KR20160071576A - Method for diagnosing leakage of fuel tank of vehicle - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a fuel leak in a vehicle, and more particularly, to a method of diagnosing a fuel leak in a vehicle using an NVLD (Natural Vacuum Leakage Detection) module and an engine controller The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing a fuel leak in a vehicle, which is capable of easily diagnosing a fuel leak without existing additional diagnostic equipment by diagnosing whether there is fuel leakage in the tank.
Recently, due to the accelerated pollution of the environment, regulation of exhaust gas, which has a great influence on air pollution in the automobile industry, is increasingly being regulated. In each country, automobile manufacturers are forced to reduce exhaust gas through various regulations. In particular, monitoring and fault diagnosis of exhaust gas related parts such as OBD (On Board Diagnosis) regulation is required.
The exhaust gas of the automobile mainly includes the unburned gas discharged from the crankcase and the evaporated gas generated by the evaporation of the fuel in the fuel tank as the external temperature increases, in addition to the combustion gas discharged through the muffler.
Since the evaporative gas in the dual fuel tank is composed of hydrocarbons and acts as an air pollutant causing the destruction of the ozone layer when discharged into the atmosphere, the evaporation gas generated by the evaporation of the fuel can be called a canister It is collected and stored in strong activated carbon, and it can be combusted by flowing into the intake air when the engine is driven.
If there is a leak in the fuel system from the fuel tank to the engine of the vehicle, the evaporation gas will flow out into the atmosphere. Therefore, the engine controller (ECU) correctly detects the leakage corresponding to the leak size of 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm To be detected.
As a result, each automobile manufacturer uses its own end-of-line (EOL) test to determine whether there is a leak in the fuel system of the vehicle. .
On the other hand, the system using NVLD (Natural Vacuum Leakage Detection) module among the various leak diagnosis systems detects the pressure change in the tank due to changes in outside temperature while the vehicle is stopped for several hours, and relatively easily diagnoses 0.5 mm leakage .
In addition, the existing system requires a separate idle section for leak diagnosis due to the fluctuation of the tank pressure sensor value when driving the vehicle. In the NVLD system, the diagnosis can be made while the engine is stopped, Go) vehicle leak diagnosis system.
However, in order to diagnose leaks based on only the NVLD component's own information, it is essential to satisfy the environmental conditions such as the engine stopping time (for example, about 4 hours) and the outside temperature change condition (for example, about 6 ° C) It can not be distinguished by diagnostic size because it is diagnosed as same as 0.5mm leak.
Accordingly, in the case of a vehicle equipped with an NVLD system, there is a problem that a separate tester is used to perform the EOL diagnosis or a separate part (for example, a pressure sensor, a canister shut-off valve) for the EOL diagnosis is mounted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for diagnosing whether a fuel leak exists in a fuel tank of a vehicle in a vehicle assembly completion stage (EOL) using an NVLD module and an engine controller So that the fuel leakage can be easily diagnosed even without the existing additional diagnostic equipment.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an engine control system for a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving switch information from an NVLD (Natural Vacuum Leakage Detection) module through an engine controller of a vehicle; ; (b) when the fuel leak diagnosis condition is satisfied, the RPM of the engine is increased until the predetermined target RPM value is reached, and then the opening of the purge valve is controlled, and the purge flow rate and the air / Calculating an integrated value; (c) receiving switch information from the NVLD module when the calculated purge flow rate reaches a predetermined target flow rate value and controlling the closing of the purge valve if a switch closure is confirmed; And (d) continuously calculating a switch closing time of the NVLD module, and diagnosing the fuel leakage if the switch closing time is less than a predetermined overlap threshold value when the switch of the NVLD module is opened. Method.
Preferably, when the switch of the NVLD module is checked in step (c), it is checked whether the purge valve is abnormal. If there is an abnormality, the purge valve can be diagnosed as a failure diagnosis.
Preferably, if there is no abnormality of the purge valve, the NVLD module can be diagnosed by the switch-open fixation.
Preferably, in the step (d), when the switch closing time of the NVLD module is equal to or greater than a predetermined overlap threshold value, the calculated air / fuel ratio control integrated value is checked, and if the NVLD module is below the predetermined steam generation threshold value, have.
Preferably, in the step (b), the integrated value of the air-fuel ratio control may be calculated as "{(the air-fuel ratio control value at the time of opening the purge valve - the current air / fuel ratio control value)} / the purge flow rate integration value ".
According to the method for diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle as described above, by diagnosing whether there is fuel leakage in the fuel tank of the vehicle at the vehicle assembly completion stage (EOL) using the NVLD module and the engine controller (ECU) There is an advantage that the fuel leak can be easily diagnosed without the existing additional diagnostic equipment.
Further, according to the present invention, the EOL diagnosis can be performed through the diagnostic logic inside the engine controller (ECU) of the vehicle, so that the additional cost reduction for the equipment for EOL diagnosis (for example, for external tester or vehicle parts mounting) There is a possible advantage.
In addition, according to the present invention, in the case of a conventional NVLD system, in the absence of additional parts (for example, a tank pressure sensor, a canister shutoff valve, etc.) The invention has the advantage of being able to test immediately upon request.
1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for implementing a method of diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a control process for diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are overall flowcharts for explaining a method of diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the following embodiments are provided so that those skilled in the art will be able to fully understand the present invention, and that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is not.
1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for implementing a method of diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, an apparatus for implementing a method for diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an
Here, the
In the case of the
When the engine is driven, the engine controller (ECU) 500 can confirm whether the
Hereinafter, a method for diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a control process for diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1 and 2, when there is a diagnosis request by an external diagnostic unit and the internal diagnosis activation condition of the engine controller (ECU) 500 is satisfied, the engine controller (ECU) 500 raises the vehicle idle RPM do.
This is to prevent starting-off due to the additional evaporative gas (HC) supplied when the
At this time, since the engine controller (ECU) 500 can not grasp the tank pressure, the
That is, in the case of the leak system, the negative pressure formed in the tank due to the leak is recovered to the atmospheric pressure level faster than the normal system. By using this characteristic, if the switch is closed or closed by communicating with the
In general, there is a difference between the open time of the switch between the 0.5mm leak and the normal system. However, when there is steam generated due to the rise in the fuel temperature, the switch opening time of the normal system is shortened, There is a phenomenon that becomes impossible. Two controls are added to overcome this.
First, when a vapor pressure is generated due to a rise in the fuel temperature in the tank, the amount of evaporative gas HC supplied to the engine is increased even when the
That is, the more the amount of the evaporative gas HC supplied through the
Second, it is quite effective to grasp the degree of steam generation with the air-fuel ratio control value as in the first method, but there is a limit in that it is an indirect method. For example, even when a large amount of evaporative gas (HC) is adsorbed in the
In this case, the switch opening time of the
The first area is the " leak area ", which is the switch open time area of the
The second area is an overlap area where overlapping of the switch opening time of the
The third area is the "noke area ", which indicates that if the switch is held in the closed state even when the maximum opening time of the
As described above, it is preferable that the time range of the leak region is set before the time range of the overlap region, and the time range of the overlap region is longer than the time range of the noke region, that is, Range.
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are overall flowcharts for explaining a method of diagnosing fuel leakage of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. Unless otherwise described, it is revealed that the engine controller (ECU) 500 performs as a subject.
Referring to FIG. 3, after receiving information (for example, outside temperature, switch information, etc.) from the
That is, when there is an EOL leak diagnosis request through an external diagnostic unit, the engine controller (ECU) 500 receives external temperature and switch information from the
The fuel leakage diagnosis condition includes a switch current opening of the
As a result of the determination in step S101, if the fuel leak diagnosis condition is not satisfied, it is determined that there is no result (S102), and the process proceeds to step S118 to transmit the diagnosis result to the external tester.
Otherwise, if the fuel leakage diagnosis condition is satisfied, the RPM of the engine is increased until the predetermined target RPM value is reached (S103 and S104), then the opening of the
That is, when all of the fuel leak diagnosis conditions are satisfied, the vehicle RPM is controlled to be raised and the opening of the
The air-fuel ratio control integrated value is calculated as follows.
Fuel ratio control integrated value = {? (Air-fuel ratio control value when purge valve is opened-current air-fuel ratio control value)} / purge flow rate integrated value
Next, it is determined whether the purge flow rate calculated in step S105 reaches a preset target flow rate value (S106). When the purge flow rate is reached, the switch information is received from the NVLD module 400 (S107) .
Thereafter, it is determined whether the switch of the
If it is determined in step S109 that there is an abnormality in the
If it is determined that the switch of the
Then, it is determined whether the switch of the
If it is determined in step S115 that the closing time of the switch is less than the predetermined overlap threshold value, the fuel leakage is diagnosed (S119), and the diagnosis result is transmitted to the external tester (S118).
Otherwise, if the switch closing time of the
If it is determined in step S116 that the air-fuel ratio control integrated value calculated in step S105 is equal to or greater than the predetermined steam generation threshold value, the result is regarded as no result (S117), and the process proceeds to step S118. send.
Otherwise, if the air-fuel ratio control integrated value calculated in step S105 is less than the predetermined steam generation threshold value, it is diagnosed as fuel leakage (S119), and the process proceeds to step S118 and transmits the diagnosis result to the external tester.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S114 that the switch of the
Although the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And this also belongs to the present invention.
100: oxygen sensor, 200: purge valve,
300: canister, 400: NVLD module,
500: engine controller
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(b) when the fuel leak diagnosis condition is satisfied, the RPM of the engine is increased until the predetermined target RPM value is reached, and then the opening of the purge valve is controlled, and the purge flow rate and the air / Calculating an integrated value;
(c) receiving switch information from the NVLD module when the calculated purge flow rate reaches a predetermined target flow rate value and controlling the closing of the purge valve if a switch closure is confirmed; And
(d) continuously calculating a switch closing time of the NVLD module, and diagnosing a fuel leak if the switch closing time is less than a predetermined overlap threshold value when the switch of the NVLD module is opened. .
Wherein when the switch of the NVLD module is checked in step (c), the abnormality of the purge valve is checked, and if there is an abnormality, the purge valve is diagnosed as a failure diagnosis of the vehicle.
And if there is no abnormality of the purge valve, diagnosis is made by fixing the switch of the NVLD module.
Fuel ratio control integrated value when the switch closing time of the NVLD module is equal to or greater than a predetermined overlap threshold value in the step (d), and diagnoses that the fuel leakage is below a preset steam generation threshold value A method for diagnosing a fuel leak in a vehicle.
Wherein the air-fuel ratio control integrated value is calculated as "{(the air-fuel ratio control value when the purge valve is opened-the current air-fuel ratio control value)} / the purge flow rate integrated value ", in the step (b) Way.
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