JP5971185B2 - Heating element surface temperature control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for controlling the surface temperature of a heat generating element using a heat generating electric resistor having a correlation between heat generation temperature and electric resistance.

  For example, a heat generating element using a heat generating electric resistor having a correlation between heat generation temperature and electric resistance, such as a glow plug, is known. When such a heating element is used, it is necessary to control its temperature in consideration of variations in manufacturing and effects due to aging. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a glow plug is energized when the operation of an internal combustion engine is stopped, and the correlation between the heat generation temperature and the electrical resistance is corrected.

JP 2010-127487 A

  With the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to control the temperature in consideration of the variation in the production of the heating elements and the influence of aging degradation. However, when such a heating element is used in an environment where the atmosphere changes greatly, it is difficult to accurately control the heating temperature. For example, when fuel is injected toward a glow plug arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and high-temperature exhaust gas ignited and burned is used for warming up a catalytic converter of an exhaust purification device, the area around the glow plug is The flow rate of the exhaust passing through greatly affects the surface temperature. In this case, what is important is the surface temperature of the heat generating portion of the glow plug for igniting and burning the fuel, but what is actually controlled is the temperature of the heat generating element itself.

  For this reason, conventionally, the amount of decrease in the surface temperature of the heat generating part of the glow plug, that is, the cooling allowance is predicted from experiments based on the exhaust temperature flowing into the exhaust passage and its flow velocity, and the glow plug is taken into account by taking this cooling allowance into account The temperature is controlled.

  However, even with such a method, the above-described cooling allowance error becomes large depending on the influence of variations in the manufacturing of the heating elements and aging deterioration and the state of the individual internal combustion engine in which the heating elements are incorporated. . For this reason, it is impossible to accurately control the surface temperature of the heat generating part of the glow plug, and inevitably, the energization amount to the glow plug is always set to a high value to ensure that the fuel is ignited and burned reliably. ing. As a result, there has been a problem that the frequency of operation of the generator is increased and the fuel consumption is deteriorated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a method for more accurately controlling the surface temperature of a heat generating portion of a glow plug than the conventional one.

The method of the present invention for controlling the surface temperature of the heat generating portion of a heat generating element using a heat generating resistor having a correlation between the heat generation temperature and the electric resistance generates heat by the power supplied to the heat generating element under this specific condition. Obtaining a relationship between the temperature of the heating element, obtaining a relationship between the temperature of the heating element and electrical resistance under the specific condition, setting a target surface temperature of the heating element, and the heating element Supplying electric power to the heating element to calculate the electrical resistance of the heat generating portion of the heating element, and controlling the power supplied to the heating element so that the calculated electrical resistance corresponds to the target surface temperature comprising the door, the step of controlling the supply power to the heating element, the electrical resistance corresponding to the target surface temperature R, the supply power to the heating elements P, Serial distance power corresponding to the temperature of the heating element in the same said specific condition and the target surface temperature to P _0, the surface from the center of the temperature coefficient of resistance and thermal conductivity as well as the heating elements of the material constituting the heat generating element And C _0, and the electric resistance of the heating element corresponding to the temperature of the heating element under the same specific condition as the target surface temperature as R ₀ ,
R = {(P−P ₀ ) / C} + R ₀
The supply power P is controlled so as to satisfy the above condition .

In the heating element surface temperature control method according to the present invention , the step of supplying electric power to the heating element uses a relationship between the power supplied to the heating element under a specific condition and the temperature of the heating element that generates heat thereby, The method may include a step of setting an initial power supplied to.

  The specific condition may be a state where the gas interposed around the heating element does not flow.

Determining whether the heating element is in a specific condition; if the heating element is in a specific condition; detecting the ambient temperature around the heating element; and if the detected ambient temperature is within a predetermined range, generate heat A step of supplying electric power P ₀ corresponding to the electric resistance R ₀ of the heat generating element to the heat generating element under the specific condition, and a step of obtaining the electric resistance of the heat generating element that changes with the supply of the electric power P _0. Acquiring the electrical resistance of the heating element at the time when the change converges, and learning and correcting the electrical resistance R ₀ of the heating element corresponding to the electric power P ₀ supplied to the heating element based on the specific condition based on this Can further comprise.

Alternatively, the step of determining whether or not the heating element is in a specific condition, the step of detecting the ambient temperature around the heating element when the heating element is in the specific condition, and the detected ambient temperature being within a predetermined range In some cases, the step of supplying power to the heating element so that the electrical resistance of the heating element becomes the electrical resistance R ₀ of the heating element under a specific condition, the step of obtaining the power supplied to the heating element, and the time when the change has converged And a step of learning and correcting the supply power P ₀ corresponding to the electric resistance R ₀ of the heating element based on the specific condition based on the obtained power.

  A glow plug for igniting and burning fuel with a heating element arranged in the combustion chamber or exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine. The specific condition is that the ignition key switch of the vehicle equipped with the internal combustion engine switches from on to off. It is preferable that it is after.

  According to the present invention, the surface temperature of the heat generating portion of the heat generating element can be accurately controlled regardless of the ambient temperature of the heat generating element and the flow of the atmospheric gas.

  When power is supplied to the heating element, heat is efficiently generated when the initial power supplied to the heating element is set using the relationship between the power supplied to the heating element and the temperature of the heating element that generates heat under specific conditions. The surface temperature of the heat generating portion of the element can be controlled to the target surface temperature.

  When the specific condition is such that the gas intervening around the heating element does not flow, the specific condition can be easily realized with high reproducibility, and the reliability of measurement can be improved.

  When the ambient temperature is within a specified range under specific conditions, the learning resistance and the electrical resistance of the heating element corresponding to the power supplied to the heating element are learned and corrected, and the effects of differences in the characteristics of individual heating elements and deterioration over time Highly reliable measurement can be performed without receiving the test. Conversely, the same effect can be obtained even when the supply power corresponding to the electric resistance of the heating element is corrected for learning.

  By setting the specific condition after the ignition key switch of the vehicle equipped with the internal combustion engine is switched from the on state to the off state, the specific condition can be easily set with high reproducibility.

1 is a system conceptual diagram of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a vehicle equipped with a compression ignition type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. It is a control block diagram of the principal part in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a map showing the relationship between the temperature of a glow plug and the electrical resistance of the heat generating part of the glow plug when the exhaust gas flow rate is zero. It is a map showing the relationship between the temperature of the glow plug and the supply voltage to the glow plug when the exhaust gas flow rate is zero. It is a flowchart showing the learning control procedure regarding the correlation of the temperature of a glow plug and electrical resistance in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a flowchart showing the operation | movement procedure of the exhaust-gas heating apparatus in embodiment shown in FIG.

  An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a vehicle equipped with a compression ignition type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the configuration can be freely changed according to required characteristics. For example, the present invention is also effective for a spark ignition type internal combustion engine in which gasoline, alcohol, LNG (liquefied natural gas) or the like is used as fuel and is ignited by a spark plug.

  A main part of the engine system in the present embodiment is schematically shown in FIG. 1, and a control block of the main part is schematically shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, in addition to a valve mechanism and a silencer for intake and exhaust of the engine 10, a general exhaust turbo supercharger, an EGR device, and the like are omitted as auxiliary equipment of the engine 10. It should be noted that some of the various sensors required for smooth operation of the engine 10 are omitted for convenience.

  The engine 10 according to the present embodiment is a compression ignition type multi-cylinder that spontaneously ignites by directly injecting light oil, biofuel, or a mixed fuel thereof as fuel into the combustion chamber 10a in a compressed state from the fuel injection valve 11. It is an internal combustion engine. However, a single cylinder internal combustion engine may be used due to the characteristics of the present invention.

The cylinder head 12 formed with the intake port 12a and the exhaust port 12b facing the combustion chamber 10a has a valve operating mechanism (not shown) including an intake valve 13a for opening and closing the intake port 12a and an exhaust valve 13b for opening and closing the exhaust port 12b. It has been incorporated. The previous fuel injection valve 11 facing the center of the upper end of the combustion chamber 10a is also assembled to the cylinder head 12 so as to be sandwiched between the intake valve 13a and the exhaust valve 13b. The amount and injection timing of fuel supplied to the combustion chamber 10a from the fuel injection valve 11, the ECU (E lectronic C ontrol U nit ) 15 based on operating conditions of the vehicle including the depression amount of the accelerator pedal 14 by the driver Be controlled. The amount of depression of the accelerator pedal 14 is detected by the accelerator opening sensor 16, and the detection information is output to the ECU 15.

  The ECU 15 is a well-known one-chip microprocessor, and includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, non-volatile memory, input / output interface and the like interconnected by a data bus (not shown). The ECU 15 in this embodiment is based on information from the accelerator opening sensor 16 and various sensors described later, an operation state determination unit 15a that determines the operation state of the vehicle, a fuel injection setting unit 15b, and a fuel injection valve drive. Part 15c. The fuel injection setting unit 15b sets the fuel injection amount and the injection timing from the fuel injection valve 11 based on the determination result in the operation state determination unit 15a. The fuel injection valve drive unit 15c controls the operation of the fuel injection valve 11 so that the amount of fuel set by the fuel injection setting unit 15b is injected from the fuel injection valve 11 at the set time.

  The intake pipe 17 connected to the intake port 12a of the cylinder head 12 defines an intake passage 17a together with the intake port 12a. An air flow meter 18 is attached on the upstream side of the intake pipe 17, and information relating to the detected intake flow rate is output to the ECU 15. The ECU 15 corrects the fuel injection amount from the fuel injection valve 11 based on detection information from the air flow meter 18 and the like. The intake pipe 17 on the downstream side of the air flow meter 18 is provided with a throttle valve 19 for adjusting the opening degree of the intake passage 17a and a throttle actuator 20 for driving the throttle valve 19.

  The previous ECU 15 further includes a throttle opening setting unit 15d and an actuator driving unit 15e. The throttle opening setting unit 15d sets the opening of the throttle valve 19 based on the determination result of the previous driving state determination unit 15a in addition to the depression amount of the accelerator pedal 14. The actuator driving unit 15e controls the operation of the throttle actuator 20 so that the throttle valve 19 has the opening set by the throttle opening setting unit 15d.

  A crank angle sensor 22 that detects the rotational phase of the crankshaft 21c to which the piston 21a is coupled via the connecting rod 21b, that is, the crank angle, and outputs the detected crank angle to the ECU 15 is attached to the cylinder block 21 in which the piston 21a reciprocates. It has been. Based on the information from the crank angle sensor 22, the driving state determination unit 15a of the ECU 15 grasps the running speed of the vehicle in addition to the rotation phase of the crankshaft 21c and the engine speed in real time.

The exhaust pipe 23 connected to the cylinder head 12 so as to communicate with the exhaust port 12b defines an exhaust passage 23a together with the exhaust port 12b. An exhaust gas purification device 24 for detoxifying harmful substances generated by combustion of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber 10a is attached to the exhaust pipe 23 upstream of the silencer (not shown) attached to the downstream end side. ing. Exhaust purification apparatus 24 of this embodiment includes at least an oxidation catalyst, it is also possible to incorporate the like In addition to this DPF (D iesel P articulate F ilter ) and _the NO _X storage catalyst. The oxidation catalyst is mainly used to oxidize, that is, burn, unburned HC contained in the exhaust gas.

The operating state determination unit 15a of the ECU 15 determines whether or not the exhaust heating device 25 described later needs to heat the exhaust based on the temperature of the exhaust purification device 24. Therefore, in the present embodiment the catalyst temperature sensor 26 is incorporated into the oxidation catalyst, and outputs this by detecting the bed temperature T _C in the ECU 15. The operating condition determining unit 15a, a threshold temperature of the temperature information T _C is set in advance from the catalyst temperature sensor 26 (hereinafter, referred to as warm-up start determination temperature) is lower than T _CL, the exhaust heating device 25 It is determined that it is necessary to warm up the exhaust purification device 24 by operating. Further, the catalyst temperature T _C is the threshold temperature set in advance, such as to be able to maintain the active state of the oxidation catalyst (hereinafter referred to as the target catalyst heating temperature T _CH) case described above, actuating the exhaust heating device 25 It is determined that there is no need to make it happen. In place of the catalyst temperature sensor 26, exhaust temperature sensors are provided on the inlet side and the outlet side of the exhaust purification device 24, respectively, and the temperature of the exhaust heating device 25 is estimated based on information from these exhaust temperature sensors. It may be.

  In the middle of the exhaust pipe 23 upstream of the exhaust purification device 24, heated gas is generated and supplied to the exhaust purification device 24 disposed downstream, and the oxidation catalyst is activated and maintained in an active state. An exhaust heating device 25 is provided. The exhaust heating device 25 in this embodiment includes a fuel addition valve 27 and a glow plug 28.

  The fuel addition valve 27 has the same basic configuration as that of the normal fuel injection valve 11, and supplies an arbitrary amount of fuel to the exhaust passage 23a in a pulsed manner at arbitrary time intervals by controlling the energization time. Can be done. The amount of fuel per one time supplied from the fuel addition valve 27 to the exhaust passage 23a is based on the operating state of the vehicle including the intake air amount and the air-fuel ratio detected by the air flow meter 18, and the fuel addition setting unit of the ECU 15 It is set by 15f. The fuel addition valve drive unit 15g of the ECU 15 controls the operation of the fuel addition valve 27 so that the amount of fuel set by the fuel addition setting unit 15f is injected from the fuel addition valve 27 at a set cycle.

  The glow plug 28 as an ignition means in the present invention is connected to an in-vehicle power source such as a storage battery (not shown) via a glow plug drive unit 15h of the ECU 15, and the fuel added from the fuel addition valve 27 to the exhaust passage 23a is ignited and burned. Let

The ECU 15 includes a heating temperature setting unit 15i that sets a target surface temperature _TF of the heat generating unit 28a of the glow plug 28, and a previous glow plug driving unit 15h. The glow plug drive unit 15h in the present embodiment controls the input power P to the glow plug 28 so that the target surface temperature _TF set by the heating temperature setting unit 15i is obtained.

The heating temperature setting unit 15i sets a target surface temperature _TF of the heat generating unit 28a of the glow plug 28 based on the driving state of the vehicle. The target surface temperature _TF in the present embodiment is either the ignition temperature _TG or the non-heating temperature _TN . More specifically, when the catalyst temperature T _C in the exhaust gas purification device 24 is warm-up start determination lower than the temperature T _CL, and in the fuel addition can be operating conditions, ignition temperature as the target surface temperature T _F of the heat generating portion 28a Select _TG . In other cases, the non-heating temperature _TN is selected as the target surface temperature _TF of the heat generating portion 28a. In this case, the above-described ignition temperature _TG is a temperature at which the fuel can ignite and burn, and is set to about 1050 ° C., for example. Further, the state in which the power P is not supplied to the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 corresponds to the non-heating temperature _TN . In addition to the ignition temperature _TG described above, it is also possible to set a preheating temperature lower than the ignition temperature _TG , for example, about 800 ° C., as the target surface temperature _TF . In this case, the ECU 15 determines that the exhaust purification device 24 needs to be warmed up, selects the preheating temperature as the target surface temperature _TF of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28, and then enters an operation state in which fuel can be added. This is switched to the ignition temperature _TG . As a result, the surface temperature of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 can be quickly raised to the ignition temperature _TG , and the period during which fuel can actually be added can be made longer.

The heating temperature setting portion 15i is a diagram in which the temperature T of the heat generating portion 28a when the exhaust gas flow rate is 0, the electric power P ₀ supplied to the heat generating portion 28a corresponding thereto and the electric resistance R ₀ thereof are related to each other. 3, a map as shown in FIG. 4 is stored. In the present embodiment, when the exhaust flow rate flowing through the exhaust passage 23a around the heat generating portion 28a is 0, that is, the stop state of the engine 10 is defined as the specific condition in the present invention. It is also possible to define the operating state as a specific condition. Heating temperature setting unit 15i is with respect to the target surface temperature T _F is set, the electric resistance R ₀ and the supplied power P ₀ of the heating portion 28a of when the exhaust flow rate set in advance is 0 3, the map of FIG. 4 This is acquired and output to the glow plug drive unit 15h.

Here, assuming that the electrical resistance of the material constituting the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 as the heat generating element in the present invention is R, and the temperature resistance coefficient of the material constituting the heat generating portion 28a is a, the temperature T of the heat generating portion 28a. Can be expressed as:
T = aR + b (1)
However, b is a constant inherent to the material constituting the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28, the temperature T is a temperature of the central portion of the heating portion 28a, it should be note that we name at that surface temperature .

Further, assuming that the distance from the center of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 to the surface thereof is L and the thermal conductivity of the material constituting the heat generating portion 28a is λ, the electric power P supplied to the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 is It can be expressed as follows:
P = Lλ (T−T _F ) (2)
Substituting the previous equation (1) into this equation (2) and transforming it, it can be expressed as follows.
aR = (P / Lλ) −b + T _F (3)
Here, when the exhaust gas flow rate is 0, the above equation (3) can be expressed as follows.
aR ₀ = (P ₀ / Lλ) −b + T _F (4)
The expression (4) can be modified and expressed as follows.
T _F = aR ₀ − (P ₀ / Lλ) + b (5)
Substituting this equation (5) into the previous equation (3) and rearranging it can be expressed as follows.
R = {(P−P ₀ ) / aLλ} + R ₀ (6)
However, since aLλ can be regarded as a constant C, equation (6) can be simplified and expressed as follows.
R = {(P−P ₀ ) / C} + R ₀ (7)

The glow plug drive unit 15h controls the input power P to the glow plug 28 so that the surface temperature of the heat generating unit 28a of the glow plug 28 becomes the target surface temperature _TF set by the heating temperature setting unit 15i. More specifically, based on the electrical resistance R ₀ corresponding to the target surface temperature T _F set by the heating temperature setting unit 15 i and the supplied power P ₀ , the heating unit 28 a The electric power supply P to the glow plug 28 is feedback-controlled using the electric resistance R as a target value. Therefore, a voltmeter 29 that detects the voltage V of the in-vehicle power supply and outputs it to the ECU 15, and an ammeter 30 that detects the current I flowing through the heat generating portion 28 a of the glow plug 28 and outputs this to the ECU 15 is provided in the ECU 15. Connected to.

The electric resistance R of the heat generating portion 28a can be expressed as follows from Ohm's law.
R = V / I (8)

Further, power P includes a current I detected by the ammeter 30, and a voltage V detected by the voltmeter 29 can be calculated by P = V · I. In this way, the glow plug drive unit 15h changes the supply power P to, for example, PID so that the supply power P to the glow plug 28 and the electrical resistance R of the heat generating part 28a of the glow plug 28 satisfy the above-described equation (7). Control. As is well known, in this PID control, a power correction amount obtained by adding a proportional component, an integral component, and a differential component relating to a difference between an actually calculated electric resistance and a target electric resistance is fed back to the supplied power. It is a method to do. By performing such feedback control, the electrical resistance R and the supplied power P that satisfy the above equation (7) are obtained.

Thus, no matter how the state of the exhaust passage 23a around the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 changes, the surface temperature of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 is detected without detecting the exhaust temperature or the exhaust flow rate. The target surface temperature _TF can be accurately controlled. As a result, it is possible to avoid wasteful power consumption and prevent a reduction in fuel consumption.

  In the present embodiment, the exhaust heat treatment described above is performed in an operation state in which the fuel added to the exhaust passage 23a can be continuously ignited and burned (hereinafter referred to as an operation state in which fuel can be added). Is executed. The operating state in which the fuel can be added corresponds to an operating state in which the flow velocity of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage 23a is relatively low, such as the idling operation of the engine 10 or the low rotation / low load operation. The operation state determination unit 15a of the ECU 15 determines whether or not the exhaust state heating apparatus 25 is in an operation state.

By the way, regarding the map shown in FIG. 4, it is necessary to take into account variations in the individual products of the glow plug 28 and deterioration over time. For this reason, the map of FIG. 4 stored in the heating temperature setting unit 15i is learned and corrected by the learning correction unit 15j of the ECU 15, and by periodically performing this, the characteristics of the individual glow plugs 28 and the time-dependent changes are obtained. Compensates for deterioration. The learning correction by the learning correction unit 15j is preferably performed when the exhaust temperature or the exhaust flow velocity is always a predetermined value. Generally, after the ignition key switch 31 is turned off, that is, immediately after the ignition key switch 31 is turned off. Done from. In addition, it should be noted that learning correction may be possible even when the engine 10 is idling. In addition, when the exhaust temperature is too low or too high, the heat dissipation at the heat generating portion 28a changes greatly. Therefore, when the exhaust temperature is within a predetermined range, a predetermined power is supplied and the detected electrical resistance changes Is calculated from the above equation (8) based on the input power. Here, the electrical resistance which is stored in the heating temperature setting unit 15i and R _0, when an electrical resistance that is calculated to R _n, the electric resistance R _N learned correction is, for example, be represented as the following formula it can.
R _N = R ₀ + {1- (R _n / R ₀ )} (10)

Therefore, as the electrical resistance corresponding to the temperature of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 to be read out from the map of FIG. 3 with respect to the supply power becomes the new resistance R _N obtained from equation (9) above, FIG 4 is corrected for learning.

In order to perform such learning correction, in the present embodiment, the exhaust temperature sensor 32 is arranged in the exhaust passage 23a upstream of the exhaust heating device 25. The information about the exhaust gas temperature T _E, which is led to the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 of the exhaust heating device 25 is adapted to be outputted from the exhaust temperature sensor 32 to the ECU 15.

The procedure for learning and correcting the correlation between the temperature T of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 and the electrical resistance R will be described with reference to FIG. 5. First, in step S1, the ignition key switch is turned off from the on state. It is determined whether or not it has been switched. If it is determined that the ignition key switch has been switched from the on state to the off state, that is, the learnable driving state, the process proceeds to step S2. Then, it is determined whether or not the exhaust temperature T _E passing through the periphery of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 is in a learnable temperature range T _{EL to} T _EH . If it is determined that the exhaust gas temperature T _E is within the learnable temperature range T _{EL to} T _EH , the process _proceeds to step S3 and the preset power P ₀ is supplied to the glow plug 28. Then it determines whether the almost the same exhaust gas temperature T _E at step S4 and the temperature T ₀ of the glow plug 28 corresponding to the supplied electric power P ₀ shown in FIG. Here, if it is determined that the exhaust temperature T _E is substantially the same as T ₀ , that is, the fluctuation of the detected electric resistance R ₀ has converged, the process proceeds to step S5 and the electric resistance at this time is determined. R ₀ is calculated, and the currently stored electrical resistance R ₀ is learned and corrected in step S6.

  In this way, by correcting the map as shown in FIG. 4 stored in the heating temperature setting unit 15i by the learning correction unit 15j, the temperature T caused by variations in the individual glow plugs 28 as a product, deterioration with time, and the like. And the deviation of the correlation between the electric resistance R can be reliably compensated.

As described above, instead of learning and correcting the electric resistance based on the electric power, the electric power can be learned and corrected based on the electric resistance. That is, when the detected ambient temperature is within a predetermined range, power is supplied to the glow plug 28 so that the electric resistance of the heat generating portion 28a becomes the electric resistance _R0 of the heat generating portion 28a under a specific condition, and the electric power changing thereby is supplied. Calculate continuously. Then, the power at the time when the change has converged is acquired, and based on this, the supplied power P ₀ corresponding to the electric resistance R ₀ of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 is learned and corrected under a specific condition.

Next, when the control procedure of the exhaust heating device 25 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6 first determines the catalyst temperature T _C is whether the following warm-up start determination temperature T _CL at step S11 . Here, the catalyst temperature T _C is equal to or less than the warm-up start determination temperature T _CL, that is, when it is determined that it is necessary to perform warm-up of the exhaust purification device 24 proceeds to the exhaust heating device S12 in Step 25 It is determined whether or not it is in an operating state in which fuel addition can be performed. If it is determined that the fuel is in an operating state where fuel can be added, the process proceeds to step S13 to determine whether the energization flag is set. At first, since the energization flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S14, the target surface temperature _TF of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 is set, and power is supplied to the glow plug 28 from an in-vehicle power source (not shown). The energization flag is set at the same time. In step S15, the input power from the in-vehicle power source is appropriately controlled as described above according to the exhaust temperature and the exhaust flow rate so that the surface of the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 becomes the target surface temperature _TF. . Then, in step S16, it is determined whether or not the addition flag is set. Initially, since the addition flag is not set, the routine proceeds to step S17, where fuel is added from the fuel injection valve 11 toward the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 to the exhaust passage 23a, and at the same time, the addition flag is set. More specifically, the fuel is injected toward the heat generating portion 28a of the glow plug 28 that has reached the target surface temperature T _F , that is, the ignition temperature _TG , and the exhaust is heated by igniting and burning the fuel. The exhaust in the state is led to the exhaust purification device 24 to promote the warm-up thereof. Next, it is judged whether the catalyst temperature T _C and migration target catalyst heating temperature T _CH above to S18 steps. Here, the catalyst temperature T _C is the target catalyst heating temperature T _CH above, that is, when the warm-up of the exhaust gas purification device 24 has been finished, the fuel from the fuel addition valve 27 shifts to step S19 And the energization to the glow plug 28 is stopped. At the same time, the energization flag and the addition flag are reset, and the series of processing ends.

On the other hand, the catalyst temperature T _C is lower than the target catalyst heating temperature T _CH at S18 in step, when it is determined that it is necessary to continue the addition of Sunawa 0 fuel described above returns to step S12 processing repeat. If it is determined in step S12 that the fuel addition is not possible, the process proceeds to step S20 to determine whether or not the addition flag is set. If it is determined that the addition flag is set, the process proceeds to step S19, and the fuel addition process is terminated. If it is determined in step S20 that the addition flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S21 to determine whether the energization flag is set. If it is determined here that the energization flag is set, the process proceeds to step S22 to stop energization of the glow plug 28 and reset the energization flag, and the series of processing ends. Further, and when the catalyst temperature T _C is determined to be higher than the warm-up start determination temperature T _CL at step S11, when the energization flag at S21 in step has determined not to be set, without doing anything To finish.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the glow plug 28 of the exhaust heating device 25. However, when the surface temperature of the heat generating portion of the glow plug (not shown) disposed in the combustion chamber 10a of the engine 10 is estimated. The present invention can also be applied to.

  It should be noted that the present invention should be construed only from the matters described in the claims, and in the above-described embodiment, all the changes and modifications included in the concept of the present invention are other than those described. Is possible. That is, all matters in the above-described embodiment are not intended to limit the present invention, and include any configuration not directly related to the present invention. To get.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Engine 10a Combustion chamber 15a Operation state determination part 15f Fuel addition setting part 15g Fuel addition valve drive part 15h Glow plug drive part 15i Heating temperature setting part 15j Learning correction part 23a Exhaust passage 24 Exhaust purification device 25 Exhaust heating apparatus 27 Fuel addition valve 28 Glow plug 28a Heat generating part 29 Voltmeter 30 Ammeter 31 Ignition key switch 32 Exhaust temperature sensor T ₀ Temperature of heat generating part in no wind condition R ₀ Electric resistance of material constituting heat generating part in no wind condition P _{0 In no} wind condition Power supplied to the heat generating part

Claims (6)

A method for controlling the surface temperature of a heat generating portion of a heat generating element using a heat generating resistor having a correlation between heat generation temperature and electric resistance,
Obtaining a relationship between the power supplied to the heating element under a specific condition and the temperature of the heating element that generates heat;
Obtaining a relationship between the temperature and electrical resistance of the heating element under the specific condition;
Setting a target surface temperature of the heating element;
Supplying electric power to the heating element to calculate an electrical resistance of a heating portion of the heating element;
Controlling the power supplied to the heat generating element so that the calculated electric resistance becomes an electric resistance corresponding to the target surface temperature, and the step of controlling the power supplied to the heat generating element includes the target surface temperature. The corresponding electrical resistance is R, the power supplied to the heating element is P, the power corresponding to the temperature of the heating element under the same specific condition as the target surface temperature is P ₀ , and the temperature resistance coefficient of the material constituting the heating element And C is a constant related to the thermal conductivity and the distance from the center of the heating element to its surface, and R ₀ is the electrical resistance of the heating element corresponding to the temperature of the heating element under the same specific conditions as the target surface temperature. , The following formula
R = {(P−P ₀ ) / C} + R ₀
The method of controlling the surface temperature of the heating element , wherein the supplied power P is controlled so as to satisfy the above . The step of supplying power to the heating element sets initial power to be supplied to the heating element using a relationship between the power supplied to the heating element and the temperature of the heating element that generates heat under the specific condition. The method for controlling a surface temperature of a heating element according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The heating element surface temperature control method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the specific condition is a state in which a gas interposed around the heating element does not flow. Determining whether the heating element is in the specific condition;
When the heating element is in the specific condition, detecting an ambient temperature around the heating element;
Supplying the electric power P ₀ corresponding to the electric resistance R ₀ of the heating element under the specific condition to the heating element when the detected ambient temperature is in a predetermined range;
Obtaining an electrical resistance of the heating element that varies with the supply of the power P ₀ ;
The electric resistance of the heat generating element at the time when the change converges is acquired, and based on this, the electric resistance R ₀ of the heat generating element corresponding to the power P ₀ supplied to the heat generating element under the specific condition is learned and corrected. The method for controlling the surface temperature of a heating element according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: a step. Determining whether the heating element is in the specific condition;
When the heating element is in the specific condition, detecting an ambient temperature around the heating element;
When the detected ambient temperature is within a predetermined range, supplying power to the heating element such that the electrical resistance of the heating element is equal to the electrical resistance R _{0 of the} heating element under the specific condition;
Determining the power supplied to the heating element;
Acquiring the electric power at the time when the change converges, and learning and correcting the supplied electric power P ₀ corresponding to the electric resistance R ₀ of the heating element based on the electric power based on the acquired electric power. The method for controlling the surface temperature of the heating element according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The heat generating element is a glow plug for igniting and burning fuel by being disposed in a combustion chamber or an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and the specific condition is that an ignition key switch of a vehicle equipped with the internal combustion engine is turned off from an on state. 6. The method for controlling the surface temperature of a heating element according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein the method is after switching to.

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