A method for controlling an injection rate of a common rail fuel injector, a common rail fuel injection system and a fuel injector

A common rail fuel injection system may include a common rail (12) adapted to be supplied with a fuel under high pressure, at least one fuel injector (16) with an injection valve, whose upstream side is connected to the common rail (12) via a fuel supply line (14) that passes through a throttle (26) and a storage chamber provided between the throttle and the injection valve, a valve actuating device (44) for opening and closing the injection valve, a pressure modulating device (30) for modulating the pressure within the storage chamber and a control device (36) for controlling the valve actuating device and the pressure modulating device.