Method of controlling an internal combustion engine.

摘要

An idling speed feedback control method for use with an internal combustion engine (1) having electrical load equipment (16/17/18) and a generator (20) for supplying electric power to said electrical load equipment, the generator being driven by the engine. In the method an idling speed feedback control amount is effected as a function of the difference between an actual engine speed (N8) and a target idling speed (NA), the method comprising the steps of detecting a generating state signal (E) as a function of the field coil current of the generator which represents the generating state of the generator; detecting the actual engine speed (N3); determining an electrical load correction value (DEn) as a function of the generating state signal and the actual engine speed; and correcting the feedback control amount during idling by an amount corresponding to the correction value. Determining the electrical load correction value comprises modifying a reference correction value for a control amount, corresponding to a predetermined engine speed set on the basis of the detected generating state signal, as a function of the difference between the detected value of the actual engine speed and the predetermined engine speed. The magnitude of all the electrica loads in an operative state is accurately detected from the generating state of the generator which supplies electric power to the electric load devices, thereby eliminating any idle speed feedback control delay of the internal combustion engine.