Method and apparatus for controlling operation of an internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine includes a plasma ignition system having an in-cylinder dielectric barrier-discharge igniter, and a direct-injection fuel injector having an in-cylinder fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle protrudes into the combustion chamber proximal to the igniter. A controller operatively...

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Hauptverfasser:	Silvas, Gerald A, Idicheria, Cherian A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BLASTING COMBUSTION ENGINES CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES CORONA DEVICES ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FORINTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS PLASMA TECHNIQUE PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS SPARK GAPS SPARKING PLUGS SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL, WITH COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An internal combustion engine includes a plasma ignition system having an in-cylinder dielectric barrier-discharge igniter, and a direct-injection fuel injector having an in-cylinder fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle protrudes into the combustion chamber proximal to the igniter. A controller operatively connects to the internal combustion engine, the plasma ignition system and the fuel injection system. The controller controls the internal combustion engine at an air/fuel ratio that is lean of stoichiometry. The fuel injector injects a first fuel pulse prior to activation of the igniter, and then the igniter initiates a plasma energy pulse. The fuel injector is controlled to inject a second fuel pulse during the plasma energy pulse.