Patent ID: 6360724
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: F02B,F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
A method for controlling the power output of an internal combustion engine with a manual throttle control, comprising the steps of:providing a homogeneous air/fuel charge originating at a location external to a plurality of cylinders of said engine; storing a plurality of sets of numerical values, each set of numerical values being associated with a desired power output magnitude of said engine and comprising a plurality of said numerical values, each of said plurality of numerical values within each of said plurality of sets being associated with a specific one of said plurality of cylinders of said engine; determining a desired power output of said engine; measuring an actual power output of said engine; comparing said desired power output with said actual power output; selecting, based on the relative magnitudes of said desired and actual power outputs, a selected one of said plurality of sets of numerical values; and selectively activating and deactivating each of said plurality of cylinders of said engine as a function of said selected one of said plurality of sets of numerical values.