Engine control apparatus for a vehicle

This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §109(a) on patent application No. 2001-312706 filed in Japan on Oct. 10, 2001, which is herein incorporated by reference. An engine control apparatus reduces a driver's feeling of wrongness in a vehicle equipped with an air-condit...

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Main Author Kadoi, Masaru
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.03.2004
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Summary:This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §109(a) on patent application No. 2001-312706 filed in Japan on Oct. 10, 2001, which is herein incorporated by reference. An engine control apparatus reduces a driver's feeling of wrongness in a vehicle equipped with an air-conditioning apparatus. A larger one of a first load torque estimated value obtained by estimating a compressor load torque of the air conditioner based on a refrigerant pressure, and a second load torque estimated value obtained by estimating a load torque of the compressor based on an outside air temperature is selected as an air conditioner load to an engine control unit, and an engine output is corrected by using the air conditioner load.