Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (9): 2837-2846.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20250361

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Adaptive observer⁃based estimation of exhaust gas flow in hydrogen internal combustion engines

Peng-yuan SUN1(),Guo-dong CHEN1,Hui-feng ZHANG1,Wei-xuan CHEN1,Shuai LIU2   

  1. 1.General Reasearch and Development Institute,China FAW Group Co. ,Ltd. ,Changchun 130011,China
    2.College of Communication Engineering,Jilin University,Changchun 130022,China
  • Received:2025-03-12 Online:2025-09-01 Published:2025-11-14

Abstract:

To enable accurate and real-time estimation of exhaust mass flow rate in internal combustion engines, a hydrogen internal combustion engine exhaust flow estimation method based on adaptive observer was proposed. By combining the velocity density formula, the exhaust efficiency of the internal combustion engine was estimated through real-time adaptive estimation of key parameters to be identified. Firstly, an exhaust model was established based on the pressure dynamics model at the exhaust manifold and the mass flow model of exhaust gas at the exhaust outlet. To balance signal acquisition accuracy and computational resource efficiency, the established exhaust model was discretized. Then, an adaptive state observer was designed, and its parameters were adjusted to ensure performance and convergence. Finally, the exhaust efficiency of the parameter to be identified was estimated through an adaptive observer, and the exhaust gas flow rate of the cylinder was calculated based on the exhaust gas velocity density formula. The co-simulation results using GT-SUITE and Simulink demonstrate that the proposed method exhibits good performance in both steady-state and transient operating conditions.

Key words: control theory and control engineering, hydrogen internal combustion engine, opposed-piston two-stroke engine, exhaust gas flow estimation, adaptive observer

CLC Number: 

  • TP273

Fig.1

Schematic diagram of internal combustion engine intake and exhaust system"

Fig.2

Block diagram of the adaptive observer-based exhaust gas flow estimation method"

Fig.3

Equivalent model of the OP2S hydrogen internal combustion Engine"

Table 1

Internal combustion engine parameters"

参数数值

气缸直径/mm

活塞行程/mm

119

175

排气歧管长度/mm

最大工作容积/L

90

2.12

压缩比

进气歧管直径/mm

进气歧管长度/mm

排气歧管直径/mm

12

55

140

52

内燃机排量/L

缸径/mm

冲程

喷射器输送速率/(g·s-1

1.95

119

2

30

Fig.4

Simulation results of intake efficiency"

Fig.5

Simulation results of intake flow"

Fig.6

Simulation results of quality error"

Fig.7

Simulation results of exhaust pressure"

Fig.8

Simulation results of exhaust efficiency"

Fig.9

Simulation results of exhaust mass flow"

Fig.10

Simulation results of exhaust quality error"

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