Learning reference governor for cycle-to-cycle combustion control with misfire avoidance in spark-ignition engines at high exhaust gas recirculation–diluted conditions

Maldonado, Bryan P.; Li, Nan; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Stefanopoulou, Anna G.

doi:10.1177/1468087420929109

Title: Learning reference governor for cycle-to-cycle combustion control with misfire avoidance in spark-ignition engines at high exhaust gas recirculation–diluted conditions

Journal Article · Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · International Journal of Engine Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087420929109· OSTI ID:1635141

^[1]; Li, Nan ^[2]; Kolmanovsky, Ilya ^[2]; Stefanopoulou, Anna G. ^[3]

Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Cycle-to-cycle feedback control is employed to achieve optimal combustion phasing while maintaining high levels of exhaust gas recirculation by adjusting the spark advance and the exhaust gas recirculation valve position. The control development is based on a control-oriented model that captures the effects of throttle position, exhaust gas recirculation valve position, and spark timing on the combustion phasing. Under the assumption that in-cylinder pressure information is available, an adaptive extended Kalman filter approach is used to estimate the exhaust gas recirculation rate into the intake manifold based on combustion phasing measurements. The estimation algorithm is adaptive since the cycle-to-cycle combustion variability (output covariance) is not known a priori and changes with operating conditions. A linear quadratic regulator controller is designed to maintain optimal combustion phasing while maximizing exhaust gas recirculation levels during load transients coming from throttle tip-in and tip-out commands from the driver. During throttle tip-outs, however, a combination of a high exhaust gas recirculation rate and an overly advanced spark, product of the dynamic response of the system, generates a sequence of misfire events. In this work, an explicit reference governor is used as an add-on scheme to the closed-loop system in order to avoid the violation of the misfire limit. The reference governor is enhanced with model-free learning which enables it to avoid misfires after a learning phase. Experimental results are reported which illustrate the potential of the proposed control strategy for achieving an optimal combustion process during highly diluted conditions for improving fuel efficiency.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1635141

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1649320

Journal Information:: International Journal of Engine Research, Journal Name: International Journal of Engine Research; ISSN 1468-0874

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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