METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR CHARGE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

A method for operating an internal combustion engine based on a control of a supplied fresh air quantity, the method comprising the following steps: implementing an adjustment of a throttle valve for the control of the supplied fresh air quantity as a function of a setpoint mass flow via the throttle valve; determining the setpoint mass flow via the throttle valve according to a differential equation, which is a function of a control deviation ascertained as a function of a setpoint intake manifold pressure and an actual intake manifold pressure.