JP2005133660A - Internal combustion engine control device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restraint the torque of an internal combustion engine from being degraded by restraining fuel injected into a cylinder from being unevenly diffused. <P>SOLUTION: This internal combustion engine control device 10 controls an internal combustion engine equipped with cylinder injection valves and pistons formed with cavities having side walls. The internal combustion engine controller 10 comprises a combustion discrimination section 21 for discriminating if combustion of the internal combustion engine is performed in a homogeneous combustion region, and an injection timing determination section 22 for prohibiting fuel injection from the cylinder injection valve in such a period that fuel injected from the cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity formed on the piston, in the case that the combustion region is taken as a homogeneous combustion region. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine and a control method for the internal combustion engine when an internal combustion engine including a cylinder injection valve is operated in a homogeneous combustion region.

A so-called direct-injection internal combustion engine that directly injects fuel into a cylinder and ignites it improves fuel efficiency by injecting fuel directly into the cylinder during the compression stroke and operating so-called stratified combustion. At the same time, the amount of CO ₂ emission can be reduced. Further, the direct injection internal combustion engine can be operated under so-called homogeneous combustion in which fuel is directly injected into the cylinder during the intake stroke and the fuel is diffused into the cylinder and burned. As a result, a high output can be obtained when the direct injection internal combustion engine is operated in the homogeneous combustion region. Due to such advantages, in recent years, direct-injection spark ignition internal combustion engines have attracted attention and have been put into practical use.

  In Patent Document 1, when operating with homogeneous combustion, fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve during the intake stroke, and at least when the engine speed is low, the necessary fuel is divided into multiple injections. Thus, an in-cylinder injection spark ignition engine that suppresses the generation of smoke is disclosed.

JP-A-7-119507

  However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when fuel is injected into a cylinder divided into a plurality of times during the intake stroke, fuel diffusion becomes uneven depending on the timing of fuel injection, and the internal combustion engine The torque may be reduced. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and control of an internal combustion engine that can suppress non-uniform diffusion of fuel injected into a cylinder and suppress torque reduction of the internal combustion engine during homogeneous combustion. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a control method for an internal combustion engine.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present inventors have found that the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve within a certain range of the intake stroke is a cavity, particularly in an internal combustion engine including a piston having a cavity at the top. It has been found that it diffuses so as to collide with the wall surface of the wall and wrap around the bottom surface of the cavity. As a result, it has been found that the fuel injected into the cylinder is unevenly distributed on the bottom surface and is not sufficiently mixed with the air introduced into the cylinder, resulting in a decrease in torque of the internal combustion engine. The present invention has been completed from this viewpoint.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention controls an internal combustion engine including an in-cylinder injection valve and a piston having a cavity having a side wall. A combustion determination unit that determines whether or not combustion is in the homogeneous combustion region, and in the homogeneous combustion region, the in-cylinder injection is performed during a period in which the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity. And an injection timing determining unit that prohibits fuel injection from the valve.

With such a configuration, the control device for the internal combustion engine can effectively reduce the possibility that the fuel injected into the cylinder will collide with the side wall of the piston. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder, and to suppress the torque reduction of the internal combustion engine including the piston having the cavity during the homogeneous combustion.

  In the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention, the period during which the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity is 260 before ignition top dead center. It is characterized by being in a range of not less than 300 degrees and not more than 300 degrees before ignition top dead center.

  If the fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited in such a range, the risk that the in-cylinder injected fuel collides with the side wall of the piston can be effectively reduced. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder, and to suppress the torque reduction of the internal combustion engine including the piston having the cavity during the homogeneous combustion.

  Further, the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the internal combustion engine control apparatus, the injection timing determining unit is on a more retarded side than a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited. A first injection mode for injecting fuel and a second injection mode for injecting fuel on the advance side of a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited can be selected. When the engine speed is lower than the predetermined engine speed, the first injection mode is selected. When the engine speed is higher than the predetermined engine speed, the second injection mode is selected. The fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve.

  In this way, since in-cylinder injection is performed while avoiding a period in which the fuel injected into the cylinder collides with the side wall of the piston, uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in torque of an internal combustion engine including a piston having a cavity during homogeneous combustion. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the fuel injection timing by the in-cylinder injection valve is changed according to the engine speed, the torque improvement effect by air cooling and the torque improvement effect by the promotion of mixing of fuel and air can be used effectively. . As a result, the torque of the internal combustion engine can be improved.

  Further, the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the internal combustion engine control apparatus, when the engine speed of the internal combustion engine becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined rotational speed, When the injection mode of the in-cylinder injection valve is switched from the first injection mode to the second injection mode, and when the injection mode is switched, the cylinder is controlled by both the first injection mode and the second injection mode. The fuel is injected from the inner injection valve.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder, and to suppress the torque reduction of the internal combustion engine including the piston having the cavity during the homogeneous combustion. Further, in the present invention, when the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve is switched, the fuel injection timing is divided into twice near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center. Inject fuel into Thereby, the occurrence of knocking due to the fuel injection timing switching of the in-cylinder injection valve can be suppressed, and a smooth torque change characteristic at the time of fuel injection timing switching can be realized.

  Further, the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention uses both the first injection form and the second injection form a predetermined number of times when the injection form is switched in the control apparatus for the internal combustion engine. It is characterized by that.

  Thus, if both the first injection mode and the second injection mode are used a predetermined number of times, the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve can be switched smoothly.

  Further, the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the internal combustion engine control apparatus, the first injection is performed when a total fuel injection amount to be injected into the internal combustion engine is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. Both the form and the second injection form are used.

  The total fuel injection amount for the internal combustion engine has a strong correlation with knocking and torque fluctuation caused by the fuel injection timing switching. Therefore, if the total fuel injection amount is used, the accuracy of determining whether or not to use both the first injection mode and the second injection mode a predetermined number of times when switching the fuel injection timing is improved.

  Further, in the control method for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention, when controlling an internal combustion engine including an in-cylinder injection valve and a piston having a cavity having a side wall, the combustion of the internal combustion engine is in a homogeneous combustion region. And a procedure for prohibiting fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve during a period in which the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity in the homogeneous combustion region It is characterized by including these.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to effectively reduce the possibility that the fuel injected into the cylinder will collide with the side wall of the piston. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder, and to suppress the torque reduction of the internal combustion engine including the piston having the cavity during the homogeneous combustion.

  Further, the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention is such that in the internal combustion engine control apparatus, when the engine speed of the internal combustion engine is lower than a predetermined speed, the fuel from the in-cylinder injection valve When the in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on the retard side from the period during which injection is prohibited, and the engine speed is higher than the predetermined speed, fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is performed. The in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on a more advanced side than the prohibited period.

  In this way, since in-cylinder injection is performed while avoiding a period in which the fuel injected into the cylinder collides with the side wall of the piston, uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in torque of an internal combustion engine including a piston having a cavity during homogeneous combustion. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the fuel injection timing by the in-cylinder injection valve is changed according to the engine speed, the torque improvement effect by air cooling and the torque improvement effect by the promotion of mixing of fuel and air can be used effectively. . As a result, the torque of the internal combustion engine can be improved.

  In the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention, when the internal combustion engine control apparatus shifts from an engine speed lower than the predetermined speed to an engine speed higher than the predetermined speed. The predetermined injection period is characterized in that the in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on both the advance side and the retard side with respect to the period in which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the uneven diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder, and to suppress the torque reduction of the internal combustion engine including the piston having the cavity during the homogeneous combustion. Furthermore, in the present invention, when switching the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve, fuel is injected into the cylinder from the in-cylinder injection valve by dividing into two times, near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center. To do. Thereby, the occurrence of knocking due to the fuel injection timing switching of the in-cylinder injection valve can be suppressed, and a smooth torque change characteristic at the time of fuel injection timing switching can be realized.

  Further, the internal combustion engine control apparatus according to the present invention is such that, in the control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, when the total fuel injection amount to be injected to the internal combustion engine exceeds a predetermined amount, the in-cylinder injection valve The in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on both the advance side and the retard side with respect to the period during which fuel injection from is prohibited.

  The total fuel injection amount for the internal combustion engine has a strong correlation with knocking and torque fluctuation caused by the fuel injection timing switching. Therefore, if the total fuel injection amount is used, the accuracy of determining whether or not to use both the first injection mode and the second injection mode a predetermined number of times when switching the fuel injection timing is improved.

  As described above, according to the internal combustion engine control apparatus and internal combustion engine control method according to the present invention, during homogeneous combustion, the unevenness of the fuel injected into the cylinder is avoided, and the torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced. Reduction can be suppressed.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In addition, constituent elements of the following embodiments include those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art or those that are substantially the same. The present invention can be preferably applied to a reciprocating internal combustion engine, and is particularly preferable for an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle such as a passenger car, a bus, or a truck.

  The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is used for controlling an internal combustion engine having an in-cylinder injection valve for injecting fuel into a cylinder and having a cavity formed at the top of a piston. In the control apparatus and control method for an internal combustion engine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the internal combustion engine is operated in a homogeneous combustion region, the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity. In this period, fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example in which an internal combustion engine is controlled by a control device for an internal combustion engine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The internal combustion engine 1 that is a control target of the control device 10 of the internal combustion engine is a reciprocating internal combustion engine that uses gasoline as fuel, and includes an in-cylinder injection valve 2 that injects fuel F into the cylinder 1s. Then, the fuel F is supplied to the internal combustion engine 1 by the in-cylinder injection valve 2. As described above, the internal combustion engine 1 is a so-called direct injection internal combustion engine in which the fuel F is directly injected into the cylinder 1 s by the in-cylinder injection valve 2. The present invention can also be applied to an internal combustion engine that further includes a port injection valve 3 (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1) that injects fuel into the intake passage 4.

  The air introduced into the cylinder 1s from the intake passage 4 forms an air-fuel mixture with the fuel F injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2, and this air-fuel mixture is ignited by the spark plug 7 and burns. The combustion pressure of the air-fuel mixture is transmitted to the piston 5 and causes the piston 5 to reciprocate. The reciprocating motion of the piston 5 is converted into rotational motion by the crankshaft 6 and is taken out as the output of the internal combustion engine 1. A crank angle sensor 41 is attached to the crankshaft 6, and an ECU (Engine Control Unit) 30 acquires the output of the crank angle sensor 41 and uses it to control the timing of injecting fuel into the in-cylinder injection valve 2. .

  The ECU 30 acquires outputs such as outputs from the accelerator opening sensor 42, the airflow sensor 43, and other various sensors, and controls the operation of the internal combustion engine 1. Further, in this embodiment, the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine according to the present invention is connected to the ECU 30, and when realizing the control method for the internal combustion engine according to the present invention, the control function function of the internal combustion engine 1 provided in the ECU 30. Is configured to be available.

  The piston 5 provided in the internal combustion engine 1 has a cavity 5c formed in the piston top 5t. The cavity 5c has a side wall 5cw and a bottom surface 5cu. During stratified combustion, when the piston 5 is positioned near the ignition top dead center in the compression stroke, fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 toward the cavity 5c. As a result, a fuel-rich mixture is formed in the vicinity of the spark plug 7, and the fuel can be stably burned even during stratified combustion.

FIG. 2A is an explanatory diagram illustrating a fuel diffusion state when fuel is injected into the cylinder in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center. FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram showing a fuel diffusion state when fuel is injected into the cylinder near the intake top dead center. FIGS. 2-3 is explanatory drawing which shows the spreading | diffusion state of a fuel at the time of injecting a fuel in a cylinder at BTDC 260-300 degree | times. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the engine speed and the fuel injection timing. The fuel injection timing into the cylinder 1s is represented by a crank angle CA when the ignition top dead center is 0 degree. The fuel injection timing into the cylinder 1s is represented by BTDC (Before Top Death Center), and the top dead center at this time is the ignition top dead center. FIGS. 2-1 to 2-3 each show a state in the cylinder in the homogeneous combustion region, and the following explanation is based on the homogeneous combustion region. In the homogeneous combustion region, fuel is injected into the cylinder 1s during the intake stroke.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, when fuel is injected into the cylinder 1 s by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center (B zone shown in FIG. 3), the fuel spray 50 is formed on the piston 5. Injected toward the piston top 5t on the exhaust valve 47 side outside the cavity 5c. Then, it diffuses toward the cylinder head 1sh along the inner wall 1sw of the cylinder 1s. In this case, since the space in which the fuel spray 50 diffuses in the cylinder 1s can be made large, the fuel and air are sufficiently mixed in a region where the engine speed NE is relatively low. As a result, the torque of the internal combustion engine 1 can be improved by effectively using the air cooling effect due to the latent heat of vaporization of the fuel and improving the air charging efficiency. On the other hand, since the time from fuel injection to ignition is shortened, when the engine speed NE increases, the fuel and air are likely to be insufficiently mixed. Therefore, in the fuel injection in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center, that is, in the B zone shown in FIG. 3, the engine speed NE is low to medium, more specifically, the engine speed NE is around 4000 rpm (Revolution Per Minute). It is preferable that

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the fuel is injected into the cylinder 1s by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 near the intake top dead center (A zone shown in FIG. 3), the fuel spray 50 Is injected into the cavity 5c. Then, it diffuses along the side wall 5cw through the bottom surface 5cu. Here, the side wall 5 cw is a wall surface on the exhaust valve 47 side, and is a wall surface located on the traveling direction side of the fuel spray 50. In this case, the space in which the fuel spray 50 diffuses in the cylinder 1 s cannot be made large, and the diffusion time of the fuel spray 50 cannot be secured sufficiently. However, since the time from fuel injection to ignition can be secured, mixing of fuel and air after fuel injection can be promoted. Here, when the engine speed NE is large, in order to improve the torque of the internal combustion engine 1, it is effective to promote the mixing of fuel and air. Therefore, when the engine speed NE is high (NE is about 4000 rpm or more), it is preferable to inject fuel in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, that is, the A zone shown in FIG. Thereby, the torque of the internal combustion engine 1 can be improved in a high rotation range.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2-3, when the fuel is injected into the cylinder 1s with a crank angle CA of BTDC 260 degrees or more and BTDC 300 degrees or less, the fuel spray 50 collides with the side wall 5cw of the cavity 5c of the piston 5, It spreads so as to be wound around 5 cu. Thus, the fuel spray 50 injected into the cylinder 1s is unevenly distributed on the bottom surface 5cu of the piston 5 and is not sufficiently mixed with the air introduced into the cylinder 1s. As a result, the torque of the internal combustion engine 1 is reduced. For this reason, when the cavity 5c is formed in the piston 5, the fuel injection into the cylinder 1s is performed in the region where the crank angle CA is BTDC 260 ° or more and 300 ° or less, that is, in the fuel injection inhibition zone (C zone) in FIG. Is prohibited.

  In the present invention of the first embodiment, fuel injection is prohibited in a region where the fuel collides with the side wall 5cw and the mixing of fuel and air deteriorates. Thereby, in this invention of Example 1, since the spreading | diffusion nonuniformity of the fuel resulting from the fuel collision to the cavity 5c can be suppressed, the torque fall of the internal combustion engine 1 provided with the piston 5 which has the cavity 5c can be suppressed. .

  Further, in the present invention of the first embodiment, the fuel injection timing into the cylinder 1s by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched according to the engine speed NE. More specifically, when the engine speed NE is lower than the predetermined engine speed NEc, fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 near the intake bottom dead center (B zone in FIG. 3), and the engine speed is increased. When NE is larger than the predetermined rotational speed NEc, switching is performed so that fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 in the vicinity of the intake top dead center (A zone in FIG. 3).

  That is, based on the predetermined engine speed NEc and the engine speed NE, avoiding the period during which fuel injection by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is prohibited (C zone in FIG. 3), the intake top dead center side (C zone Fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 on the advance side with respect to the reference and on the intake bottom dead center side (the retard side with reference to the C zone). Thus, the torque of the internal combustion engine 1 can be improved by effectively utilizing the torque improvement effect by air cooling and the torque improvement effect by promoting the mixing of fuel and air, which differ depending on the engine speed NE. it can.

  Here, the vicinity of the intake top dead center is a range where the crank angle CA is BTDC 300 degrees or more and BTDC 360 degrees or less, and the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center is a range where the crank angle CA is BTDC 180 degrees or more and BTDC 260 degrees or less. Further, the first injection mode referred to in the present invention is an injection mode in which fuel is injected on the retard side from a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is prohibited (C zone in FIG. 3). This means that fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center (B zone in FIG. 3). Further, the second injection mode referred to in the present invention is an injection mode in which fuel is injected on the advance side from the period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is prohibited (C zone in FIG. 3). This means that fuel is injected from the cylinder injection valve 2 in the vicinity of the intake top dead center (A zone in FIG. 3).

  Further, when the fuel injection timing into the cylinder 1s by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched from the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center to the vicinity of the intake top dead center, if the fuel injection timing is switched simultaneously with exceeding the predetermined rotational speed NEc, The problem like this occurs. First, since the effect of air cooling becomes less effective, the charging efficiency changes abruptly and the mixing of fuel and air is promoted, so that a sudden torque fluctuation occurs in the internal combustion engine 1. Moreover, since the surface temperature of the piston 5 is high in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, a thermal shock or knocking occurs due to a rapid decrease in the surface temperature of the piston 5 due to fuel injection. As a result, there is a possibility that drivability may be reduced or durability of the internal combustion engine 1 may be reduced.

  In order to deal with such a problem, in the present invention, in the predetermined period Δθ (FIG. 3) from the injection switching timing, it is divided into the vicinity of the intake top dead center (A zone) and the intake bottom dead center (B zone). Thus, the fuel is injected into the cylinder 1s. As a result, the occurrence of knocking at the time of fuel injection timing switching of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 can be suppressed, and a smooth torque change characteristic at the time of fuel injection timing switching can be realized. In addition, a rapid temperature change on the surface of the piston 5 can be suppressed, and a decrease in the durability of the piston 5 due to thermal shock can be suppressed.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention in the first embodiment. The configuration of the control apparatus 10 for an internal combustion engine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 10 for an internal combustion engine includes a processing unit 10p and a storage unit 10m. The processing unit 10p further includes a combustion determination unit 21, an injection timing determination unit 22, and an injection ratio determination unit 23. Here, the combustion determination part 21, the injection timing determination part 22, and the injection ratio determination part 23 become a part which performs the control method of the internal combustion engine which concerns on this invention.

  The storage unit 10m, the combustion determination unit 21, the injection timing determination unit 22, and the injection ratio determination unit 23 are connected via an input / output port (I / O) 29 of the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine. Thereby, the memory | storage part 10m, the combustion determination part 21, the injection timing determination part 22, and the injection ratio determination part 23 are comprised so that each can exchange data bidirectionally. Note that data may be transmitted and received in one direction as required in the device configuration.

  The control device 10 of the internal combustion engine and the ECU 30 are connected via an input / output port (I / O) 29 of the control device 10 of the internal combustion engine, and can exchange data with each other. Thereby, the control device 10 of the internal combustion engine acquires the internal combustion engine control data that the ECU 30 has, acquires information from various sensors of the internal combustion engine 1 via the ECU, or controls the control device 10 of the internal combustion engine. The engine control routine of the ECU 30 can be interrupted. Further, the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine according to the present invention may be incorporated in the ECU 30, and the function of the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine according to the present invention may be realized by a part of the function of the ECU 30.

  The storage unit 10m stores a computer program including a processing procedure of a control method for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention, a fuel injection ratio map 55 described later, other data maps, and the like. Here, the storage unit 10m can be configured by a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, or a combination thereof. The processing unit 10p can be configured by a memory and a CPU.

  The computer program may be capable of realizing the processing procedure of the control method for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention by a combination with a computer program already recorded in the processing unit 10p or the ECU 30. The processing unit 10p may realize the functions of the combustion determination unit 21, the injection timing determination unit 22, and the injection ratio determination unit 23 using dedicated hardware instead of the computer program. Next, a procedure for realizing the control method of the internal combustion engine according to the embodiment of the present invention by using the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine will be described. In this description, please refer to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the control method of the internal combustion engine according to the present invention in the first embodiment. In realizing the control method of the internal combustion engine according to the embodiment of the present invention, first, the ECU 30 calculates the total fuel injection amount TAU required by the internal combustion engine 1 from the load of the internal combustion engine 1, the engine speed NE, and the like. (Step S101). Next, the combustion determination unit 21 of the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine determines whether or not it is a homogeneous combustion region (step S102). Whether or not it is in a homogeneous combustion region is determined from the accelerator opening of the internal combustion engine 1, the pressure in the intake passage 4, and the like. The homogeneous combustion region is generally a high-load operation region, which is a so-called WOT (Wide Open Throttle) region. Therefore, it can be determined as a homogeneous combustion region in a high load region (WOT region). For example, when the accelerator opening is approximately 80% or more, it is determined as the homogeneous combustion region (high load operation region). Further, in the present invention of the first embodiment, the injection timing determination unit 22 prohibits fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 in the region of BTDC 260 degrees or more and 300 degrees or less. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid the fuel spray 50 from being unevenly distributed in the cavity 5 c formed in the piston 5, so that a reduction in torque of the internal combustion engine 1 can be suppressed.

  When the combustion determination unit 21 determines that the region is not in the homogeneous combustion region (step S102; No), the internal combustion engine 1 is operated in the stratified combustion region (step S113). If the combustion determination unit 21 determines that it is in the homogeneous combustion region (step S102; Yes), whether the injection timing determination unit 22 sets the fuel injection timing by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 to the vicinity of the intake top dead center (A zone). Determine whether or not. This determination is based on whether air cooling is dominant or fuel / air mixing is dominant with respect to torque improvement in the homogeneous combustion region. More specifically, for example, the determination is made based on whether or not the engine speed NE is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed NEc. (Step S103). That is, when the engine speed NE is equal to or higher than the predetermined engine speed NEc (see FIG. 3), since the mixture of fuel and air is dominant, the injection timing determination unit 22 determines the fuel generated by the in-cylinder injection valve 2. The injection timing is set to the vicinity of the intake top dead center. The predetermined rotational speed NEc is, for example, around 4000 rpm, although it depends on the specifications of the internal combustion engine 1.

  When the fuel injection timing is set to the vicinity of the intake top dead center (step S103; Yes), the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched from the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center to the vicinity of the intake top dead center. At this time, in the present invention, the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is in the vicinity of the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center for a predetermined period Δθ (FIG. 3) from when the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched. After injecting fuel, the fuel injection timing is switched to the vicinity of the intake top dead center. In this embodiment, the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched when the predetermined rotational speed NEc is reached. In this case, for example, the predetermined period Δθ is a predetermined rotation from the predetermined rotational speed NEc. The period during which the internal combustion engine 1 rotates by a certain number can be set.

  When fuel is injected by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center, the injection timing determination unit 22 determines whether or not the flag F is 0 (step S104). This flag F is used only when the engine speed NE is initially equal to or higher than the predetermined engine speed NEc when the fuel injection timing of the cylinder injection valve 2 is switched from the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center to the vicinity of the intake top dead center. The in-cylinder injection valve 2 is used to inject fuel for a predetermined period (number of times) both near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center. The flag F is used for in-cylinder injection near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center when the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched from the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center to the vicinity of the intake top dead center. When fuel is injected by the valve 2, F = 1.

  When the flag F is 0 (step S104; Yes), when the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched from the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center to the vicinity of the intake top dead center, it is still near the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center. It can be determined that the fuel is not injected by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 both near the point. Therefore, when the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched, fuel is injected by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 for a predetermined period (number of times) both near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center.

  Here, knocking and torque fluctuation resulting from the fuel injection timing switching depend on the fuel injection amount, and become more prominent as the fuel injection amount increases. For this reason, the injection timing determination unit 22 compares the total fuel injection amount TAU with a predetermined reference fuel injection amount Qc (step S105). When TAU <Qc (step S105; No), the injection ratio determination unit 23 sets the fuel injection amount QA = TAU near the intake top dead center (A zone), and the fuel injection amount near the intake bottom dead center (B zone). QB = 0 is set (step S114). Then, the injection timing determination unit 22 sets the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 in the vicinity of the intake top dead center and switches (step S111). The in-cylinder injection valve 2 injects fuel in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, that is, the crank angle CA is in the range of BTDC 300 degrees to BTDC 360 degrees (step S112). At this time, there is no period Δθ for injecting fuel on both the intake top dead center side and the intake bottom dead center side.

  Next, when TAU ≧ Qc (step S105; Yes), the injection timing determination unit 22 performs fuel injection so that fuel is injected by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 both near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center. Decide when. At this time, if the fuel injection amount in the vicinity of the intake top dead center is QA and the fuel injection amount in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center is QB, the injection ratio determination unit 23 sets the fuel injection amount so that QA = QB = TAU / 2. Is set (step S106). The in-cylinder injection valve 2 then injects fuel both near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center based on the fuel injection timing determined by the injection timing determination unit 22 (step S107). In Example 1, QA: QB = 1: 1, but the ratio of both is not limited to this. In the above example, when switching from the injection near the intake bottom dead center to the injection near the intake top dead center, only when the total fuel injection amount TAU is equal to or greater than the predetermined reference fuel injection amount Qc, The in-cylinder injection valve 2 injects fuel both near the intake bottom dead center. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 is switched, regardless of the total fuel injection amount TAU, always near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center. Fuel may be injected into the in-cylinder injection valve 2 a predetermined number of times.

  As described above, according to the present invention of the first embodiment, whether or not the in-cylinder injection is divided into two portions near the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center based on the total fuel injection amount of the internal combustion engine 1. Determine. Knocking and torque fluctuation caused by the fuel injection timing switching have a strong correlation with the total fuel injection amount TAU of the internal combustion engine 1. Therefore, if the total fuel injection amount TAU is used, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not to perform in-cylinder injection divided into two times, near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center. As a result, knocking and torque fluctuation caused by the fuel injection timing switching can be more reliably suppressed.

In the first embodiment, the predetermined period Δθ in which fuel is injected on both the intake top dead center side and the intake bottom dead center side is determined by the number of fuel injections n. Until the fuel injection number n reaches a predetermined fuel injection number n ₂ (in this example, 20 times), that is, until the engine speed NE rotates 2 × n ₂ , the intake top dead center side and the intake bottom dead end in the intake stroke Fuel is injected by dividing into both points (step S108; Yes). At this time, the fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve 2 n ₂ times on each of the intake top dead center side and the intake bottom dead center side.

When the fuel injection number n reaches the predetermined fuel injection number n ₂ (step S108; No), the injection timing determination unit 22 sets the flag F to 1 (step S109). As a result, only when the engine speed NE is initially equal to or higher than the predetermined engine speed NEc, the cylinder injection valve 2 is used to generate a predetermined engine (number of times) near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center. Only fuel can be injected. If the flag F = 1, the injection ratio determination unit 23 sets the fuel injection amount QA = TAU near the intake top dead center (A zone), and the fuel injection amount QB = 0 near the intake bottom dead center (B zone). (Step S110). Then, the injection timing determination unit 22 sets the fuel injection timing by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 to the fuel injection in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, and switches (step S111). The in-cylinder injection valve 2 injects fuel in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, that is, the crank angle CA is in the range of BTDC 300 degrees to BTDC 360 degrees (step S112).

  Here, an optimum value of the predetermined period Δθ of the piston is determined in accordance with the temperature of the piston 5 (e.g., estimated from the coolant temperature of the internal combustion engine 1), the difference in the bore stroke of the internal combustion engine 1, and the like. Further, not only when the engine speed NE rises but also when the fuel injection timing is switched when the engine speed NE falls, fuel is injected at both the intake top dead center side and the intake bottom dead center side. Also good.

  When the flag F is 1 (step S104; No), fuel is already injected by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 by a predetermined engine (number of times) near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center. It can be determined that the fuel injection timing of the valve 2 is switched to the vicinity of the intake top dead center. Therefore, the injection ratio determination unit 23 sets the fuel injection amount QA = TAU near the intake top dead center (A zone) and sets the fuel injection amount QB = 0 near the intake bottom dead center (B zone) ( Step S115). Then, the injection timing determination unit 22 sets the fuel injection timing by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 as fuel injection at the intake top dead center (step S111). The in-cylinder injection valve 2 injects fuel in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, that is, the crank angle CA is in the range of BTDC 300 degrees to BTDC 360 degrees (step S112). Once the flag F = 1, the flag F is set to 0 when the engine speed NE is smaller than the predetermined engine speed NEc, and then the fuel injection timing is switched when NE ≧ NEc. You may make it prepare for.

When the engine speed NE is smaller than the predetermined engine speed NEc, the injection timing determination unit 22 determines that the air cooling is a dominant region (Step S103; No). At this time, the injection ratio determination unit 23 performs the fuel injection so that the fuel injection amount QB = TAU near the intake bottom dead center (B zone) becomes the fuel injection amount QA = 0 near the intake top dead center (A zone). The amount is set (step S116). The injection timing determination unit 22 sets the fuel injection timing in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center (B zone) and switches (step S117). The in-cylinder injection valve 2 has a fuel injection amount QB = T in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center, that is, in a range where the crank angle CA is BTDC 180 degrees or more and BTDC 260 degrees or less.
Fuel is injected by AU (step S118).

  As described above, in the present invention of the first embodiment, fuel injection in a region where the fuel injected into the cylinder collides with the side wall of the piston and the mixing of fuel and air deteriorates is prohibited. As a result, it is possible to suppress the non-uniformity of diffusion of the fuel injected into the cylinder and to suppress the torque reduction of the internal combustion engine including the piston having the cavity.

  Further, in the present invention of the first embodiment, a period in which the fuel injected into the cylinder collides with the side wall of the piston is avoided, and the fuel injection timing into the cylinder by the cylinder injection valve is switched according to the engine speed. As a result, in addition to the above actions and effects, the torque improvement effect by air cooling and the torque improvement effect by promoting the mixing of fuel and air can be effectively utilized, so the torque of the internal combustion engine 1 can be improved. .

  Further, in the present invention of the first embodiment, the fuel is injected into the cylinder from the in-cylinder injection valve by dividing the predetermined period from the injection switching timing into twice near the intake top dead center and near the intake bottom dead center. Inject inside. As a result, the occurrence of knocking due to the fuel injection timing switching of the in-cylinder injection valve can be suppressed, and a smooth torque change characteristic can be realized at the time of fuel injection timing switching. In addition, a rapid temperature change on the piston surface can be suppressed, and a decrease in the durability of the piston due to thermal shock can be suppressed. The configuration disclosed in the first embodiment can be applied as appropriate in the following embodiments.

  The present invention of the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but the fuel near the intake top dead center when fuel is injected near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center. It is characterized in that the injection amount and the fuel injection amount near the intake bottom dead center are changed according to the engine speed. In the following description, the description of the same configuration as in the first embodiment is omitted.

  In the present invention of the second embodiment, when switching to injection near the intake top dead center, when in-cylinder injection is performed near both the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center, the intake air depends on the engine speed NE. The amount of fuel injection between the top dead center and the intake bottom dead center is changed. In the second embodiment, as the engine speed NE increases, the fuel injection ratio near the intake top dead center (A zone) is increased. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a fuel injection ratio map used in the control device and control method for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention in the second embodiment. FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the fuel injection ratio (hereinafter referred to as A zone injection ratio) da and the engine speed in the vicinity of the intake top dead center, and the A zone injection ratio da is increased as the engine speed NE increases. .

If the total fuel injection amount of the internal combustion engine 1 is TAU, the fuel injection amount QA by the in-cylinder injection valve 2 near the intake top dead center (A zone) and the in-cylinder injection near the intake bottom dead center (B zone) The fuel injection amount QB by the valve 2 is determined as follows.
QA = da × TAU
QB = (1-da) × TAU
As a result, the fuel injection amount QA in the vicinity of the intake top dead center can be increased as the engine speed NE increases, and the fuel injection amount QB in the vicinity of the intake bottom dead center can be decreased as the engine speed increases.

The fuel injection ratio map 55 describing the data for controlling in this way is stored in the storage unit 10m of the control device 10 for the internal combustion engine. The injection ratio determining unit 23 gives the engine speed NE to the fuel injection ratio map 55, and determines the fuel injection amounts QA and QB near the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center according to the engine speed NE. To do. The in-cylinder injection valve 2 injects fuel into the cylinder 1s based on the fuel injection amounts QA and QB determined by the injection ratio determination unit 23 and the fuel injection timing determined by the injection timing determination unit 22. The fuel injection ratio map 55
The A-zone injection ratio da described in is not limited to the linear as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, but may be non-linear as shown by the dotted line or the alternate long and short dash line shown in FIG.

  As mentioned above, according to this invention of Example 2, the torque fluctuation of the internal combustion engine 1 which generate | occur | produces when switching the fuel injection timing of the cylinder injection valve 2 can further be suppressed. Further, knocking generated at the time of switching and thermal shock to the piston 5 can be further alleviated. As a result, the fuel injection timing of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 can be switched more smoothly than in the case where the fuel injection amount of the in-cylinder injection valve 2 in the vicinity of the intake top dead center and the intake bottom dead center is constant. it can.

  As described above, the control device and control method for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention are suitable for an internal combustion engine including an in-cylinder injection valve and a piston having a cavity formed therein, particularly for improving torque in a homogeneous combustion region. Are suitable.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example in the case of controlling an internal combustion engine with the control apparatus of the internal combustion engine which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the spreading | diffusion state of a fuel at the time of injecting a fuel in a cylinder in the vicinity of an intake bottom dead center. FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram showing a fuel diffusion state when fuel is injected into the cylinder near the intake top dead center. FIGS. 2-3 is explanatory drawing which shows the spreading | diffusion state of a fuel at the time of injecting a fuel in a cylinder at BTDC 260-300 degree | times. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between an engine speed and fuel injection timing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention of Example 1; 2 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the control method of the internal combustion engine according to the present invention of Embodiment 1. It is explanatory drawing which shows the fuel-injection ratio map used for the control apparatus and control method of the internal combustion engine which concerns on this invention of Example 2. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internal combustion engine 1s Cylinder 1sh Cylinder head 1sw Inner wall 2 In-cylinder injection valve 3 Port injection valve 4 Intake passage 5 Piston 5c Cavity 5cu Bottom 5cw Side wall t Stone top 10 Internal combustion engine controller 10m Storage unit 10p Processing unit 21 Combustion determination unit 22 Injection timing determination unit 23 Injection ratio determination unit 47 Exhaust valve 50 Fuel spray

Claims (10)

An internal combustion engine including an in-cylinder injection valve and a piston having a cavity having a side wall;
A combustion determination unit for determining whether combustion of the internal combustion engine is in a homogeneous combustion region;
An injection timing determination unit that prohibits fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve in a period in which the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity when the homogeneous combustion region is present;
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising:   The period in which the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity is in a range of 260 degrees before ignition top dead center or more and 300 degrees before ignition top dead center. The internal combustion engine control device described. The injection timing determination unit
A first injection mode in which fuel is injected at a retarded angle side relative to a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited; and an advance side from a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited And a second injection mode for injecting fuel with
When the engine speed of the internal combustion engine is lower than a predetermined speed, the first injection mode is selected, and when the engine speed is higher than the predetermined speed, the second injection mode is selected. 3. The control device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve. The injection timing determination unit
When the engine speed of the internal combustion engine becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined speed, the injection mode of the in-cylinder injection valve is switched from the first injection mode to the second injection mode,
4. The control device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein when the injection mode is switched, the fuel is injected from the in-cylinder injection valve by both the first injection mode and the second injection mode.   5. The control device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 4, wherein when the injection mode is switched, both the first injection mode and the second injection mode are used a predetermined number of times.   6. The method according to claim 4, wherein both the first injection mode and the second injection mode are used when a total fuel injection amount to be injected into the internal combustion engine becomes a predetermined amount or more. The control apparatus of the internal combustion engine described in 1. In controlling an internal combustion engine including an in-cylinder injection valve and a piston formed with a cavity having a side wall,
Determining whether combustion of the internal combustion engine is in a homogeneous combustion region;
A procedure for prohibiting fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve during a period in which the fuel injected from the in-cylinder injection valve collides with the side wall of the cavity when it is a homogeneous combustion region;
A control method for an internal combustion engine comprising: When the engine speed of the internal combustion engine is lower than a predetermined speed, the in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on the retard side of a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited,
When the engine speed is higher than the predetermined speed, the in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on the advance side of a period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited. A control method for an internal combustion engine according to claim 7.   The predetermined period when the engine rotational speed lower than the predetermined rotational speed is shifted to the engine rotational speed higher than the predetermined rotational speed is more advanced than the period during which fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve is prohibited. 9. The method of controlling an internal combustion engine according to claim 8, wherein the in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel on both the side and the retard side.   When the total fuel injection amount to be injected into the internal combustion engine is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, both the advance side and the retard side of the fuel injection from the in-cylinder injection valve are prohibited. The method for controlling an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein the in-cylinder injection valve injects fuel.

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