CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

A control apparatus is configured, when a torque increase request to increase the engine torque is made, to perform an air supply operation using an electric compressor (28a) in a case where it is predicted that the pressure ratio (R) of a turbo-compressor (22a) will become less than 1 when a throttle valve (34) is opened accompanying the torque increase request, and, on the other hand, not to perform the air supply operation in a case where it is predicted that the pressure ratio (R) will not become less than 1 even when the throttle valve (34) is opened.