Patent ID: 7637253

Claim:
An arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine including an electronic engine control unit ( 1 ), an injector ( 2 ) for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, connecting lines ( 3 ) extending between the engine control unit ( 1 ) and the injector ( 2 ) for the transmission of signals therebetween, an intelligent electronic component ( 4 ), forming, together with the injector ( 2 ) an integral unit ( 5 ), said intelligent electronic component ( 4 ) comprising an electronic storage unit ( 6 ) for storing data, a computing unit ( 7 ), a measuring unit ( 8 ) for determining momentary actual injector values and an energy storage device ( 9 ) for storing electric energy and for supplying energy to the electronic component ( 4 ) during operation of the internal combustion engine.