Abstract: A method detects mass flows to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine having a device for controlling the air supply to the intake manifold and having a sensor for detecting the intake manifold pressure and having a control apparatus for evaluating a trace of the intake manifold pressure. In the context of the method, when the internal combustion engine is switched off, the supply of air to the intake manifold is reduced in a predetermined manner and the trace of the intake manifold pressure, which adjusts thereupon, is evaluated for detecting the mass flows.

Abstract: This invention is based on a method for monitoring a cooling fluid circuit (16) of an internal combustion engine (10), with at least one heat exchanger (18, 22), a regulating valve (26), a cooling fluid pump (32), and an electronic control unit (76). The invention proposes that the control unit (76) predetermine a permissible upper and lower deviation of a reference parameter from a desired value, based on operating parameters of the internal combustion engine (10) and with the aid of deviation characteristic fields (56, 58), and that it compare these permissible upper and lower deviations to a difference between a desired value and an actual value of the reference parameter, wherein the actual value is determined based on parameters of the volumetric flow of the cooling fluid, possibly with the aid of characteristic fields (42, 46, 74).

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially of a motor vehicle, is described. The engine (1) is provided with a combustion chamber (4) into which fuel can be injected in a first operating mode during a compression phase and in a second operating mode during an induction phase. The engine (1) is provided with a control apparatus (18) for switching over between the operating modes. The engine (1) includes an exhaust-gas recirculation having an exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14). The engine (1) is switched by the control apparatus (18) into the first operating mode when the exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14) is jammed in the open state.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for regulating the temperature of an engine, in particular an internal combustion engine 12, in the case of which the engine is interconnected with a radiator 16 via at least one forward-delivery line 35 and at least one return-delivery line 44 within a cooling circuit 14, which said radiator can be bypassed via a valve-controlled bypass line 48 between the at least one forward-delivery line 35 and the at least one return-delivery line 44. Additionally, the cooling circuit 14 comprises at least one pump capable of being controlled via open-loop and/or closed-loop control, in particular an electric pump 34 for pumping a coolant through the connecting lines 32 of the cooling circuit 14, as well as an electronic control unit 52 that controls the cooling capacity of the cooling circuit 14 via open-loop and/or closed-loop control.

Abstract: The invention is based on a method for monitoring a cooling fluid circuit (16) of an internal combustion engine (10), with at least one heat exchanger (18, 22), a regulating valve (26), a cooling fluid pump (32), and an electronic control unit (76). The invention proposes that the control unit (76) predetermine a permissible upper and lower deviation of a reference parameter from a desired value, based on operating parameters of the internal combustion engine (10) and with the aid of deviation characteristic fields (56, 58), and that it compare these permissible upper and lower deviations to a difference between a desired value and an actual value of the reference parameter, wherein the actual value is determined based on parameters of the volumetric flow of the cooling fluid, possibly with the aid of characteristic fields (42, 46, 74).

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially of a motor vehicle, is described which is provided with a combustion chamber (4) into which fuel can be injected in a first operating mode during a compression phase and in a second operating mode during an induction phase. An exhaust-gas pipe (8) is provided in which a catalytic converter (12) is mounted. The engine (1) is provided with an exhaust-gas recirculation from the exhaust-gas pipe (8) to an intake manifold (7). A control apparatus (18) is provided for controlling (open loop and/or closed loop) operating variables of the engine (1). The exhaust-gas recirculation rate of the exhaust-gas recirculation is controllable (open loop and/or closed loop) by the control apparatus (18), inter alia, in dependence upon the temperature of the catalytic converter (12).

Abstract: A method for determining mass flows into the inlet manifold (3) of an internal combustion engine, with means (5, 6, 9), for controlling the air intake into the inlet manifold (5, 6, 9), means (4), for determining the inlet manifold pressure and means (11) for evaluating the inlet manifold pressure curve, is disclosed. Within the disclosed method, the air intake into the inlet manifold, on switching off the internal combustion engine, is reduced by a set amount and the curve for the inlet manifold pressure thus produced is evaluated for the estimation of the mass flows and a leak in the inlet manifold proven by an increased rate of pressure change.

Abstract: A valve flow characteristic line is adapted by weighting the valve position as an input variable using a variable offset value. To calculate a robust model of the intake manifold pressure, a modeled partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas is determined so that it differs as little as possible from the actual partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas. To do so, a modeled partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas is derived from a flow characteristic of a valve in an exhaust gas recirculating line as a function of the valve position. The modeled partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas derived from the flow characteristic is corrected adaptively as a function of the difference between the modeled intake manifold pressure and a measured intake manifold pressure.

Abstract: Method and arrangement for operating an internal combustion engine (10) which can be operated in several modes of operation, especially an internal combustion engine (10) having direct injection (DE) or intake manifold injection (SRE) and with a control apparatus (11). The control apparatus (11) or its software has a plurality of functions (12) and a scheduler (13) for activating the functions (12). Operating modes are assigned to the functions (12) and the functions (12) are activated by the scheduler (13) in dependence upon the assigned modes of operation.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially of a motor vehicle, is described. The engine (1) is provided with a combustion chamber (4) into which fuel can be injected in a first operating mode during a compression phase and in a second operating mode during an induction phase. The engine (1) is provided with a control apparatus (18) for switching over between the operating modes. The engine (1) includes an exhaust-gas recirculation having an exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14). The engine (1) is switched by the control apparatus (18) into the first operating mode when the exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14) is jammed in the open state.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine especially for a motor vehicle is described which is provided with a combustion chamber into which fuel can be injected in at least two operating modes. A control apparatus is provided with which a switchover can be made between the operating modes in dependence upon a desired operating mode. The desired operating mode can be determined from a plurality of operating mode requests by the control apparatus.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an internal combustion engine, especially for a motor vehicle. The engine has a combustion chamber into which fuel can be injected in at least two operating modes. A control apparatus is provided with which a switchover between the operating modes can be effected. A desired value (rlmd$s) can be determined with the control apparatus for the air charge in the combustion chamber. The desired value (rlmd$s) defines a maximum value for the air charge in the combustion chamber which is not exceeded.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially for a motor vehicle is described, which is provided with a regulating valve (8) arranged in an intake pipe (6), through which air is fed to a combustion chamber (4). Furthermore the internal combustion engine (1) is provided with an exhaust gas feedback valve (15), through which exhaust gas is fed to an intake pipe (6). The internal combustion engine has a control unit (17) which determines the mass flow (msdk) through the regulating valve (8) and the mass flow (msagr) through the exhaust gas feedback valve (15). The determined mass flow (msagr) through the exhaust gas feedback valve (15) is divided into an inert gas portion (msagr′) and an air portion (msl) according to the air/fuel ratio (Lambda).