Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a control method and a control device of a dual-fuel engine, which aim to solve the problems of high fuel cost and poor engine emission in the starting stage of the existing diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode engine.
The embodiment of the invention provides a control method of a dual-fuel engine, which comprises the following steps:
acquiring the water temperature of an engine, the ambient temperature and the intercooled temperature;
and if the temperature after the inter-cooling is detected to be higher than the methanol flash point, and the water temperature and/or the environment temperature of the engine are/is higher than the methanol flash point, controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to a diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode.
Further, the methanol flash point was 10 ℃.
Further, the control method further includes: and if the temperature after the inter-cooling is detected to be less than or equal to the methanol flash point, and/or the ambient temperature and the engine water temperature are both less than or equal to the methanol flash point, controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to a pure diesel fuel mode.
Further, after controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to the diesel-methanol dual-fuel mode, the method further includes: and determining a target temperature interval to which the environment temperature belongs, determining a dual-fuel ratio corresponding to the target temperature interval as a target dual-fuel ratio, and controlling the injection ratio of the diesel and the methanol according to the target dual-fuel ratio.
Further, the control method further includes: and if the dual-fuel engine fails to be started according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode, controlling the dual-fuel engine to be started according to a pure diesel fuel mode.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a control device of the dual-fuel engine, which comprises the following components:
the engine temperature acquisition module is used for acquiring the water temperature of the engine, the ambient temperature and the temperature after intercooling;
and the fuel mode adjusting module is used for controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to a diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode if the temperature after inter-cooling is detected to be greater than the methanol flash point and the water temperature of the engine and/or the environment temperature are/is greater than the methanol flash point.
Further, the methanol flash point was 10 ℃.
Further, the fuel mode adjusting module is further configured to control the dual-fuel engine to start according to a pure diesel fuel mode if the post-intercooling temperature is detected to be less than or equal to the methanol flash point, and/or the ambient temperature and the engine water temperature are both less than or equal to the methanol flash point.
Further, the control device further includes: and the fuel proportion control module is used for determining a target temperature interval to which the ambient temperature belongs after the dual-fuel engine is started according to a diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode, determining a dual-fuel proportion corresponding to the target temperature interval as a target dual-fuel proportion, and controlling the injection proportion of diesel and methanol according to the target dual-fuel proportion.
Further, the fuel regulation mode module is also used for controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to a pure diesel fuel mode if the dual-fuel engine fails to start according to the diesel methanol dual-fuel mode.
According to the control method and the control device for the dual-fuel engine, provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the water temperature and/or the environment temperature of the engine are detected to be higher than the methanol flash point and the temperature after intercooling is higher than the methanol flash point, the dual-fuel engine is controlled to be started according to a diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode. In the embodiment of the invention, when the temperature exceeds the methanol flash point, a methanol-mediated diesel oil and methanol dual-fuel mode is adopted to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the methanol has the advantages of high cleanness, environmental protection and low price, the fuel cost in the starting process of the engine in a pure diesel fuel mode can be reduced, and the problem of poor emission of the engine can be solved; in the embodiment of the invention, diesel oil and methanol are used as dual fuel to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the temperature exceeds the flash point of the methanol at the moment, the starting success rate is high, and the problem of difficult starting caused by a pure methanol fuel mode can be solved. In the embodiment of the invention, the dual-fuel engine can operate according to a dual-fuel mode of diesel oil and methanol or a pure methanol fuel mode after the operation stage, has the advantages of good combustion stability and low engine noise, and avoids the problems of poor combustion stability and high engine noise when the pure diesel fuel mode is switched to other fuel modes in the prior art.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described through embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, a flowchart of a control method of a dual-fuel engine according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided, and the method may be performed by a control device of the dual-fuel engine, which may be implemented in software and/or hardware and configured to be executed in an electronic control unit of a vehicle.
The control method of the dual-fuel engine provided by the embodiment specifically comprises the following steps:
and step 110, acquiring the water temperature of the engine, the ambient temperature and the intercooled temperature.
In this embodiment, the control device determines the fuel mode at the engine start stage by collecting the engine water temperature, the ambient temperature, and the post-intercooling temperature. Specifically, a water temperature sensor, an ambient temperature sensor and an after-intercooling temperature sensor are installed in the dual-fuel engine, the water temperature sensor is used for collecting water temperature of the engine, the ambient temperature sensor is used for collecting ambient temperature of the engine, the after-intercooling temperature sensor is used for collecting after-intercooling temperature, namely exhaust temperature of the engine, and a control device integrated in the electronic control unit is electrically connected with the water temperature sensor, the ambient temperature sensor and the after-intercooling temperature sensor respectively to obtain water temperature, ambient temperature and after-intercooling temperature of the engine. The control device integrated in the electronic control unit determines the environmental state of the engine by judging the water temperature of the engine, the ambient temperature and the after-cold temperature so as to realize the fuel modes under different temperature conditions.
And step 120, if the temperature after the inter-cooling is detected to be higher than the methanol flash point and the water temperature and/or the environment temperature of the engine are/is higher than the methanol flash point, controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode.
In this embodiment, if it is detected that both the water temperature and the after-intercooling temperature of the engine are greater than the methanol flash point, it is indicated that the current temperature state of the engine is relatively high, and methanol can be combusted in the engine temperature state, and the corresponding methanol can be introduced into the starting process of the engine as a fuel. If the detected ambient temperature and the inter-cooled temperature are both greater than the methanol flash point, the temperature state of the current engine is higher, the ambient temperature of the engine is relatively higher, the methanol can be combusted in the temperature state of the engine or the ambient temperature of the engine, and the corresponding methanol can be used as fuel to intervene in the starting process of the engine. If the detected water temperature, the ambient temperature and the intercooled temperature of the engine are all greater than the methanol flash point, the current temperature state of the engine is higher, the ambient temperature of the engine is relatively higher, the methanol can be combusted in the temperature state of the engine or the ambient temperature of the engine, and the corresponding methanol can be used as fuel to intervene in the starting process of the engine. Based on this, the control device controls the dual-fuel engine to start according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode, namely the dual-fuel engine is started in a diesel and methanol mode in the starting process. In the embodiment, when the temperature state of the engine or the environment temperature state of the engine exceeds the methanol flash point, the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode can be adopted to intervene in the starting process of the engine, so that the dual-fuel mode starting in the low-temperature state (exceeding the methanol flash point) is realized. Compared with a pure diesel fuel mode, the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode can reduce fuel cost and emission, save energy and cost and reduce environmental pollution.
The optional methanol flash point is 10 ℃, and those skilled in the art will understand that the methanol flash point selected to be 10 ℃ in this embodiment is a methanol flash point that is determined by experimental verification and can allow methanol to be successfully involved in the engine start-up process and be burned as fuel, that is, methanol can be burned at a temperature higher than the methanol flash point, and in other embodiments, relevant practitioners can reasonably determine the methanol flash point according to different vehicles or environments.
According to the control method of the dual-fuel engine provided by the embodiment, when the water temperature/environment temperature of the engine is detected to be higher than the methanol flash point and the temperature after intercooling is higher than the methanol flash point, the dual-fuel engine is controlled to be started according to a diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode. In the embodiment, when the temperature of the engine or the environment temperature of the engine exceeds the methanol flash point, a methanol-mediated diesel oil and methanol dual-fuel mode is adopted to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the methanol has the advantages of high cleanness, environmental protection and low price, the fuel cost in the starting process of the engine in a pure diesel oil fuel mode can be reduced, and the problem of poor emission of the engine can be solved; in the embodiment, the diesel oil and the methanol are used as dual fuels to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the temperature of the engine or the temperature of the environment where the engine is located exceeds the flash point of the methanol, the starting success rate is high, and the problem of difficult starting caused by a pure methanol fuel mode can be solved. In the embodiment, the dual-fuel engine can operate in a dual-fuel mode of diesel and methanol or a pure methanol fuel mode after the operation phase, so that the dual-fuel engine has the advantages of good combustion stability and low engine noise, and the problems of poor combustion stability and high engine noise when the pure diesel fuel mode is switched to other fuel modes in the prior art are solved.
Illustratively, on the basis of the above technical solution, the control method may further include: and if the temperature is less than or equal to the methanol flash point after the intercooling is detected, and/or the ambient temperature and the engine water temperature are both less than or equal to the methanol flash point, controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to a pure diesel fuel mode. After intercooling, the temperature is less than or equal to the methanol flash point, which indicates that the temperature of the engine is low, methanol cannot be effectively combusted in the temperature state of the engine, if methanol is used as fuel to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the engine can be failed to start, and based on the condition, the dual-fuel engine is controlled to start according to a pure diesel fuel mode. The environment temperature and the engine water temperature are both less than or equal to the methanol flash point, which indicates that the temperature of the engine is low or the environment temperature of the engine is low, methanol cannot be effectively combusted in the engine temperature state, if methanol is used as fuel to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the engine may fail to start, and based on the situation, the dual-fuel engine is controlled to start according to a pure diesel fuel mode. Under the low temperature condition lower than the methanol flash point, the engine is started in a pure diesel mode, so that the successful starting of the dual-fuel engine under the low temperature condition lower than the methanol flash point is realized.
Illustratively, on the basis of the above technical solution, the control method may further include: and if the dual-fuel engine fails to start according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode, controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to the pure diesel fuel mode. When the dual-fuel engine is started according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode, the possibility of failed start exists, so that if the start fails, the control device can control the dual-fuel engine to start according to the pure diesel fuel mode, and therefore the successful start of the engine can be realized.
Exemplarily, on the basis of the above technical solution, after the dual-fuel engine is selectively controlled to start in the diesel-methanol dual-fuel mode, the method further includes: determining a target temperature interval to which the environment temperature belongs, determining a dual-fuel ratio corresponding to the target temperature interval as a target dual-fuel ratio, and controlling the injection ratio of the diesel and the methanol according to the target dual-fuel ratio. Under different environmental temperature conditions, the combustion efficiency of the methanol is different, and on the basis, the control device can store a plurality of temperature intervals in advance, each temperature interval corresponds to one injection ratio of the diesel oil and the methanol, namely, under different environmental temperature conditions, the dual-fuel engine adopts different ratios of the methanol and the diesel oil in a diesel oil and methanol dual-fuel mode at a starting stage, particularly, the higher the temperature is, the higher the methanol ratio is, so that the methanol fuel can be used to the maximum extent, the fuel cost is saved, and the engine emission is reduced. Specifically, when the target temperature interval to which the ambient temperature belongs is determined, the dual-fuel ratio corresponding to the target temperature interval can be determined as the target dual-fuel ratio of the dual-fuel engine, and the injection ratio of diesel and methanol is controlled according to the target dual-fuel ratio.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the relevant practitioner can reasonably determine different temperature conditions and injection ratios of methanol and diesel oil at each ambient temperature condition, and the higher the temperature, the higher the methanol ratio, thereby maximizing the use of methanol fuel, saving fuel cost and reducing engine emissions.
Referring to fig. 2, a schematic diagram of a control device for a dual-fuel engine according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided, the control device can execute the control method for the dual-fuel engine according to any embodiment of the present invention, and the control device can be implemented in software and/or hardware and configured to be executed in an electronic control unit of a vehicle.
The control device of the dual-fuel engine provided by the embodiment comprises: the obtain engine temperature module 210 and the adjust fuel mode module 220.
The engine temperature obtaining module 210 is configured to obtain an engine water temperature, an ambient temperature, and an intercooled temperature; the adjust fuel mode module 220 is configured to control the dual-fuel engine to start according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode if the post-intercooled temperature is detected to be greater than the methanol flash point and the engine water temperature and/or the ambient temperature is detected to be greater than the methanol flash point.
Alternatively, the methanol flash point is 10 ℃.
Optionally, the adjusting fuel mode module 220 is further configured to control the dual-fuel engine to start according to the pure diesel fuel mode if the detected after-intercooled temperature is less than or equal to the methanol flash point, and/or both the ambient temperature and the engine water temperature are less than or equal to the methanol flash point.
Optionally, the control device further includes: and the fuel proportion control module is used for determining a target temperature interval to which the ambient temperature belongs after the dual-fuel engine is started according to the diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode, determining the dual-fuel proportion corresponding to the target temperature interval as the target dual-fuel proportion, and controlling the injection proportion of the diesel and the methanol according to the target dual-fuel proportion.
Optionally, the adjust fuel mode module 220 is further configured to control the dual-fuel engine to start in the pure diesel fuel mode if the dual-fuel engine fails to start in the diesel methanol dual-fuel mode.
The control device for the dual-fuel engine provided by the embodiment controls the dual-fuel engine to start according to a diesel and methanol dual-fuel mode when the water temperature and/or the environment temperature of the engine are detected to be higher than a methanol flash point and the temperature after inter-cooling is higher than the methanol flash point. In the embodiment, when the temperature exceeds the methanol flash point, a methanol-mediated diesel oil and methanol dual-fuel mode is adopted to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the methanol has the advantages of high cleanness, environmental protection and low price, the fuel cost in the starting process of the engine in a pure diesel fuel mode can be reduced, and the problem of poor emission of the engine can be solved; in the embodiment, the diesel oil and the methanol are used as dual fuels to intervene in the starting process of the engine, the temperature exceeds the methanol flash point at the moment, the starting success rate is high, and the problem of difficult starting caused by a pure methanol fuel mode can be solved. In the embodiment, the dual-fuel engine can operate in a dual-fuel mode of diesel and methanol or a pure methanol fuel mode after the operation phase, so that the dual-fuel engine has the advantages of good combustion stability and low engine noise, and the problems of poor combustion stability and high engine noise when the pure diesel fuel mode is switched to other fuel modes in the prior art are solved.
Referring to fig. 3, a fuel injection system of a dual-fuel engine is provided for an embodiment of the present invention, the fuel injection system includes the dual-fuel engine as described in any of the above embodiments and a control device, and the control device is integrated in an electronic control unit ECU.
In this embodiment, the dual fuel engine has an intake conduit, an exhaust conduit, and a diesel injection conduit for directly injecting diesel into the engine cylinder when the diesel is involved in the engine starting process or running process as fuel. The air inlet pipeline of the dual-fuel engine is also connected with a methanol injection device, and the methanol injection device is used for injecting methanol into the air inlet pipeline when the methanol is used as fuel to intervene in the starting process or the running process of the engine so as to enable the methanol fuel to enter the engine cylinder through the air inlet pipeline.
In this embodiment, the dual-fuel engine is electrically connected to an electronic control unit, in which a control device is integrated, and the control device is used to control the fuel mode of the dual-fuel engine in the start phase. Specifically, the control device is also electrically connected with the ambient temperature sensor, the water temperature sensor and the post-intercooling temperature sensor respectively, and is used for acquiring the ambient temperature, the engine water temperature and the post-intercooling temperature, determining the fuel mode of the dual-fuel engine in the starting stage according to the relationship between the ambient temperature, the engine water temperature and the post-intercooling temperature, and controlling the dual-fuel engine to start according to the determined fuel mode.
The injection system of the dual-fuel engine provided by the embodiment can be started in the dual-fuel mode of diesel oil and methanol under the low-temperature or high-temperature condition exceeding the methanol flash point under the control of the control device, and can also be started in the fuel mode of pure diesel oil under the low-temperature condition lower than the methanol flash point under the control of the control device.
It is to be noted that the foregoing is only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and the technical principles employed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious modifications, rearrangements, combinations and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in greater detail by the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include other equivalent embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.