摘要 |
<p>A method is disclosed for controlling an internal combustion engine to cause a premixed intake charge to auto-ignite when the engine is operating under part load conditions. In the invention, a combustion chamber is monitored to determine if the charge in the combustion chamber has auto-ignited by a predetermined instant in the engine operating cycle, and a parameter of the charge that affects the temperature and pressure at which the charge will auto-ignite is modified to cause the instant of auto-ignition to coincide with the desired predetermined instant.</p> |