Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

Escuela de Ingeniería Automotriz

Summarize the Concept of Electronic Engine Control System

from the book Understanding Automotive Electronics An
Engineering Perspective on pages 142 to 146.

Nombre del Autor

Jhon Arreaga Aguilar

Asignatura y paralelo
Autotrónica FIA-C

Docente: Ing. Marco Noroña

16/11/2022

Guayaquil-Ecuador
 THE BASICS OF ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL
You can optimize engine performance while meeting fuel economy and
exhaust emission regulations.
and can adapt to changes in the plant.
CONCEPT OF AN ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM
To understand electronic engine control, it is necessary to understand some
fundamentals of how the power produced by the engine is controlled. As the driver depresses
the accelerator pedal, the throttle angle increases, which increases the cross-sectional area
through which air flows, reducing airflow resistance, allowing for more airflow in the engine.
As we will see later in this chapter, engine performance is strongly affected by the mixture.
However, for any given mixture, the power produced by the engine is directly proportional to
the mass flow rate of air in the engine.
We consider an electronic engine control system that regulates the flow of fuel to the
engine. The electronic engine control system is a collection of electronic and
electromechanical components that continuously varies fuel and spark settings to meet
government fuel and exhaust emissions.
A CL control system requires measurements of certain output variables so that the
controller can calculate the state of the running system. Controlled, whereas an OL system
does not. The electronic engine control system receives electrical input signals from the
various sensors that measure the condition of the engine.
As mentioned, the setup and control for an automotive engine control system is
determined in part by the set of sensors that are available to measure the variables. There is a
fuel metering system to set the air-fuel mixture that flows into the engine through the intake
manifold. Power is delivered to the driveshaft and the gases that result from combustion exit
the exhaust system. In the exhaust system, there is a valve to control the amount of exhaust
gases recirculated to the intake, and a catalytic converter to further control emissions.
The vapors are then sent to the intake system as a small component of the fuel that is
supplied to the engine.
INPUTS TO CONTROLLER
1. Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)
2. Mass Air Flow Rate (MAF)
3. Engine temperature (coolant temperature) (CT)
4. Engine speed (RPM) and angular position
5. Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve Position
 CONTROLLER OUTPUT
1. Fuel dosage control
2. Ignition control (dwell and timing)
3. Exhaust gas recirculation control
4. Control of fuel tank evaporative emissions (EVAP)
BASIC PRINCIPLE OF THE OPERATION OF THE FOUR-STROKE
ENGINE
Although several types of engines have found application as the prime mover in
automobiles, the one most commonly used continues to be the multicylinder, four-stroke IC
engine as explained earlier in the chapter. The configuration of a single cylinder of an IC.
Mechanical power is produced by the engine in the form of torque acting on the rotating
crankshaft. There are four basic engine processes that occur during the two complete
revolutions of the crankshaft that occur during any single cycle of operation.
The configuration of a single cylinder of an IC There are four basic engine processes
that occur during the two complete revolutions of the crankshaft that occur during any single
cycle of operation. One of these is termed the intake valve and the other the exhaust valve.
Additional components of the engine include a so-called intake port system consisting of a
system of passageways that direct fuel/air mixture into the engine and a so-called exhaust port
system that directs the products of combustion out of the engine.