Patent ID: 6050238
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: F02D,F02P,Y02T

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine, comprising:a first cylinder;a second cylinder; anda controller, said controller including:a mode requesting section for requesting one of a first combustion mode and a second combustion mode for each of the cylinders, the second combustion mode being later in a fuel injection timing than the first combustion mode;a mode judging section for judging whether an actual combustion mode of each of the cylinders is the first combustion mode or the second combustion mode;a torque correction requesting section for generating a torque correction request signal for a torque correction according to operation of the engine; anda torque correction section for performing torque correction for each of the cylinders, in response to the torque correction request signal and to the actual combustion mode of each of the cylinders, by manipulating either a first manipulated variable in the first combustion mode or a second manipulated variable in the second combustion mode.