust gas, the greater the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 should be so as to make the pressure loss smaller.
  • step S204 the ECU 14 controls the degree of opening of the flow rate regulating valve 13 to the value calculated in step S203. After the processing of this step, this routine is once ended.
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged integrally with and immediately downstream of the exhaust gas purification device 9, but it is not limited to this, and if the exhaust gas flowing into the cyclone type collection device 11, which has been heated to high temperatures by carrying away an amount of heat from the exhaust gas purification device 9, does not generate condensate in the cyclone type collection device 11, the cyclone type collection device 11 may be formed separately from and arranged away from the exhaust gas purification device 9.
  • Fig. 10 is a view showing the schematic construction of an internal combustion engine and its intake and exhaust systems to which an exhaust gas recilculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to this third embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • a bypass passage 17 for causing a low pressure EGR gas to bypass a cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged in a low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • bypass valve 18 In the bypass passage 17, there is arranged a bypass valve 18 that is opened so as to circulate the low pressure EGR gas through the bypass passage 17, and is closed so as to block the circulation of the low pressure EGR gas in the bypass passage 17.
  • This bypass valve 18 is driven to open and close by an electric actuator.
  • the actuator for the bypass valve 18 is connected to an ECU 14 through wiring, so that the bypass valve 18 is controlled by the ECU 14.
  • the cyclone type collection device 11 is arranged in the low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • the low pressure EGR gas passes through the cyclone type collection device 11, not a little pressure loss will be caused.
  • this pressure loss becomes larger, a desired amount of the low pressure EGR gas will no longer be supplied to the internal combustion engine, so the low pressure EGR gas will be short or insufficient.
  • the oxygen concentration of intake air will not lower, and hence the combustion temperature and the combustion speed will not be decreased, as a result of which NOx will be generated at the time of combustion, thereby inducing the deterioration of exhaust emissions.
  • the bypass valve 18 is opened in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31 is less than a third predetermined flow rate that is a threshold which does not allow foreign matters entrained in the low pressure EGR gas to reach a compressor 5a, and in cases where the number of revolutions per unit time of a turbocharger 5 is lower than a predetermined number of revolutions per unit time that is a threshold with which the compressor 5a will not be damaged even if foreign matters of small particle sizes unable to be collected by the cyclone type collection device 11 reach the compressor 5a.
  • the third predetermined flow rate means a flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas that is a threshold below which foreign matters entrained in the low pressure EGR gas are unable to reach the compressor 5a.
  • the predetermined number of revolutions per unit time means a number of revolutions of the turbocharger 5 that is a threshold below which foreign matters of small particle sizes unable to be collected by the cyclone type collection device 11, even if reach the compressor 5a, will not damage the compressor 5a.
  • Fig. 11 is a view showing a region in which the bypass valve 18 is opened in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • the axis of abscissa in Fig. 11 represents the engine revolution number of the internal combustion engine 1
  • the axis of ordinate represents the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • a plurality of solid line characteristic curves denote the flow rates of the low pressure EGR gas which are required in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1, wherein the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas required of the internal combustion engine tends to increase in accordance with the increasing number of revolutions per unit time of the engine when the engine load is in a light or middle load range.
  • a plurality of broken line characteristic curves denote the numbers of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger 5 which are required in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine, wherein the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger 5 required of the internal combustion engine 1 tends to increase in accordance with the increasing number of revolutions per unit time of the engine when the engine load is in a high load range.
  • a diagonally shaded area denotes a region (bypass valve opening region) in which a condition for opening the bypass valve 18 is fulfilled.
  • the diagonally shaded area which is a bypass valve opening region is a region in which the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is less than the third predetermined flow rate and the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger is lower than the predetermined number of revolutions per unit time.
  • the bypass valve 18 is opened. With this, the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31 is caused to bypass the cyclone type collection device 11, so that the low pressure EGR gas flows through the bypass passage 17. For this reason, there will be no pressure loss generated at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11. Therefore, the pressure loss on the route of the low pressure EGR passage 31 becomes small.
  • Fig. 12 is a view showing the relation between the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas and the pressure loss on the route of the low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • a broken line characteristic curve denotes the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the cyclone type collection device 11 with respect to the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas
  • a solid line characteristic curve denotes the pressure loss at the time of the low pressure EGR gas passing through the bypass passage 17 with respect to the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas.
  • the pressure loss becomes small in cases where the bypass valve 18 is opened so that the low pressure EGR gas passes through the bypass passage 17.
  • the bypass valve 18 is opened in cases where the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage 31 is less than a third predetermined flow rate that is a threshold which does not allow foreign matters entrained in the low pressure EGR gas to reach a compressor 5a, and in cases where the number of revolutions per unit time of a turbocharger 5 is lower than a predetermined number of revolutions per unit time that is a threshold with which the compressor 5a will not be damaged even if foreign matters of small particle sizes unable to be collected by the cyclone type collection device 11 reach the compressor 5a.
  • FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the control routine for the bypass valve 18 according to this embodiment. This routine is carried out in a repeated manner at each predetermined time interval.
  • the ECU 14 performing this routine corresponds to a third control means of the present invention.
  • step S301 the ECU 14 reads the outputs of various kinds of sensors, and detects the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1.
  • the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger 5 is also detected by a compressor revolution number sensor, etc., which is arranged adjacent to the compressor 5a.
  • step S302 the ECU 14 determines, from the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S301, whether it is necessary to introduce a low pressure EGR gas to the internal combustion engine 1.
  • step S302 when an affirmation determination is made that a low pressure EGR gas need be introduced to the internal combustion engine 1, the control routine shifts to step S303. On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S302 that a low pressure EGR gas need not be introduced to the internal combustion engine 1, the control routine shifts to step S307.
  • step S303 the ECU 14 calculates the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas to be introduced from the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S301.
  • step S304 the ECU 14 determines whether the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas calculated in step S303 is less than the third predetermined flow rate.
  • step S304 when an affirmation determination is made that the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is less than the third predetermined flow rate, the control routine shifts to step S305.
  • step S304 when a negative determination is made in step S304 that the flow rate of the low pressure EGR gas is equal to or more than the third predetermined flow rate, the control routine shifts to step S307.
  • step S305 the ECU 14 determines whether the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger 5 detected in step S301 is lower than the predetermined number of revolutions per unit time (predetermined revolution number).
  • step S305 When an affirmative determination is made in step S305 that the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger 5 is lower than the predtermined number of revolutions per unit time, the control routine shifts to step S306. On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S305 that the number of revolutions per unit time of the turbocharger 5 is equal to or more than the predetermined number of revolutions per unit time, the control routine shifts to step S307.
  • step S306 the ECU 14 opens the bypass valve 18. After the processing of this step, this routine is once ended.
  • step S307 the ECU 14 closes the bypass valve 18. After the processing of this step, this routine is once ended.
  • the low pressure EGR gas is caused to bypass the cyclone type collection device 11, thereby making it possible to reduce the pressure loss on the route of the low pressure EGR passage 31.
  • An exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be subjected to various changes and modifications within the scope of the claims.

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  1. Appareil de recirculation des gaz d'échappement d'un moteur à combustion interne (1) comprenant :
    un passage de EGR basse pression (31) qui prend une partie d'un gaz d'échappement en tant que gaz de EGR basse pression dudit passage d'échappement (4) en aval de ladite turbine (5b) et fait recirculer le gaz de EGR basse pression jusqu'audit passage d'admission (3) en amont dudit compresseur (5a) ;
    un dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) qui est agencé dans ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) et collecte les corps étrangers dans ledit gaz de EGR basse pression ;
    un passage de régulation de débit (12) qui amène ledit gaz de EGR basse pression à s'écouler à partir d'une partie de collecte de corps étrangers dudit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) dans ledit passage d'échappement (4) en aval de sa partie de raccordement avec ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) ;
    caractérisé par :
    une valve de régulation de débit (13) qui est agencée dans ledit passage de régulation de débit (12) et régule le débit du gaz de EGR basse pression s'écoulant par ledit passage de régulation basse pression (12) ; et
    un premier moyen de commande (14) qui réalise la commande d'ouverture et de fermeture de ladite valve de régulation de débit (13) selon une perte de pression ayant lieu au moment où le gaz de EGR basse pression s'écoulant à travers ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) passe par ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11), et
    un turbocompresseur (5) qui a une turbine (5b) agencée dans un passage d'échappement (4) dudit moteur à combustion interne (1) et un compresseur (5a) agencé dans un passage d'admission (3) dudit moteur à combustion interne (1) ;
    dans lequel :
    ledit premier moyen de commande (14) :
    ferme ladite valve de régulation de débit (13), dans des cas dans lesquels le débit du gaz de EGR basse pression s'écoulant à travers ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) est inférieur à un premier débit prédéterminé utilisé en tant que seuil qui donne la priorité à la réduction de la perte de pression au moment où ledit gaz de EGR basse pression passe par ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) plutôt que de collecter les corps étrangers par ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11), et
    ouvre ladite valve de régulation de débit (13) à un degré d'ouverture dans une plage dans laquelle ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) peut collecter les corps étrangers de tailles particulaires égales ou supérieures à la taille particulaire avec laquelle ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) affecte un système d'admission du moteur à combustion interne (1) dans des cas dans lesquels le débit du gaz de EGR basse pression s'écoulant à travers ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) devient égal ou supérieur audit premier débit prédéterminé.
  2. Appareil de recirculation des gaz d'échappement d'un moteur à combustion interne (1) comprenant :
    un catalyseur qui est agencé dans ledit passage d'échappement (4) en aval de ladite turbine (5b) et devient à haute température lorsqu'il est activé ;
    un dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) qui est agencé dans ledit passage d'échappement (4) immédiatement en aval dudit catalyseur et collecte les corps étrangers dans un gaz d'échappement ;
    un passage de EGR basse pression (31) qui prend une partie d'un gaz d'échappement en tant que gaz de EGR basse pression dudit passage d'échappement (4) en aval dudit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) et fait recirculer le gaz de EGR basse pression jusqu'audit passage d'admission (3) en amont dudit compresseur (5a) ;
    un passage de régulation de débit (12) qui amène le gaz d'échappement à s'écouler à partir d'une partie de collecte de corps étrangers dudit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) dans ledit passage d'échappement (4) en aval de sa partie de raccordement avec ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) ;
    caractérisé par :
    une valve de régulation de débit (13) qui est agencée dans ledit passage de régulation de débit (12) et régule le débit du gaz d'échappement s'écoulant à travers ledit passage de régulation de débit (12) ; et
    un deuxième moyen de commande (14) qui réalise la commande d'ouverture et de fermeture de ladite valve de régulation de débit (13) selon une perte de pression ayant lieu au moment où le gaz d'échappement s'écoulant par ledit passage d'échappement (4) passe à travers ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11), et
    un turbocompresseur (5) qui a une turbine (5b) agencée dans un passage d'échappement (4) dudit moteur à combustion interne (1) et un compresseur (5a) agencé dans un passage d'admission (3) dudit moteur à combustion interne (1) ;
    dans lequel :
    ledit deuxième moyen de commande (14) :
    ferme ladite valve de régulation de débit (13) dans les cas dans lesquels le débit du gaz d'échappement s'écoulant par ledit passage d'échappement (4) est inférieur à un deuxième débit prédéterminé utilisé en tant que seuil qui donne la priorité pour réduire la perte de pression au moment où le gaz d'échappement passe par ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) plutôt que de collecter des corps étrangers par ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11), et
    ouvre ladite valve de régulation de débit (13) à un degré d'ouverture dans une plage dans laquelle ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) peut collecter des corps étrangers de tailles particulaires égales ou supérieures à la taille particulaire avec laquelle ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) affecte un système d'admission du moteur à combustion interne (1) dans les cas dans lesquels le débit du gaz d'échappement s'écoulant à travers ledit passage d'échappement (4) devient égal ou supérieur audit deuxième débit prédéterminé.
  3. Appareil de recirculation des gaz d'échappement d'un moteur à combustion interne (1) comprenant :
    un passage de EGR basse pression (31) qui prend une partie d'un gaz d'échappement en tant que gaz de EGR basse pression dudit passage d'échappement (4) en aval de ladite turbine (5b) et fait recirculer le gaz de EGR basse pression jusqu'audit passage d'admission (3) en amont dudit compresseur (5a) ; et
    un dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) qui est agencé dans ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) et collecte des corps étrangers dans ledit gaz de EGR basse pression ;
    un passage de dérivation (17) qui sert à amener ledit gaz de EGR basse pression à contourner ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) dans ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) ;
    une valve de dérivation (18) qui ouvre et ferme ledit passage de dérivation (17) ;
    caractérisé par :
    un troisième moyen de commande (14) qui ouvre ladite valve de dérivation (18) dans les cas dans lesquels le débit du gaz de EGR basse pression s'écoulant à travers ledit passage de EGR basse pression (31) est inférieur à un troisième débit prédéterminé qui est un seuil qui ne permet pas aux corps étrangers d'atteindre ledit compresseur (5a) et dans des cas dans lesquels le nombre de révolutions par unité de temps dudit turbocompresseur (5) est inférieur à un nombre prédéterminé de révolutions par unité de temps qui est un seuil avec lequel ledit compresseur (5a) n'est pas endommagé même si des corps étrangers de petites tailles particulaires ne pouvant pas être collectés par ledit dispositif de collecte de type cyclonique (11) atteignent ledit compresseur (5a), et
    un turbocompresseur (5) qui a une turbine (5b) agencée dans un passage d'échappement (4) dudit moteur à combustion interne (1) et un compresseur (5a) agencé dans un passage d'admission (3) dudit moteur à combustion interne (1).
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