Patent Publication Number: US-9845753-B2

Title: Control apparatus for engine

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The present invention relates to a control apparatus for an engine, particularly to a control apparatus for an engine which performs an engine stop control. 
     Conventionally, it is known that when an engine installed in a vehicle gradually decelerates to stop, the engine and the mount thereof resonate and the vehicle may vibrate. Specifically, a frequency range where such resonance occurs (hereinafter, referred to as the “resonant frequency range”) exists within a low engine speed range, and the vibration may occur when the engine speed passes through the resonant frequency range while the engine decelerates. 
     Therefore, techniques for suppressing such vibration caused in stopping the engine are proposed. JP2000-240483A discloses such a technique. According to JP2000-240483A, when an engine stop condition is satisfied, the engine speed is increased, a throttle valve is operated in a closing direction, and then the engine is stopped. In this manner, an intake air amount per engine cycle is reduced to suppress a change in engine load during a compression stroke and an expansion stroke. Thus, engine speed variation is suppressed, and the vibration caused by stopping the engine is suppressed. 
     According to JP2000-240483A, the engine speed is increased and then the throttle valve is operated in the closing direction to generate negative pressure within an intake passage. However, this method takes time in generating sufficient negative pressure within the intake passage (i.e., the pressure within the intake passage cannot be reduced quickly). The amplitude of the vibration caused within the resonant frequency range correlates with the negative pressure within the intake passage, specifically, the amplitude of the vibration becomes large if the negative pressure becomes low, and therefore, with the technique described in JP2000-240483A, sufficient negative pressure cannot be generated while the engine speed passes through the resonant frequency range, and the amplitude of the vibration cannot suitably be reduced. Further, with the technique described in JP2000-240483A, since it takes time to generate sufficient negative pressure, it also takes time to drop the engine speed to zero. Therefore, a length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range while it decelerates becomes long, and the vibration cannot suitably be suppressed. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present invention is made in view of the above situations and aims to provide a control apparatus for an engine, which can promptly increase negative pressure within an intake passage of an engine installed in a vehicle and suitably suppress vibration in the vehicle caused in stopping the engine. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, a control apparatus for an engine is provided. The control apparatus includes an intake control valve controller for fully closing, when an engine stop request is issued, an intake control valve for adjusting a flow rate of intake air passing through an intake passage of the engine, an engine speed increase controller for increasing an engine speed to reach a target speed after the intake control valve is fully closed by the intake control valve controller, and a fuel injection stopper for stopping a fuel injection after the engine speed is increased by the engine speed increase controller. 
     According to this configuration, when the engine stop request is issued, the intake control valve is fully closed, and after the intake control valve is fully closed, the engine speed is increased to reach the target speed. Thus, suction performance (intake performance) of the engine is improved by the engine speed increase. By sucking gas within the intake passage from the fully closed intake control valve into the engine, negative pressure within an intake-manifold (in-manifold negative pressure) can promptly be increased. Thus, the amplitude of vibration caused within a resonant frequency range can be reduced. Further, resistance which acts against a descending movement of a piston of the engine (i.e., intake stroke and expansion stroke) becomes high, and the engine speed promptly decreases. Therefore, a length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range while it decelerates can be shortened. Thereby, according to this configuration, the vibration caused in the vehicle while stopping the engine can suitably be suppressed. 
     The engine is preferably provided with a turbocharger including movable flaps configured to adjust a turbocharging pressure. The control apparatus preferably further includes a flap controller for fully closing the flaps of the turbocharger when the engine stop request is issued. 
     According to this configuration, when the engine stop request is issued, since the flaps of the turbocharger are fully closed and exhaust pressure within an exhaust passage of the engine is increased, the resistance which acts on an elevating movement of the piston of the engine (i.e., compression stroke and exhaust stroke) becomes high, and the engine speed can effectively be reduced. Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration can be shortened even more, and the vibration caused in the vehicle while stopping the engine can effectively be suppressed. 
     The engine is preferably provided with an alternator for generating electric power via a drive force of the engine. The control apparatus preferably further includes an alternator controller for increasing a load of the alternator when the engine stop request is issued. 
     According to this configuration, when the engine stop request is issued, since the load of the alternator is increased to increase the load applied to the engine, the engine speed can effectively be reduced. Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration can be shortened even more, and the vibration caused in the vehicle while stopping the engine can effectively be suppressed. 
     The alternator controller preferably suspends the operation of the alternator once the engine stop request is issued, and preferably resumes the operation of the alternator to increase the load of the alternator after a predetermined period of time from the issuance of the engine stop request. 
     According to this configuration, the operation of the alternator is suspended once at the timing that the engine stop request is issued, and then the operation of the alternator is resumed after the predetermined time period from the issuance timing. Therefore, a sharp increase in voltage of a battery for receiving the generated power of the alternator can be prevented. 
     The control apparatus preferably further includes an air conditioner controller for increasing a load of an air conditioner when the engine stop request is issued. 
     According to this configuration, when the engine stop request is issued, since the load of the air conditioner is increased to increase the load applied to the engine, the engine speed can effectively be reduced. Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration can be shortened even more. 
     The engine is preferably provided with an exhaust shutter valve for adjusting a flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage of the engine. The control apparatus preferably further includes an exhaust shutter valve controller for closing the exhaust shutter valve when the engine stop request is issued. 
     According to this configuration, when the engine stop request is issued, since the exhaust shutter valve is fully closed and the exhaust pressure within the exhaust passage is increased, the engine speed can effectively be reduced. Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration can be shortened even more. 
     The engine is preferably provided with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) device including an EGR passage for recirculating exhaust gas within the exhaust passage into the intake passage, and an EGR valve for adjusting a flow rate of the exhaust gas passing through the EGR passage. The control apparatus preferably further includes an EGR valve controller for closing the EGR valve of the EGR device when the engine stop request is issued. 
     According to this configuration, when the engine stop request is issued, since the EGR valve is closed to block the flow of gas between the exhaust passage and the intake passage, influence caused thereby on the in-manifold negative pressure, the exhaust pressure, etc. described as above (specifically, the decreases of the in-manifold negative pressure and the exhaust pressure) can be suppressed. 
     The intake control valve controller preferably adjusts the intake control valve to a control-wise fully closed position that is not a completely closed state, and then the intake control valve controller preferably further adjusts the intake control valve from the control-wise fully closed position to a mechanically fully closed position that is the completely closed state. 
     According to this configuration, the intake control valve is adjusted to the control-wise fully closed position once, and then the opening of the intake control valve is reduced even more from the control-wise fully closed position to reach the mechanically fully closed position. Thus, the flow of gas through the intake control valve can be blocked while suppressing application of an excess load on the intake control valve, and the in-manifold negative pressure can effectively be increased. 
     The engine speed increase controller preferably increases a fuel injection amount to increase the engine speed. 
     According to this configuration, by increasing the fuel injection amount, the engine speed can surely be increased to the target speed. 
     The control apparatus is preferably applied to an engine provided with the intake control valve at a position of the intake passage upstream of an intercooler for cooling intake air. 
     According to this configuration, since the intake control valve is provided upstream of the intercooler, a volume of the passage between the engine and the intake control valve is large, compared to a configuration in which the intake control valve is provided downstream of the intercooler. Thus, it is difficult to promptly generate sufficient in-manifold negative pressure by simply closing the intake control valve. However, with the configuration described above, since the intake control valve is fully closed and the engine speed is increased, the in-manifold negative pressure can promptly be increased. In other words, according to this configuration, even with the configuration in which the intake control valve is provided upstream of the intercooler for the reason of a layout, etc., the in-manifold negative pressure can suitably be increased. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic configuration view illustrating an engine system to which a control apparatus for an engine according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied. 
         FIG. 2  is an enlarged vertical-cross-sectional view of a turbine chamber of a turbocharger of the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a chart for describing a high-pressure EGR range, a low-pressure EGR range, and a no-EGR range of the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating a basic control of the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  shows timing charts for an engine stop control of the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the engine stop control of the embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT 
     Hereinafter, a control apparatus for an engine according to one embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the appended drawings. 
     &lt;System Configuration&gt; 
     First, an engine system to which the control apparatus for the engine according to this embodiment of the present invention is applied is described with reference to  FIG. 1  which is a schematic configuration view illustrating an engine system  200  to which the control apparatus for the engine according to this embodiment of the present invention is applied. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the engine system  200  mainly includes the engine E which is a diesel engine, an intake system IN for supplying intake air into the engine E, a fuel supply system FS for supplying fuel to the engine E, an exhaust system EX for discharging exhaust gas of the engine E, sensors  99  to  122  for detecting various statuses regarding the engine system  200 , and an electronic control unit (ECU)  60  for controlling the engine system  200 . The engine E is installed in a vehicle in this embodiment. 
     First, the intake system IN has an intake passage  1  through which the intake air passes. The intake passage  1  is provided with, from the upstream side, an air cleaner  3  for purifying fresh air introduced from outside, a compressor  5   a  provided at a turbocharger  5  and for increasing an intake air pressure by compressing the intake air passing therethrough, an intake shutter valve  7  for adjusting a flow rate of the intake air passing therethrough, an electric water pump  9  for controlling a flow rate of the coolant to be supplied to a water-cooled intercooler  8 , a coolant passage  10  connecting the intercooler  8  with the electric water pump  9  and for recirculating the coolant therebetween, the water-cooled intercooler  8  provided in, for example, an intake manifold and for cooling the intake air by using a coolant supplied thereinto, and a surge tank  12  for temporarily storing the intake air to be supplied to the engine E. 
     Further, the intake system IN is provided with various sensors  101  to  103  and  105  to  108 : an airflow sensor  101  for detecting an intake air amount and an intake air temperature sensor  102  for detecting an intake air temperature are provided at a position of the intake passage  1  immediately downstream of the air cleaner  3 ; a turbocharger speed sensor  103  for detecting a rotational speed of the compressor  5   a  (turbo speed) is provided at the compressor  5   a  of the turbocharger  5 ; an intake shutter valve position sensor  105  for detecting an opening of the intake shutter valve  7  is provided at the intake shutter valve  7 ; an intake air temperature sensor  106  for detecting an intake air temperature and an intake air pressure sensor  107  for detecting an intake air pressure are provided at positions of the intake passage  1  immediately downstream of the intercooler  8 ; and an intake manifold temperature sensor  108  for detecting an intake air temperature within the surge tank  12  is provided at the surge tank  12 . The sensors  101  to  103  and  105  to  108  provided in the intake system IN output detection signals S 101  to S 103  and S 105  to S 108  corresponding to the detected parameters, respectively, to the ECU  60 . 
     Next, the engine E includes an intake valve  15  for introducing the intake air supplied from the intake passage  1  (specifically, the intake manifold) into a combustion chamber  17 , a fuel injection valve  20  for injecting the fuel to the combustion chamber  17 , a glow plug  21  which is a supplementary heat source for securing ignitability when, for example, starting the engine E, a piston  23  for reciprocating with force caused by combustion of mixture gas within the combustion chamber  17 , a crankshaft  25  for rotating with force caused by the reciprocation of the piston  23 , and an exhaust valve  27  for discharging to the exhaust passage  41  exhaust gas produced by the combustion of mixture gas within the combustion chamber  17 . Further, the engine E is provided with an alternator  26  that is rotated by the output of the engine E and for generating electric power via rotation. The alternator  26  charges the generated power to the battery (not illustrated). Additionally, the engine E is provided with a compressor of an air conditioner (not illustrated). The compressor is rotated by the output of the engine E. 
     Moreover, the engine E is provided with a coolant temperature sensor  109  for detecting a temperature of the coolant for cooling the engine E, a crank angle sensor  110  for detecting a crank angle of the crankshaft  25 , an oil-pressure/temperature sensor  111  for detecting an oil pressure and/or an oil temperature, and an optical oil level sensor  112  for detecting an oil level. The sensors  109  to  112  provided at the engine E, output detection signals S 109  to S 112  corresponding to the detected parameters, respectively, to the ECU  60 . 
     Next, the fuel supply system FS includes a fuel tank  30  for storing the fuel, and a fuel supply passage  38  for supplying the fuel from the fuel tank  30  to the fuel injection valve  20 . The fuel supply passage  38  is provided with, from the upstream side, a low-pressure fuel pump  31 , a high-pressure fuel pump  33 , and a common rail  35 . Moreover, a fuel warmer  32  is provided at the low-pressure fuel pump  31 , a fuel pressure regulator  34  is provided at the high-pressure fuel pump  33 , and a common rail depressurizing valve  36  is provided at the common rail  35 . 
     Further, in the fuel supply system FS, a fuel temperature sensor  114  for detecting a fuel temperature is provided at the high-pressure fuel pump  33 , and a fuel pressure sensor  115  for detecting a fuel pressure is provided at the common rail  35 . The sensors  114  and  115  provided in the fuel supply system FS, output detection signals S 114  and S 115  corresponding to the detected parameters, respectively, to the ECU  60 . 
     Next, the exhaust system EX includes the exhaust passage  41  where the exhaust gas passes. The exhaust passage  41  is provided with, from the upstream side, a turbine  5   b  provided at the turbocharger  5  and for driving the compressor  5   a  as described above by rotating with force of exhaust gas passing therethrough, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC)  45  and a diesel particulate filter (DPF)  46  having a purification function for the exhaust gas, and an exhaust shutter valve  49  for adjusting a flow rate of the exhaust gas passing therethrough. The DOC  45  is a catalyst for oxidizing hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) by using oxygen within the exhaust gas, so as to convert them into water and carbon dioxide. The DPF  46  is a filter for capturing particulate matter (PM) within the exhaust gas. 
     Further, in the exhaust system EX, an exhaust gas pressure sensor  116  for detecting an exhaust gas pressure and an exhaust gas temperature sensor  117  for detecting an exhaust gas temperature are provided at positions of the exhaust passage  41  upstream of the turbine  5   b  of the turbocharger  5 , exhaust gas temperature sensors  118  and  119  for detecting exhaust gas temperatures are provided immediately upstream of the DOC  45  and between the DOC  45  and the DPF  46 , respectively, a DPF pressure difference sensor  120  for detecting a difference in exhaust gas pressure between the upstream and downstream sides of the DPF  46  is provided at the DPF  46 , a linear O 2  sensor  121  for detecting an oxygen concentration and an exhaust gas temperature sensor  122  for detecting an exhaust gas temperature are provided at positions of the exhaust passage  41  immediately downstream of the DPF  46 . The sensors  116  to  122  provided in the exhaust system EX, output detection signals S 116  to S 122  corresponding to the detected parameters, respectively, to the ECU  60 . 
     Moreover, in this embodiment, the turbocharger  5  is configured to be small in size so as to efficiently perform turbocharging even when the exhaust energy is low and the turbocharger  5  rotates at a low speed, and the turbocharger  5  is provided with a plurality of movable flaps  5   c  circumferentially surrounding the turbine  5   b . The turbocharger  5  is configured as a variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) to change a cross-sectional area of a flow path of the exhaust gas flowing toward the turbine  5   b  (nozzle cross-sectional area) by the flaps  5   c . For example, the flaps  5   c  are turned by an actuator via an electromagnetic valve which adjusts a negative pressure acting on a diaphragm. Moreover, a VGT opening sensor  104  for detecting openings of the flaps  5   c  (i.e., flap openings; hereinafter, suitably comprehensively referred to as the “VGT opening”) based on a position of the actuator is provided. The VGT opening sensor  104  outputs a detection signal S 104  corresponding to the detected VGT opening, to the ECU  60 . 
     Here, the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  of this embodiment of the present invention are described in detail with reference to  FIG. 2  which is an enlarged vertical-cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a turbine chamber  157   a  of the turbocharger  5 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the turbine chamber  157   a  formed inside a turbine casing  153  is provided with the plurality of movable flaps  5   c  surrounding the turbine  5   b  that is disposed in a substantially central section of the turbine chamber  157   a . Each flap  5   c  is turnably supported by a spindle  5   d  penetrating one side wall of the turbine chamber  157   a . The flap  5   c  turns in a clockwise fashion in  FIG. 2  around the spindle  5   d . Nozzles  155  are formed between the flaps  5   c , respectively. When each flap  5   c  turns to incline closer to an adjacent flap thereto, an opening of each nozzle  155  (nozzle cross-sectional area) is reduced and high turbocharging efficiency can be obtained even when the exhaust flow rate is low. On the other hand, when each flap  5   c  is turned in the opposite direction so as to incline farther from an adjacent flap, the nozzle cross-sectional area becomes larger, and therefore, airflow resistance is reduced and the turbocharging efficiency can be improved even when the exhaust flow rate is high. 
     Further, a ring member  157  is coupled to a rod  163  of the actuator via a linkage mechanism  158 , and when the actuator is activated, each flap  5   c  is turned via the ring member  157 . Specifically, the linkage mechanism  158  includes a coupling pin  158   a  turnably coupled in its one end part to the ring member  157 , a coupling plate member  158   b  turnably coupled in its one end part to the other end part of the coupling pin  158   a , a pillar member  158   c  coupled at its one end part to the other end part of the coupling plate member  158   b  and penetrating an outer wall of the turbine casing  153 , and a coupling plate member  158   d  coupled in its one end part to the projecting end part (i.e., the other end part) of the pillar member  158   c . The other end part of the coupling plate member  158   d  is turnably coupled to the rod  163  of the actuator by a coupling pin (not illustrated). 
     Returning to  FIG. 1 , the engine system  200  of this embodiment also includes a high-pressure EGR device  43  and a low-pressure EGR device  48 . The high-pressure EGR device  43  includes a high-pressure EGR passage  43   a  connecting the exhaust passage  41  at a position upstream of the turbine  5   b  of the turbocharger  5  with the intake passage  1  at a position downstream of the compressor  5   a  of the turbocharger  5  (downstream of the intercooler  8  to be specific), and a high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  for adjusting a flow rate of the exhaust gas passing through the high-pressure EGR passage  43   a . The low-pressure EGR device  48  includes a low-pressure EGR passage  48   a  connecting the exhaust passage  41  at a position downstream of the turbine  5   b  of the turbocharger  5  (a position downstream of the DPF  46  and upstream of the exhaust shutter valve  49  to be specific) with the intake passage  1  at a position upstream of the compressor  5   a  of the turbocharger  5 , a low-pressure EGR cooler  48   b  for cooling the exhaust gas passing through the low-pressure EGR passage  48   a , a low-pressure EGR valve  48   c  for adjusting a flow rate of the exhaust gas passing through the low-pressure EGR passage  48   a , and a low-pressure EGR filter  48   d.    
     An exhaust gas amount recirculated into the intake system IN by the high-pressure EGR device  43  (hereinafter, referred to as the “high-pressure EGR gas amount”) is substantially determined based on the exhaust gas pressure in the part upstream of the turbine  5   b  of the turbocharger  5 , the intake air pressure produced depending on the opening of the intake shutter valve  7 , and an opening of the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b . Further, an exhaust gas amount recirculated into the intake system IN by the low-pressure EGR device  48  (hereinafter, referred to as the “low-pressure EGR gas amount”) is substantially determined based on the intake air pressure in the part upstream of the compressor  5   a  of the turbocharger  5 , the exhaust gas pressure produced depending on the opening of the exhaust shutter valve  49 , and an opening of the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c.    
     Here, an operating range of the engine E where the high-pressure EGR device  43  is operated (hereinafter, referred to as the “high-pressure EGR range”), an operating range of the engine E where the low-pressure EGR device  48  is operated (hereinafter, referred to as the “low-pressure EGR range”), and a no-EGR range where neither the high-pressure EGR device  43  nor the low-pressure EGR device  48  is operated (hereinafter, referred to as the “no-EGR range”) according to this embodiment are described with reference to  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 3  is a chart schematically illustrating the high-pressure EGR range, the low-pressure EGR range, and the no-EGR range, in which the lateral axis indicates engine speed and the vertical axis indicates fuel injection amount (corresponding to engine load). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , an operating range R 1  of the engine E (corresponding to the first engine operating range) where the engine load and the engine speed are low is the high-pressure EGR range where the high-pressure EGR device  43  is operated, and an operating range R 2  of the engine E (corresponding to the second engine operating range) where the engine load and the engine speed are higher than the high-pressure EGR range R 1  is the low-pressure EGR range where the low-pressure EGR device  48  is operated. More specifically, part of the low-pressure EGR range R 2  (range near the boundary with the high-pressure EGR range R 1 ) is a range where not only the low-pressure EGR device  48  but also the high-pressure EGR device  43  is operated, in other words, a combined-use range of the high-pressure EGR device  43  and the low-pressure EGR device  48 . Moreover, an operating range R 3  of the engine E defined to cover engine loads and engine speeds higher than those within the low-pressure EGR range R 2  is the no-EGR range where neither the high-pressure EGR device  43  nor the low-pressure EGR device  48  is operated. 
     Returning to  FIG. 1 , the ECU  60  of this embodiment controls the respective components of the engine system  200  based on detection signals S 98  to S 100  outputted from an ambient temperature sensor  98  for detecting an ambient air temperature, an atmospheric air pressure sensor  99  for detecting an atmospheric air pressure, and an accelerator opening sensor  100  for detecting a position of an acceleration pedal  95  (accelerator opening), respectively, in addition to the detection signals S 101  to S 122  from the various sensors  101  to  122  described above. Specifically, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5130  to the actuator (not illustrated) for driving the flaps  5   c , so as to control the openings of the flaps  5   c  of the turbine  5   b  of the turbocharger  5  (VGT opening). Further, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5131  to an actuator (not illustrated) for driving the intake shutter valve  7 , so as to control the opening of the intake shutter valve  7 . Moreover, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5132  to the electric water pump  9 , so as to control the flow rate of the coolant to be supplied to the intercooler  8 . Further, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5133  to the fuel injection valve  20 , so as to control the fuel injection amount for the engine E etc. Moreover, the ECU  60  outputs control signals  5134 ,  5135 ,  5136  and  5137  to the alternator  26 , the fuel warmer  32 , the fuel pressure regulator  34 , and the common rail depressurizing valve  36 , so as to control them, respectively. Further, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5138  to an actuator (not illustrated) for driving the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b , so as to control the opening of the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b . Moreover, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5139  to an actuator (not illustrated) for driving the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c , so as to control the opening of the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c . Furthermore, the ECU  60  outputs a control signal  5140  to an actuator (not illustrated) for driving the exhaust shutter valve  49 , so as to control the opening of the exhaust shutter valve  49 . 
     &lt;Basic Control&gt; 
     Next, a basic control performed by the engine system  200  of this embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating the basic control of this embodiment. In this flow, a control to achieve a target oxygen concentration and a target intake air temperature, for example, according to a requested injection amount of fuel is performed. Further, this flow is repeated at a predetermined cycle by the ECU  60 . 
     First at S 11 , the ECU  60  acquires at least one of the detection signals S 98  to S 122  outputted from the various sensors  98  to  122  described above. 
     Next at S 12 , the ECU  60  sets a target torque to be outputted from the engine E based on the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator opening sensor  100  (corresponding to the detection signal S 100 ). 
     Then at S 13 , the ECU  60  sets the requested injection amount to be injected from the fuel injection valve  20  based on the target torque set at S 12  and the engine speed. 
     Subsequently at S 14 , based on the requested injection amount and the engine speed set at S 13 , the ECU  60  sets a fuel injection pattern, a fuel pressure, the target oxygen concentration, the target intake air temperature, and an EGR control mode (a mode of operating one or both of the high-pressure and low-pressure EGR devices  43  and  48 , or a mode of operating neither the high-pressure EGR device  43  nor the low-pressure EGR device  48 ). 
     Next at S 15 , the ECU  60  sets status amounts for achieving the target oxygen concentration and the target intake air temperature set at S 14 . For example, the status amounts include the exhaust gas amount recirculated into the intake system IN by the high-pressure EGR device  43  (high-pressure EGR gas amount), the exhaust gas amount recirculated into the intake system IN by the low-pressure EGR device  48  (low-pressure EGR gas amount), and the turbocharging pressure caused by the turbocharger  5 . 
     Subsequently at S 16 , the ECU  60  controls the actuators for driving the respective components of the engine system  200  based on the status amounts set at S 15 . In this case, the ECU  60  performs the control by setting restriction values or restriction ranges according to the status amounts, and setting control amounts of the actuators such that the status values follow the restrictions according to the restriction values or restriction ranges, respectively. 
     &lt;Engine Stop Control&gt; 
     Hereinafter, a control performed by the ECU  60  when stopping the engine E (engine stop control) of this embodiment of the present invention is described. 
     First, an outline of the engine stop control of this embodiment of the present invention is described. In this embodiment, when a request for stopping the engine E (engine stop request) is issued, to increase negative pressure within the intake passage  1  (specifically, negative pressure within the intake manifold), in other words, to reduce pressure within the intake manifold, the ECU  60  fully closes the intake shutter valve  7 , and after the intake shutter valve  7  is fully closed, increases the engine speed to reach a predetermined target speed (hereinafter, suitably referred to as the “final target speed”), and then stops the fuel injection from the fuel injection valve  20 . Hereinafter, such a control of increasing the negative pressure within the intake manifold (in-manifold negative pressure) is suitably referred to as the “in-manifold negative pressure increase control.” 
     Here, the reason for performing the in-manifold negative pressure increase control in this embodiment is described. As described above, in stopping the engine E, the vehicle may vibrate (mount vibration may occur) when the engine speed passes through a resonant frequency range (e.g., a low engine speed range around 300 rpm) while the engine gradually decelerates. Since the amplitude of the vibration caused within the resonant frequency range correlates with the in-manifold negative pressure, specifically, since the amplitude of the vibration becomes smaller as the in-manifold negative pressure increases, the amplitude of the vibration can be reduced by promptly increasing the in-manifold negative pressure, and thus, the vibration can suitably be suppressed. Further, by promptly increasing the in-manifold negative pressure, the resistance which acts on the descending movement of the piston  23  of the engine E (i.e., intake stroke and expansion stroke) becomes high, and the engine speed promptly decreases. Therefore, a length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration becomes shorter and the vibration can suitably be suppressed. 
     In a vehicle where a throttle valve (corresponding to the intake shutter valve  7  in this embodiment) is provided downstream of the intercooler, when the engine stop request is issued, the in-manifold negative pressure can promptly be generated by closing the throttle valve. Specifically, with the configuration in which the throttle valve is provided downstream of the intercooler, since a volume of the passage between the engine and the throttle valve is small, sufficient in-manifold negative pressure for suppressing the vibration can promptly be generated. However, in the engine system  200  of this embodiment, since the intake shutter valve  7  is provided upstream of the intercooler  8  (because there is no space for the intake shutter valve  7  downstream of the intercooler  8  since the intercooler  8  is provided in the intake manifold), the volume of the passage between the engine E and the intake shutter valve  7  is large, and therefore, it is difficult to promptly generate sufficient in-manifold negative pressure for suppressing the vibration by simply closing the intake shutter valve  7 . 
     Therefore, in this embodiment, when the engine stop request is issued, the intake shutter valve  7  is fully closed before the engine speed is increased, so as to promptly increase the in-manifold negative pressure. By increasing the engine speed in such a manner, the suction performance (intake performance) of the engine E is improved, and thus, the in-manifold negative pressure can promptly be increased. In this case, the ECU  60  increases the engine speed by increasing the fuel injection amount. 
     Since the engine E which is the diesel engine normally operates with excess air, even if the intake shutter valve  7  is closed to reduce the air amount and increase the fuel injection amount, the engine E can suitably perform combustion, and the engine speed can be increased. On the other hand, with a gasoline engine, since it basically operates with a theoretical air-fuel ratio, if the air amount is reduced and the fuel injection amount is increased in such a manner, the engine E cannot suitably perform combustion, and the engine speed cannot be increased. 
     Further, in this embodiment, in stopping the engine, the ECU  60  increases an exhaust gas pressure (exhaust pressure) that is a pressure within the exhaust passage  41  of the engine E (hereinafter, referred to as the “exhaust pressure increase control”) in addition to performing the in-manifold negative pressure increase control for increasing the in-manifold negative pressure described above, so as to effectively reduce the engine speed. By increasing the exhaust pressure as above, the resistance which acts on the elevating movement of the piston  23  of the engine E (i.e., compression stroke and exhaust stroke) becomes high, and the engine speed can promptly be reduced. Specifically, when the engine stop request is issued, as the exhaust pressure increase control, the ECU  60  fully closes the flaps  5   c  (see  FIG. 2 ) of the turbocharger  5  to increase the exhaust pressure. When the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  are fully closed in a state where the engine speed is increased by the in-manifold negative pressure increase control described above, the exhaust pressure is particularly effectively increased. 
     Further, in the case where the in-manifold negative pressure increase control and the exhaust pressure increase control are performed when the engine stop request is issued as above, the ECU  60  closes the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  of the high-pressure EGR device  43  and the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c  of the low-pressure EGR device  48 , so as to block the flow of gas between the exhaust and intake passages  41  and  1 . Note that in the situation where the engine stop request is issued, the engine E is operated within the high-pressure EGR range R 1  (see  FIG. 3 ), and the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c  is already closed and only the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  is opened. Therefore, the ECU  60  closes the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  while keeping the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c  closed. 
     Moreover, in this embodiment, in stopping the engine, the ECU  60  performs a control for increasing the load of the engine E (hereinafter, referred to as the “engine load increase control”) in addition to the in-manifold negative pressure increase control and the exhaust pressure increase control, so as to reduce the engine speed even more effectively. Specifically, the ECU  60  increases loads of the alternator  26  and the air conditioner when the engine stop request is issued, so as to increase the load applied on the engine E to promptly reduce the engine speed. 
     As described above, the ECU  60  may be referred to as “the control apparatus for the engine,” and functions as the “intake control valve controller,” “engine speed increase controller,” “fuel injection stopper,” “flap controller,” “alternator controller,” “air conditioner controller,” and “EGR valve controller.” Moreover, although described later in detail, the ECU  60  also functions as the “exhaust shutter valve controller.” 
     Next, a timing chart for the engine stop control of this embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 5  illustrates an example of the timing chart when the engine stop control of this embodiment of the present invention is performed. 
     In  FIG. 5 , the horizontal axis indicates time, and the vertical axis indicates, from up to down, an ignition signal, the pressure within the intake manifold (in-manifold pressure), a fuel injection signal supplied to the fuel injection valve  20 , an instruction signal for increasing the engine speed (engine speed increase instruction signal), the engine speed, the opening of the intake shutter valve  7  (intake shutter valve opening), the openings of the high and low-pressure EGR valves  43   b  and  48   c , the openings of the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  (VGT opening), the exhaust pressure, a duty of the alternator  26 , control signals of the alternator  26 , the electric power of the battery for charging thereto the electric power generated by the alternator  26  and supplying the electric power to various auxiliaries in the vehicle, a control signal of the air conditioner, and a drive signal of the compressor of the air conditioner. 
     First, at a timing t 1 , the ignition signal is switched from on to off (see G 1  in the chart), and the engine stop request is issued. In other words, the parts of the chart in  FIG. 5  before the timing t 1  indicate respective states while the engine is operated normally. At the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  starts the in-manifold negative pressure increase control. Specifically, the ECU  60  turns on the engine speed increase instruction signal (see G 4  in the chart), and the target speed of the engine speed is gradually increased (see G 51  in the chart). In this case, the ECU  60  gradually increases the target speed to reach a predetermined final target speed (e.g., higher than the idle speed by about 75 to 100 rpm). The ECU  60  increases the fuel injection signal (see G 3  in the chart) so as to increase the fuel injection amount according to the increased target torque by a feedback control performed based on such a target speed. As a result, the actual engine speed is gradually increased (see G 52  in the chart). Note that if the load of some sort of component in the vehicle is reduced, there may be a case where the fuel injection amount is not increased according to the increase of the target speed. 
     Further, as the in-manifold negative pressure increase control, the ECU  60  also controls the intake shutter valve  7 . Specifically, at the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  reduces a target opening of the intake shutter valve  7  in a stepwise fashion (see G 61  in the chart) so as to adjust the intake shutter valve  7  to a control-wise fully closed position, which is not a completely closed state. As a result, the actual opening of the intake shutter valve  7  shifts toward the closing side, and the intake shutter valve  7  is adjusted to the control-wise fully closed position (see G 62  in the chart). Then, the ECU  60  reduces the opening of the intake shutter valve  7  even more from the control-wise fully closed position, so as to reach the mechanically fully closed position, which is the completely closed state (see G 62  in the chart). In this case, for a predetermined period of time, the ECU  60  controls the actuator for driving the intake shutter valve  7 , to forcibly keep the intake shutter valve  7  at the mechanically fully closed position. 
     In this embodiment, the intake shutter valve  7  is adjusted to the mechanically fully closed position corresponding to an even smaller opening than the control-wise fully closed position which is normally used, so as to effectively increase the in-manifold negative pressure. If the intake shutter valve  7  in an opened state is adjusted to the mechanically fully closed position directly, an excess load will be applied to the intake shutter valve  7 . Therefore, in this embodiment, the intake shutter valve  7  is adjusted to the control-wise fully closed position once and then adjusted to the mechanically fully closed position, so as to prevent such an excess load. Additionally, since adjusting the intake shutter valve  7  to the mechanically fully closed position causes a load on the actuator, the length of time that the intake shutter valve  7  is kept at the mechanically fully closed position is limited to the predetermined time period. 
     By controlling the engine speed and the intake shutter valve  7  by the in-manifold negative pressure increase control as above, the in-manifold pressure drops (see G 2  in the chart), in other words, the in-manifold negative pressure increases. 
     Further, at the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  fully closes the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  (see G 71  in the chart) while keeping the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c  fully closed (see G 72  in the chart), and performs the exhaust pressure increase control in which the VGT opening of the turbocharger  5  is fully closed (see G 8  in the chart). By fully closing the VGT opening as above, the exhaust pressure is increased (see G 9  in the chart). 
     Note that since the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  and the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  are control targets related to volume, in view of controllability, the control thereof is preferably started immediately after the engine stop request is issued. Especially the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  are preferably controlled such that a desired exhaust pressure (specifically, the pressure with which the engine speed can effectively be reduced) is secured by the timing that the engine speed reaches the final target speed. 
     Moreover, at the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  turns on the control signal of the air conditioner (see G 14  in the chart) to start driving the compressor of the air conditioner (see G 15  in the chart), so as to perform the engine load increase control. Furthermore, at the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  adjusts the duty of the alternator  26  to 0% (see G 10  in the chart), and turns on the control signal for deactivating the alternator  26  (see G 11  in the chart). In this embodiment, when the battery is in the fully charged state, to prevent a sharp increase of the battery voltage by the generated power of the alternator  26 , when the engine stop request is issued, the alternator  26  is temporarily turned off to use the battery power, so that the battery voltage (battery volume) is reduced (see G 13  in the chart). 
     Note that the air conditioner does not cause such an issue that arises when the alternator  26  is instantly turned on, and requires time for the pressure of the compressor to increase to be sufficiently high after the compressor is activated. Therefore, the air conditioner is preferably turned on immediately after the issuance of the engine stop request. 
     Then, at a timing t 2  that is after a first period of time from the timing t 1  at which the engine stop request is issued, the ECU  60  turns off the engine speed increase instruction signal (see G 4  in the chart), and gradually decreases the target speed of the engine speed to the idle speed (see G 51  in the chart). Further, immediately after the timing t 2 , specifically at a timing t 3  that is after a second period of time from the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  turns the fuel injection signal to “0” to stop the fuel injection (see G 3  in the chart). As a result, after the timing t 3 , the actual engine speed decreases (see G 52  in the chart). 
     Note that the first period of time is obtained based on predetermined equation(s) or experiment(s) so as to be a period of time required for the actual engine speed to reach the final target speed described above. Moreover, the second period of time is set slightly longer than the first time period so as to maintain the engine speed until the fuel injection is stopped (or may be set as same as the first time period). For example, the second time period is set to 0.5 seconds. 
     Further, at a timing t 4  that is after a third period of time from the timing t 1 , the ECU  60  performs the engine load increase control by increasing the duty of the alternator  26  to be close to 100% (see G 10  in the chart) and turning on the control signal for activating the alternator  26  (see G 12  in the chart). The third period of time is set such that even if the battery is in a state where it is easily overcharged (e.g. fully charged state) at the timing t 1 , after the third time period, issues such as the battery voltage sharply increasing as described above do not arise even if the alternator  26  is driven. Additionally, the third time period is set such that the timing t 4  precedes the drop of the engine speed to the resonant frequency range, because if the alternator  26  is activated when the engine speed is around the resonant frequency range or below the resonant frequency range, the effect of shortening the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range by reducing the engine speed with the load caused by the alternator  26  will be diminished. 
     According to the controls described above (in-manifold negative pressure increase control, exhaust pressure increase control, and engine load increase control), the engine speed is promptly reduced (see G 52  in the chart) by the decrease of the in-manifold pressure (see G 2  in the chart), in other words, the increase of the in-manifold negative pressure, the increase of the exhaust pressure (see G 9  in the chart), and the increase of the engine load. Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration becomes shorter, and also, the amplitude of the vibration can be reduced by the sufficiently secured in-manifold negative pressure. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the vibration in the vehicle can effectively be suppressed. 
     Next, the entire flow of the engine stop control of this embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to  FIG. 6 .  FIG. 6  is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the engine stop control of the embodiment of the present invention. The flow of the engine stop control is repeated in a predetermined cycle by the ECU  60 . 
     First, at S 21 , the ECU  60  reads a flag indicating the engine stop request (engine stop request flag). The engine stop request flag is turned on in a key-off state, in an ignition off state, or during an idle stop. 
     Next at S 22 , the ECU  60  determines whether the engine stop request has issued based on the engine stop request flag read at S 21 . If the engine stop request is determined as not having been issued as a result (S 22 : NO), in other words, the engine stop request flag is off, the flow is terminated (returns back to S 21 ). In this case, the ECU  60  does not perform the engine stop control of this embodiment. 
     On the other hand, if the engine stop request is determined as issued (S 22 : YES), in other words, if the engine stop request flag is on, the flow proceeds to S 23 . At S 23 , the ECU  60  fully closes the intake shutter valve  7  (control ( 1 )), turns on the engine speed increase instruction (control ( 2 )), fully closes the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  (fully closes the VGT opening) (control ( 3 )), fully closes the high-pressure EGR valve  43   b  (while keeping the low-pressure EGR valve  48   c  fully closed (control ( 4 )), turns the alternator  26  off (control ( 5 )), and turns the air conditioner on (control ( 6 )). In other words, the ECU  60  performs the in-manifold negative pressure increase control, the exhaust pressure increase control, and the engine load increase control. 
     More specifically, in the control ( 1 ), the ECU  60  adjusts the intake shutter valve  7  to the control-wise fully closed position which is not the completely closed state, and then the ECU  60  reduces the opening of the intake shutter valve  7  even more from the control-wise fully closed position, so as to maintain the intake shutter valve  7  at the mechanically fully closed position which is the completely closed state, for the predetermined time period. Moreover, in the control ( 2 ), the ECU  60  turns on the engine speed increase instruction, and increases the injection amount of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve  20  so that the engine speed gradually increases to the predetermined final target speed (e.g., higher than the idle speed by about 75 to 100 rpm). 
     Next at S 24 , the ECU  60  determines whether the first time period has elapsed since the engine stop request was issued. If the first time period is determined to have elapsed (S 24 : YES), the flow proceeds to S 25 , where the ECU  60  switches the engine speed increase instruction from on to off, to reduce the target speed of the engine speed (e.g., reduce the target speed to the idle speed). On the other hand, if the first time period is determined to not have elapsed (S 24 : NO), the flow returns back to S 24 . In other words, the determination at S 24  is repeated until the first time period has elapsed. 
     Then at S 26 , the ECU  60  determines whether the second time period has elapsed since the engine stop request was issued. If the second time period is determined to have elapsed (S 26 : YES), the flow proceeds to S 27 , where the ECU  60  stops the fuel injection from the fuel injection valve  20 . On the other hand, if the second time period is determined to not have elapsed (S 26 : NO), the flow returns back to S 26 . In other words, the determination at S 26  is repeated until the second time period has elapsed. 
     Note that the second time period may be the same as the first time period, and in such a case, the ECU  60  may turn off the engine speed increase instruction and stop the fuel injection once the first time period has elapsed since the engine stop request was issued. 
     Next at S 28 , the ECU  60  determines whether the third time period has elapsed since the engine stop request was issued. If the third time period is determined to have elapsed (S 28 : YES), the flow proceeds to S 29 , where the ECU  60  switches the alternator  26  from off to on and performs the engine load increase control. On the other hand, if the third time period is determined to not have elapsed (S 28 : NO), the flow returns back to S 28 . In other words, the determination at S 28  is repeated until the third time period has elapsed. 
     Note that the third time period may be shorter than the first time period or the second time period, and in such a case, the ECU  60  may turn on the alternator  26  before turning off the engine speed increase instruction or before stopping the fuel injection. 
     &lt;Operations and Effects&gt; 
     Next, the operations and effects of the control apparatus for the engine according to this embodiment of the present invention are described. 
     According to this embodiment, when the engine stop request is issued, the in-manifold negative pressure increase control in which the intake shutter valve  7  is fully closed and the engine speed is increased is performed. Therefore, the in-manifold negative pressure can be promptly increased, and thus, the amplitude of the vibration caused within the resonant frequency range can be reduced. Moreover, the engine speed can promptly be reduced, and thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range can be shortened. As a result, the vibration caused in the vehicle while stopping the engine can suitably be suppressed. 
     In this case, in this embodiment, the intake shutter valve  7  is adjusted to the control-wise fully closed position once, and then the ECU  60  reduces the opening of the intake shutter valve  7  even more from the control-wise fully closed position to reach the mechanically fully closed position. Thus, the flow of gas through the intake shutter valve  7  can be blocked while application of the excess load on the intake shutter valve  7  is suppressed, and the in-manifold negative pressure can effectively be increased. 
     According to this embodiment, when the engine stop request is issued, in addition to the in-manifold negative pressure increase control described above, the exhaust pressure increase control in which the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  are fully closed is performed. Therefore, the engine speed can effectively be reduced by the exhaust pressure generated within the exhaust passage  41 . Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration can be shortened even more. 
     According to this embodiment, when the engine stop request is issued, in addition to the in-manifold negative pressure increase control and the exhaust pressure increase control described above, the engine load increase control in which the loads of the alternator  26  and the air conditioner are increased is performed. Therefore, the engine speed can be reduced more effectively. Thus, the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range during deceleration can significantly be shortened. 
     In this case, in this embodiment, the alternator  26  is temporarily turned off at the timing when the engine stop request is issued, and then the alternator  26  is turned on after the predetermined time period from this timing. Therefore, the sharp increase of the battery voltage by the generated power from the alternator  26  can be prevented. 
     &lt;Modifications&gt; 
     Next, modifications of this embodiment are described. 
     In this embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to the intake shutter valve  7  is described; however, the present invention is applicable to a general throttle valve. Each of the intake shutter valve  7  and throttle valve may be referred to as the “intake control valve.” 
     In this embodiment, the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  are fully closed as the exhaust pressure increase control; however, alternatively/additionally, the exhaust shutter valve  49  may be fully closed as the exhaust pressure increase control. Even if the exhaust shutter valve  49  is fully closed when the engine stop request is issued, the exhaust pressure can be increased to reduce the engine speed. However, since a distance from the exhaust shutter valve  49  to the engine E is longer than a distance from the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5  to the engine E, and the exhaust gas leaks from the exhaust shutter valve  49 , fully closing the exhaust shutter valve  49  causes a lesser effect of increasing the exhaust pressure than fully closing the flaps  5   c  of the turbocharger  5 . 
     In this embodiment, since the power generated by the alternator  26  is supplied to the battery, in view of preventing the sharp increase of the battery voltage, the alternator  26  is not immediately turned on once the engine stop request is issued (specifically, the alternator  26  is turned on after the third time period from the issuance of the engine stop request); however, if a configuration in which the power generated by the alternator  26  is supplied to a capacitor is applied, such an issue regarding the battery does not occur, and therefore, the alternator  26  may be immediately turned on once the engine stop request is issued. Note that since the effect of shortening the length of time that the engine speed remains within the resonant frequency range by reducing the engine speed with the load caused by the alternator  26  can be obtained as long as the alternator  26  is turned on by the timing that the engine speed is at least close to reaching the resonant frequency range, in the configuration in which the power generated by the alternator  26  is supplied to the capacitor, the alternator  26  is not necessarily immediately turned on once the engine stop request is issued. 
     In this embodiment, after the first time period from the issuance of the engine stop request, the engine speed increase instruction is switched from on to off and the target speed of the engine speed is reduced (see S 24  and S 25  in  FIG. 6 ); however, without using the first time period, the engine speed increase instruction may be switched off from on and the target speed of the engine speed may be reduced when either one of the target speed of the engine speed and the actual engine speed is at the final target speed. At the same time or thereafter, the fuel injection may be stopped. 
     It should be understood that the embodiments herein are illustrative and not restrictive, since the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the description preceding them, and all changes that fall within metes and bounds of the claims, or equivalence of such metes and bounds thereof, are therefore intended to be embraced by the claims. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                  1 
                 Intake Passage 
               
               
                  5 
                 Turbocharger 
               
               
                  5a 
                 Compressor 
               
               
                  5b 
                 Turbine 
               
               
                  5c 
                 Flap 
               
               
                  7 
                 Intake Shutter Valve 
               
               
                  8 
                 Intercooler 
               
               
                 20 
                 Fuel Injection Valve 
               
               
                 26 
                 Alternator 
               
               
                 41 
                 Exhaust Passage 
               
               
                 43 
                 High-pressure EGR Device 
               
               
                  43b 
                 High-pressure EGR Valve 
               
               
                 48 
                 Low-pressure EGR Device 
               
               
                  48c 
                 Low-pressure EGR Valve 
               
               
                 49 
                 Exhaust Shutter Valve 
               
               
                 60 
                 ECU 
               
               
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                 Engine System 
               
               
                 E 
                 Engine