APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION

• Main Authors: KIM SEUNGBUM, PARK JEONG NAM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.10.2013
• Subjects: BLASTING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL, WITH COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; WEAPONS

An exhaust gas recirculation control apparatus includes: an EGR valve adjusting a flow rate of EGR gas recirculated from an exhaust manifold to an intake manifold; a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor measuring pressure inside the intake manifold; a throttle valve controlling the amount of inflow air; an igniter spraying fuel; an acceleration pedal angular position sensor; a crank position sensor measuring engine RPM; a vehicle speed sensor measuring a speed of a vehicle; and a control portion receiving a pressure signal from the MAP sensor, calculating a ratio of the EGR gas for a total volume of the intake manifold by using pressure variance inside the intake manifold, calculating pressure of the EGR gas by multiplying the pressure of the intake manifold and the ratio of the EGR gas, and converting the pressure of the EGR gas to a flow rate of the EGR gas.