A method for defining cylinder torque demand during transitions in skip-fire engine operation of a combustion engine having a number N of cylinders, the method comprising: firing the engine in first cycles of a first pattern of N events, that defines for e...

The invention relates to a method for operating a gas-powered internal combustion engine, wherein during a switched on operating state of the internal combustion engine, an oxygen-containing gas, preferably air, is introduced during an inflow phase into at...

Method for controlling an internal combustion engine (1) with more than one cylinder (2), wherein individual cylinders (2) can be switched off according to a predeterminable pattern depending on the required power output, wherein the pattern consists of a ...

The invention relates to a device for controlling a flow of intake gas and/or exhaust gas recirculated into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, for an intake module comprising at least one duct (1) arranged to supply the cylinder, said device (100...

The invention relates to an automotive vehicle combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation, the engine comprising an intermediate storage chamber (90) for exhaust gas in fluid connection with the exhaust gas recirculation line (40), the intermediate s...

A method of controlling a cylinder deactivation system is disclosed. Information from one or more sensors is received by a control unit. The control unit compares the current values of a parameter with one or more prohibited ranges in order to determine if...

A method of controlling a cylinder deactivation system is disclosed. Information from one or more sensors is received by a control unit. The control unit compares the current values of a parameter with one or more prohibited ranges in order to determine if...

The method involves loading combustion chambers with an air-fuel mixture in a full-engine operation. A subset of the chambers is loaded with the air-fuel mixture in partial-engine operation, where each chamber is associated with an individual air-fuel rati...

In a system for controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and connected to the automatic transmission and mounted on a vehicle, and the operation of the engine is switched between full-cylinder operation during which all of ...

A method in accordance with the invention concerns the detection of the occurrence of a declutch of an internal combustion engine coupled to a clutch and having a throttle valve for controlling intake air flow. The method comprises the steps of: monitoring...