Steady state fuel consumption optimization through feedback control of estimated cylinder individual efficiency

Magnus Lewander*, Anders Widd, Bengt Johansson, Per Tunestal

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Abstract

Engine efficiency is often controlled in an indirect way through combustion timing control. This requires a priori knowledge of where to phase the combustion for different operating points and conditions. With cylinder individual efficiency estimation, control strategies aiming directly at fuel consumption optimization can be developed. It has previously been shown that indicated efficiency can be estimated using the cylinder pressure trace. This paper presents a method to use the estimated efficiency as a feedback variable in an extremum seeking control strategy for online steady state fuel consumption optimization. The experimental results show that the controller manages to find the maximum brake torque region at the given operating point both with and without external excitation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2012 American Control Conference, ACC 2012
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4210-4214
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781457710957
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 American Control Conference, ACC 2012 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: Jun 27 2012Jun 29 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the American Control Conference
ISSN (Print)0743-1619

Other

Other2012 American Control Conference, ACC 2012
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period06/27/1206/29/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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