JP2010180815A - Control device of internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of an internal combustion engine for improving fuel consumption, and reducing exhaust gas, by effectively consuming fuel with various fuels properly used. <P>SOLUTION: This control device (20) of the internal combustion engine controls operation of the internal combustion engine (1) using low octane value fuel, high octane value fuel and high combustion speed fuel as fuel, and has an operation state detecting means (S1) for detecting an operation state of the internal combustion engine (1) and control means (S2-S6) for switching a first mode of burning by using only the low octane value fuel and the high combustion speed fuel, a second mode of burning by using the whole fuels and a third mode of burning by using only the low octane value fuel and the high octane value fuel in response to an operation state of the internal combustion engine (1). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine.

  Internal combustion engines that use hydrogen gas as fuel are known. Hydrogen gas has a property of high combustibility compared with liquid fuels such as light oil and gasoline. Therefore, the limit of the lean burn (lean combustion) region, that is, the lean limit can be expanded by using such hydrogen gas as fuel when the engine is under a low load. As the lean limit increases, fuel efficiency can be improved and NOx emissions can be reduced.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to such an internal combustion engine. According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the operation mode is switched so that the engine is operated with only hydrogen gas when the engine is at a low load, and only with gasoline when the engine is at a high load.

JP 2005-299501 A

  However, when an operation mode that operates only with hydrogen gas as in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided, the amount of hydrogen gas consumption increases, and thus a device that can sufficiently store hydrogen gas is required. Become.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to reduce fuel consumption by using light oil with relatively high combustibility in addition to hydrogen gas and gasoline. However, the proper use of various fuels in this case has not been sufficiently studied. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of such technical problems, and provides a control device for an internal combustion engine that realizes improvement of fuel consumption and reduction of exhaust gas by using various fuels effectively and consuming fuel effectively. The purpose is to provide.

  The present invention solves the above problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected, it is not limited to this.

  The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine control device (20) for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine that uses a low octane number fuel, a high octane number fuel, and a high combustion rate fuel as fuels. An operating state detecting means (S1) for detecting, a first mode in which only the low octane number fuel and the high combustion speed fuel are burned according to the operating state of the internal combustion engine (1), and all fuels are used. Control means (S2 to S6) for switching between a second mode for burning and a third mode for burning using only the low-octane fuel and the high-octane fuel.

  According to the present invention, since the fuel to be used is switched to the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode according to the operation state, the fuel can be effectively used by properly using various fuels. It can be consumed and fuel consumption can be improved and exhaust gas can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the whole system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control logic of ECU20. It is a figure explaining the 1st example of the weight ratio of the injected fuel in each mode. It is a figure explaining the fuel injection in each mode of FIG. It is a figure explaining the 2nd example of the weight ratio of the injected fuel in each mode. It is a figure explaining the exhaust gas purification apparatus. It is a figure explaining the control for the temperature rise of waste gas.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(System configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the internal combustion engine 1 shown in FIG. 1, a combustion chamber (main combustion chamber) 2 is formed by a cylinder head 31, a cylinder block 32, and a piston 33. The combustion chamber 2 communicates with an intake port (intake passage) 5 and an exhaust port (exhaust passage) 6 via an intake valve 3 and an exhaust valve 4, respectively. The intake valve 3 and the exhaust valve 4 are opened and closed by an intake valve cam 7 and an exhaust valve cam 8, respectively.

  The internal combustion engine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a first fuel injection valve 11, a second fuel injection valve 12, a third fuel injection valve 13, an EGR valve 14, an exhaust gas purification device 15, and the like.

  The first fuel injection valve 11 is an injection valve that directly injects low-octane fuel into the combustion chamber 2. Here, the low octane number fuel is a fuel having a relatively low octane number among fuels having different octane numbers. If the fuel of different octane number is light oil and gasoline, it is light oil.

  The second fuel injection valve 12 is an injection valve that injects high combustion speed fuel into the intake port 5. The high combustion rate fuel here is a fuel whose combustion rate is higher than that of liquid fuel such as light oil or gasoline. For example, it is a fuel with a large laminar combustion speed represented by hydrogen gas, acetylene and ethylene.

  The third fuel injection valve 13 is an injection valve that injects high octane fuel into the intake port 5. The high octane number fuel here is a fuel having a relatively high octane number among fuels having different octane numbers. If the fuels with different octane numbers are light oil and gasoline, it is gasoline.

  The EGR valve 14 is a valve that controls the amount of exhaust gas recirculated from the exhaust port 6 to the intake port 5, that is, the exhaust gas recirculation amount (hereinafter referred to as “EGR amount”) of the internal combustion engine 1 in accordance with the opening degree.

  The exhaust gas purifying device 15 is a device that is disposed behind the exhaust port 6 and purifies the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust port 6 with a three-way catalyst, an oxidation catalyst, or a NOx catalyst interposed therein.

  An ECU (Engine Control Unit) 20 shown in FIG. 1 performs fuel injection by the first fuel injection valve 11, the second fuel injection valve 12, and the third fuel injection valve 13 and opens the EGR valve 14. It is a microcontroller that controls the degree. The ECU 20 detects the operating state of the internal combustion engine 1 (for example, the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1 detected by the accelerator opening sensor 21), and injects fuel by the fuel injection valves 11 to 13 in accordance with the operating state. Control. Specific control contents of the ECU 20 will be described later.

(Control logic of ECU 20)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control logic of the ECU 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The ECU 20 repeats the control logic shown in FIG. 2 while the ECU 20 is activated.

  First, in step S1, the ECU 20 detects an engine load (S1). In step S <b> 1, the ECU 20 detects the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1 from the accelerator opening sensor 21.

  Subsequently, when the engine load detected in step S1 is low (YES in S2), the process proceeds to step S3 and the ECU 20 switches to the first mode (S3). Here, when the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S1 indicates the low load when the engine load is classified into three stages of high load, medium load and low load in advance, the mode is switched to the first mode. Details of the first mode will be described later.

  When the engine load detected in step S1 is medium load (NO in S2 and YES in S4), the process proceeds to step S5 and the ECU 20 switches to the second mode (S5). Here, when the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S1 indicates a medium load, the mode is switched to the second mode. Details of the second mode will also be described later.

  When the engine load detected in step S1 is high (NO in S2 and NO in S4), the process proceeds to step S6 and the ECU 20 switches to the third mode (S6). Here, when the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1 detected in step S1 indicates a high load, the mode is switched to the third mode. Details of the third mode will also be described later.

  According to the control logic shown above, the ECU 20 changes to the first mode (S3) when the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1 is low, the second mode (S4) when the load is medium, and the third mode (S5) when the load is high. Switch. Details of each mode will be described below.

(First example of first to third modes)
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a first example of the weight ratio of the injected fuel in each mode. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating fuel injection in each mode of FIG. In FIG. 3, the horizontal axis indicates the engine load, and the vertical axis indicates the weight ratio of each fuel to the total fuel injection amount for each engine load (unit: percent, hereinafter referred to as “injection ratio”). Moreover, the broken line shown in FIG. 3 has shown the EGR rate. The EGR rate is EGR amount / (EGR amount + intake fresh air amount (amount of fresh air sucked into intake port 5)) (unit: percent).

(About the first mode)
First, the first mode will be described. In the first mode shown in FIG. 3, light oil and hydrogen gas are injected. Specifically, when the engine load is lower than the predetermined load L, only the light oil is injected, and as the engine load shifts to the higher load side than the load L, the injection ratio of the light oil is lowered to reduce the injection ratio of hydrogen gas. To increase. In other words, the combustion rate of hydrogen gas is increased by lowering the combustion rate of light oil. The combustion ratio is the ratio of the combustion weight of each fuel to the combustion weight of all fuels.

  FIG. 4A is a view for explaining fuel injection in the first mode. FIG. 4A shows a case where both light oil and hydrogen gas are injected, that is, a case where the load L is higher than the load L.

  First, in the intake stroke, hydrogen gas is injected into the intake port 5 (injected by an MPI (Multi Point Injection) method). In the subsequent compression stroke, the hydrogen gas / intake mixture is sucked into the combustion chamber 2 and mixed homogeneously. Subsequently, in the second half of the compression stroke, a small amount of light oil is injected into the combustion chamber 2 (pilot injection). Further, light oil is again injected (spray diffusion) into the combustion chamber 2 in the vicinity of TDC (Top Dead Center). In this way, the mixture of fuel and intake air is combusted by compression ignition.

  The operation of the ECU 20 related to the above fuel injection will be described. First, in the intake stroke, the ECU 20 causes the second fuel injection valve 12 to inject an amount of hydrogen gas corresponding to the engine load at that time into the intake port 5. Subsequently, in the latter half of the compression stroke, the ECU 20 causes a small amount of light oil to be injected into the combustion chamber 2 by the first fuel injection valve 11 (corresponding to pilot injection of a diesel internal combustion engine). Further, in the vicinity of the TDC, the ECU 20 again injects light oil into the combustion chamber 2 by the first fuel injection valve 11 in a spray diffusion mode (corresponding to main injection of a diesel internal combustion engine).

  The fuel injection in the first mode described above has the following effects. That is, first, by injecting only light oil at a lower load side than the load L, the consumption limit of hydrogen gas is suppressed and the lean limit is expanded in the same manner as a conventional diesel internal combustion engine, thereby improving fuel efficiency. It is possible to achieve a reduction in NOx emissions.

  Secondly, the combustion stability can be improved by lowering the injection ratio of light oil and increasing the injection ratio of hydrogen gas as the load L is shifted to a higher load side. That is, when the engine load increases to the high load side, the ECU 20 controls the EGR valve 14 to increase the EGR rate in order to reduce the exhaust gas emission amount (see the broken line in FIG. 3). Then, the proportion of unburned fuel in the combustion chamber 2 increases as the EGR rate increases. When the ratio of unburned fuel increases, there is a problem that combustion becomes unstable due to an increase in the amount of soot generated. Therefore, by newly injecting hydrogen gas, which is a fuel with a high combustion speed, to promote combustion, it is possible to prevent an increase in the ratio of unburned fuel and an increase in the amount of soot generated when the EGR rate is increased. Combustion stability can be improved.

  It is desirable that the load L shown in FIG. 3, that is, the value of the engine load at which hydrogen gas injection is started, is determined according to the remaining amount of hydrogen gas. This is to suppress an increase in the consumption of hydrogen gas by enabling control according to the consumption of hydrogen gas. Specifically, the ECU 20 detects the remaining amount of hydrogen gas in the hydrogen gas tank in which the hydrogen gas is stored with a sensor or the like, and as the remaining amount increases, the load L is reduced to the low load side (left side in the figure). The smaller the number, the higher the load side (right side in the figure).

(About the second mode)
Next, the second mode will be described. In the second mode shown in FIG. 3, all fuels of light oil, hydrogen gas, and gasoline are injected. Specifically, as the engine load shifts from the low load side to the high load side, the injection ratio of light oil and hydrogen gas is decreased and the injection ratio of gasoline is increased. In other words, the combustion ratio of light oil and hydrogen gas is lowered and the combustion ratio of gasoline is increased.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining fuel injection in the second mode. First, in the intake stroke, hydrogen gas and gasoline are injected into the intake port 5 (injected by the MPI method). In the subsequent compression stroke, the mixture of hydrogen gas, gasoline, and intake air is drawn into the combustion chamber 2 and mixed homogeneously. Subsequently, light oil is injected (premixed) into the combustion chamber 2 substantially in the middle of the compression stroke. Then, light oil is further mixed with the above-described mixture of hydrogen gas, gasoline, and intake air, and the temperature of the fuel rises as the compression stroke proceeds. Subsequently, in the second half of the compression stroke, a small amount of light oil is injected into the combustion chamber 2 (pilot injection).

  The operation of the ECU 20 related to the above fuel injection will be described. First, in the intake stroke, the ECU 20 causes the second fuel injection valve 12 and the third fuel injection valve 13 to inject the hydrogen gas and gasoline in amounts corresponding to the engine load at that time into the intake port 5 respectively. Subsequently, approximately halfway through the compression stroke, the ECU 20 causes the first fuel injection valve 11 to inject the amount of light oil corresponding to the engine load at that time into the combustion chamber 2. Subsequently, in the second half of the compression stroke (10 to 40 degrees before TDC), the ECU 20 causes a small amount of light oil to be injected into the combustion chamber 2 by the first fuel injection valve 11 (corresponding to pilot injection of a diesel internal combustion engine).

  The fuel injection in the second mode described above has the following effects. That is, by mixing three types of fuel, hydrogen gas, gasoline, and light oil, and burning them in advance, even if the EGR rate is increased, it is possible to reduce the amount of soot generated and the amount of NOx emissions. It is possible to cope with an engine load larger than that in the first mode.

  In the second half of the compression stroke, the ECU 20 injects a small amount of light oil by the first fuel injection valve 11. Strictly speaking, this injection is not a pilot injection of a so-called diesel internal combustion engine, but a premixed hydrogen gas or gasoline. It corresponds to an ignition jet that ignites light oil at multiple points. Further, it is desirable to shift the ignition injection timing to the retard side as the engine load shifts from the low load side to the high load side. This is because the start time of combustion is controlled to be constant.

(About the third mode)
Next, the third mode will be described. In the third mode shown in FIG. 3, light oil and gasoline are injected.

  FIG. 4C illustrates the fuel injection in the third mode. First, in the intake stroke, gasoline is injected into the intake port 5 (injected by the MPI method). In the subsequent compression stroke, the mixture of gasoline and intake air is sucked into the combustion chamber 2 and mixed homogeneously. Subsequently, in the second half of the compression stroke, a small amount of light oil is injected into the combustion chamber 2 (pilot injection).

  The operation of the ECU 20 related to the above fuel injection will be described. First, in the intake stroke, the ECU 20 causes the third fuel injection valve 13 to inject an amount of gasoline corresponding to the engine load at that time into the intake port 5. Subsequently, in the second half of the compression stroke (10 to 40 degrees before TDC), the ECU 20 causes a small amount of light oil to be injected into the combustion chamber 2 by the first fuel injection valve 11 (corresponding to pilot injection of a diesel internal combustion engine).

  The fuel injection in the third mode described above has the following effects. That is, by injecting light oil and gasoline, it is possible to reduce soot generation and NOx emissions without using hydrogen gas with a high combustion speed, and to a larger engine load than in the second mode. It is also possible to respond.

  As in the second mode, the ECU 20 injects a small amount of light oil by the first fuel injection valve 11 in the latter half of the compression stroke. Strictly speaking, this injection is an ignition injection that ignites gasoline at multiple points. It corresponds to. By this ignition injection, gasoline flame propagation combustion is realized in the combustion chamber 2. Therefore, the internal combustion engine 1 according to the present embodiment does not use a spark plug for igniting gasoline.

(Switching from the first mode to the second mode)
Hereinafter, supplementary description will be given of switching from the first mode to the second mode. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the first mode (FIG. 4A) and the second mode (FIG. 4B) are approximately halfway between the gasoline injection and the compression stroke in the intake stroke. The aspect differs in the injection of light oil (premixed) in and the injection of light oil (spray diffusion) in the vicinity of TDC.

  When switching from the first mode to the second mode, the ECU 20 according to the present embodiment gradually increases the injection ratio of gasoline in the intake stroke and gradually increases the injection ratio of light oil (premix) in the middle of the compression stroke. And control to gradually lower the injection ratio of light oil (spray diffusion) in the vicinity of TDC. That is, the ECU 20 continuously switches from the first mode to the second mode. By continuously switching, it is possible to shift the fuel injection mode while maintaining vehicle stability.

  The switching from the first to third modes and the first mode to the second mode has been described above. As described above, the ECU 20 controls the fuel injection by the fuel injection valves 11 to 13 by switching the first to third modes according to the engine load of the internal combustion engine 1. Supplementally, from the first mode to the second mode, control is performed so as to continuously shift from lean operation to stoichiometric operation as the engine load increases, and in the third mode, control is performed to realize stoichiometric operation. Therefore, there are the following effects.

  First, the lean limit of the internal combustion engine 1 can be expanded. That is, the lean limit of the conventional diesel internal combustion engine was about A / F = 45 at the air-fuel ratio, but according to the present embodiment, by using hydrogen gas or light oil as described above, the lean-limit air-fuel ratio is reduced. A / F can be enlarged to about 55. In addition, along with such an increase in the lean limit, it is possible to reduce the discharge of unburned fuel, improve the fuel consumption, and reduce the NOx emission amount in the first mode.

  Second, it is possible to expand the establishment range of the EGR rate in the first mode and second mode regions. That is, in the conventional internal combustion engine, the establishment range of the EGR rate is 10 to 30%. However, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce soot due to hydrogen gas as described above, and thus the establishment range of the EGR rate is reduced. It can be scaled up to 20-50 percent.

(Second example of first to third modes)
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a second example of the weight ratio of the injected fuel in each mode. In FIG. 5, as in FIG. 3, the horizontal axis indicates the engine load, and the vertical axis indicates the weight ratio (unit: percent) of each fuel to the total fuel injection amount for each engine load. Moreover, the broken line shown in FIG. 5 has shown the EGR rate.

  In the second mode of the first example (see FIG. 3), all fuels of light oil, hydrogen gas, and gasoline were injected. On the other hand, in the second mode according to the second example, as shown in FIG. 5, hydrogen gas is not injected, but only light oil and gasoline are injected. The second mode according to the second example is applied when the remaining amount of hydrogen gas is so small that the first mode cannot be applied, and the consumption amount of hydrogen gas is desired to be suppressed. Specifically, the ECU 20 detects the remaining amount of hydrogen gas in the hydrogen gas tank with a sensor or the like, and determines that the remaining amount is less than a predetermined threshold. Note that the first mode and the third mode are the same as those in the first example described above, so the description thereof will be omitted here, and the second mode will be described.

(About the second mode)
In the second mode shown in FIG. 5, light oil and gasoline are injected. Specifically, as the engine load shifts from the low load side to the high load side, the injection ratio of light oil is decreased and the injection ratio of gasoline is increased. In other words, the combustion rate of light oil is reduced and the combustion rate of gasoline is increased.

  The operation of the ECU 20 related to the fuel injection in the second mode will be described. First, in the intake stroke, the ECU 20 causes the third fuel injection valve 13 to inject an amount of gasoline corresponding to the engine load at that time into the intake port 5. Subsequently, approximately halfway through the compression stroke, the ECU 20 causes the first fuel injection valve 11 to inject the amount of light oil corresponding to the engine load at that time into the combustion chamber 2. Subsequently, in the second half of the compression stroke (10 to 40 degrees before TDC), the ECU 20 causes a small amount of light oil to be injected into the combustion chamber 2 by the first fuel injection valve 11 (corresponding to ignition injection).

  The second mode according to the second example described above has the following effects in addition to the effects of the second mode according to the first example described above. That is, the consumption of hydrogen gas can be suppressed by applying the second mode when the remaining amount of hydrogen gas is so small that the first mode cannot be applied. Therefore, when the engine load is a medium load, it is desirable to switch between the second mode according to the first example and the second mode according to the second example according to the remaining amount of hydrogen gas.

(About the exhaust gas purification device 15)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the exhaust gas purification device 15. An exhaust gas purification device 15 shown in FIG. 6 is a device having a three-way catalyst 17 interposed therein. The exhaust gas purifying device 15 is provided with a fuel reforming device 16 inserted through the inside of the three-way catalyst 17.

  The fuel reformer 16 is a device for reforming fuel. That is, a low octane fuel (for example, light oil) is introduced, and the hydrogen gas and the dehydrogenation product are separated by performing a dehydrogenation reaction on the low octane fuel introduced in the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a interposed therein. Thereafter, the separated hydrogen gas is led to a hydrogen gas tank (not shown), and the separated dehydrogenation product is led to a low octane fuel tank (not shown). That is, the fuel reformer 16 can generate hydrogen gas from the low octane fuel.

  Here, in order for the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a to perform the above-described dehydrogenation reaction, the temperature needs to be high enough to activate the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a. Therefore, the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a is disposed inside the exhaust gas purification device 15 (three-way catalyst 17), so that the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a can be heated by the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust port 6. When the temperature of the dehydrogenation catalyst 16a is low enough not to be activated, control is performed to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust port 6 in order to increase the temperature of the dehydrogenation catalyst 16a. Is desirable.

(Control for exhaust gas temperature rise)
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining control for increasing the temperature of exhaust gas. FIG. 7 is obtained by adding light oil injection (post injection) in the expansion stroke to the fuel injection control in the second mode shown in FIG. Specifically, in the expansion stroke, the ECU 20 causes the first fuel injection valve 11 to inject a predetermined amount of light oil into the combustion chamber 2 (corresponding to post-injection of a diesel internal combustion engine).

  Thus, by adding the light oil injection in the expansion stroke, the following effects can be obtained. That is, the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a is activated by raising the temperature of the exhaust gas, and the production of hydrogen gas by the fuel reformer 16 can be promoted. Therefore, the ECU 20 detects the temperature of the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a with a sensor or the like, and executes the control shown in FIG. 7 when it is determined that the temperature is lower than a predetermined threshold.

(Summary)
Although the embodiment has been described above, according to the present embodiment, the ECU 20 switches the fuel to be used to the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode according to the operating state. Therefore, it is possible to effectively consume various types of fuel and to improve fuel efficiency and reduce exhaust gas.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the ECU 20 switches to the first mode when in the low load state, to the second mode when in the middle load state, and to the third mode when in the high load state. Various fuels can be used properly according to the situation.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the higher the high load side, the lower the octane number fuel injection ratio and the higher the high combustion speed fuel injection ratio in the first mode. Even if the EGR rate is increased along with this, it is possible to reduce the amount of soot generated and the amount of NOx emission.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the second mode is such that the higher the load side, the lower the injection ratio of the low octane fuel and the high combustion speed fuel, and the higher the injection ratio of the high octane fuel, Even when the EGR rate is increased, it is possible to reduce the amount of soot generated and the amount of NOx emission, and to cope with an engine load larger than that in the first mode.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the internal combustion engine 1 includes a first fuel injection valve 11 that injects low octane fuel into the combustion chamber 2, a second fuel injection valve 12 that injects high combustion speed fuel into the intake port 5, And a third fuel injection valve 13 for injecting high octane fuel into the intake port 5. Further, when switching to the first mode, the ECU 20 injects high combustion speed fuel in the intake stroke, pilot-injects low-octane fuel in the latter half of the compression stroke, and main-injects low-octane fuel in approximately the top dead center. Yes. Thereby, the improvement of the fuel consumption in the low load state and the reduction of the NOx emission amount can be realized.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the ECU 20 is switched to the second mode, the high combustion speed fuel and the high octane fuel are injected in the intake stroke, and the low octane fuel is premixed in the middle of the compression stroke. In the second half of the compression stroke, low octane fuel is injected for ignition. Thereby, the improvement of the fuel consumption in the middle load state and the reduction of the NOx emission amount can be realized.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the remaining amount of high combustion rate fuel is small, the ECU 20 regulates the injection of high combustion rate fuel even when the mode is switched to the second mode. Therefore, consumption of high combustion rate fuel can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when switching from the first mode to the second mode, the ECU 20 gradually decreases the injection rate of the high combustion speed fuel in the intake stroke and gradually increases the injection rate of the high octane fuel. In addition, the injection ratio of the low octane fuel at the middle of the compression stroke is gradually increased, and the injection ratio of the low octane fuel at the substantially top dead center is gradually decreased. Since the switching is continuously performed as described above, the fuel injection mode can be shifted while the vehicle stability is maintained.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the internal combustion engine 1 includes the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a that is interposed in the exhaust gas purification device 15 and generates a high combustion rate fuel by subjecting the low octane fuel to a dehydrogenation reaction. Further, when the catalyst temperature of the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a is lower than a predetermined temperature, the ECU 20 changes at least one of the injection timing, the injection amount, and the number of multistage injections of the low octane fuel in the second mode to change the exhaust port 6 The catalyst temperature of the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a is increased by increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing therethrough. Therefore, the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 16a can be activated and promote the generation of hydrogen gas.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the operation of the internal combustion engine 1 is controlled by the ECU 20. Therefore, it is possible to provide the internal combustion engine 1 that can effectively consume fuel by properly using various types of fuel, and can improve fuel consumption and reduce exhaust gas.

  Each embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, each of the above embodiments shows one application example of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is limited to the specific configuration of each of the above embodiments. It is not the purpose.

  For example, in the above description, the mode in which the second fuel injection valve 12 and the third fuel injection valve 13 inject into the intake port 5 (see FIG. 1) has been described. Good. This is for homogenization of each fuel.

  Further, for example, in the above description, it has been described that the light oil is injected for ignition in the second half of the compression stroke in the second mode and the third mode (see FIGS. 4B and 4C). You may ignite.

  Further, for example, in the above description, as a control for increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas, a mode (see FIG. 7) in which light oil injection (post injection) in the expansion stroke is added to the fuel injection control in the second mode has been described. Similarly, light oil injection in the expansion stroke may be added to the fuel injection control in the third mode.

  In addition, for example, in the above description, a mode (see FIG. 7) in which light oil injection (post-injection) in the expansion stroke is added as control for increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas has been described, but the light oil injection timing, injection amount, The temperature of the exhaust gas may be increased by other modes in which at least one of the multistage injection times is changed.

  Further, for example, when the remaining amount of hydrogen gas or high octane fuel is equal to or less than a certain amount, control may be performed so that only the low octane fuel is injected in any of the operating states of the first to third modes.

1 Internal combustion engine 2 Combustion chamber 5 Intake port (intake passage)
11 First fuel injection valve 12 Second fuel injection valve 13 Third fuel injection valve 16 Fuel reformer 16a Dehydrogenation reaction catalyst 20 ECU (control device for internal combustion engine)
Step S1 Operating state detection means Steps S2 to S6 Control means

Claims (9)

A control device for an internal combustion engine that controls the operation of an internal combustion engine that uses a low octane fuel, a high octane fuel, and a high combustion speed fuel as fuels,
An operating state detecting means for detecting an operating state of the internal combustion engine;
According to the operating state of the internal combustion engine, a first mode in which only the low-octane fuel and the high combustion speed fuel are used for combustion, a second mode in which all the fuel is used for combustion, the low-octane fuel and the Control means for switching to a third mode in which combustion is performed using only high octane fuel,
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising:   The control means is in the first mode when the operating state of the internal combustion engine is classified into three stages of engine load of high load, medium load and low load, and in the second mode when the load is medium load. 2. The control device for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the mode is switched to the third mode when the load is high.   3. The internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein the first mode is a mode in which an injection ratio of the low-octane fuel is decreased to increase an injection ratio of the high combustion speed fuel as the load is higher. Engine control device.   The second mode is a mode in which, as the load is higher, the injection ratio of the low octane fuel and the high combustion speed fuel is decreased to increase the injection ratio of the high octane fuel. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to 2 or 3. The internal combustion engine includes a first fuel injection valve that injects low octane fuel into the combustion chamber, a second fuel injection valve that injects high combustion speed fuel into the intake passage, and a third fuel that injects high octane fuel into the intake passage. An injection valve, and
The control means, when switched to the first mode, injects the high combustion speed fuel in the intake stroke, pilot-injects the low octane fuel in the latter half of the compression stroke, and the low octane fuel in approximately the top dead center. The internal combustion engine control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main injection is performed.   When the control mode is switched to the second mode, the high combustion speed fuel and the high octane fuel are injected in the intake stroke, and the low octane fuel is premixed in the middle of the compression stroke, 6. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein the low-octane fuel is injected for ignition in the latter half of the compression stroke.   7. The control unit according to claim 6, wherein when the remaining amount of the high combustion rate fuel is small, the control unit regulates the injection of the high combustion rate fuel even when the mode is switched to the second mode. 8. Control device for internal combustion engine.   The control means, when switching from the first mode to the second mode, gradually lowers the injection rate of the high combustion speed fuel in the intake stroke and gradually increases the injection rate of the high octane fuel, and The injection ratio of the low-octane fuel at the middle of the compression stroke is gradually increased, and the injection ratio of the low-octane fuel at a substantially top dead center is gradually decreased. The control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1. The internal combustion engine includes a dehydrogenation reaction catalyst that is interposed in an exhaust gas purification device disposed behind an exhaust passage and generates the high combustion speed fuel by performing a dehydrogenation reaction on the low octane fuel. ,
When the catalyst temperature of the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control means changes at least one of the injection timing, the injection amount, and the number of multistage injections of the low octane fuel in the second mode, and The control device for an internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the catalyst temperature of the dehydrogenation reaction catalyst is raised by raising the temperature of exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage.

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