KR20170065387A - Apparatus and method for control of engine cooling system - Google Patents
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a cooling system of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an altitude information storage unit for storing altitude information, a cooling fan that selectively blows air to the radiator through the electronic fan clutch, And a control unit for predicting a future load state of the engine according to a current load state of the received engine and controlling the operation of the cooling fan according to a future load state of the engine.
Accordingly, the temperature of the cooling water, through which the cooling fan is operated, can be variably controlled after a predetermined time of the engine in accordance with the load, thereby minimizing the energy discharged to the outside through the cooling water, thereby reducing fuel consumption.
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The present invention relates to an engine cooling system control apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to an engine cooling system control apparatus and control method thereof that variably control the operation of a cooling fan of an engine cooling system mounted on a vehicle.
The thermostat for automobile is installed between the engine and the radiator. It automatically opens and closes according to the temperature change of the cooling water, and keeps the cooling water in the set temperature range by controlling the flow rate to the radiator.
In the mechanical thermostat, the wax expands according to the temperature of the cooling water, and the piston causes the opening and closing displacement of the valve by the expansion force.
Such a mechanical thermostat operates in accordance with an opening / closing temperature set at a predetermined temperature, and simply opens and closes the valve at a predetermined temperature, and thus can not actively cope with changes in the driving environment and conditions of the vehicle.
An electronic thermostat has been proposed to compensate for the disadvantages of the mechanical thermostat and to keep the cooling water temperature of the engine at an optimal state.
Such an electronic thermostat can maintain the optimum cooling water temperature by actively controlling the cooling water temperature of the engine according to the traveling environment such as the load condition of the vehicle and can improve the fuel efficiency and reduce the exhaust gas compared with the mechanical thermostat have.
A temperature sensitive and electronically actuated drive unit is applied to open and close the valve of the thermostat. Such a drive unit includes a wax, a semi-fluid, a rubber piston, a backup plate, and a main piston.
On the other hand, the temperature of the cooling water in which the thermostat and the cooling fan are operated is fixed, and operation is performed irrespective of the load of the engine and the temperature of the outside air, thereby wasting energy through the cooling water.
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for controlling a cooling system of an engine capable of reducing the energy wasted to the outside through cooling water by varying the temperature of the cooling water in which the cooling fan is operated, .
An apparatus for controlling an engine cooling system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an altitude information storage unit for storing altitude information; A cooling fan that blows air into the radiator but is selectively activated through an electronic fan clutch; And a control unit for predicting the future load state of the engine according to the altitude information and the current load state of the engine received from the engine and controlling the operation of the cooling fan according to the future load state of the engine.
The control unit may variably control the temperature of the cooling water in which the cooling fan is operated according to the future load state of the engine.
The altitude information may be altitude information of the current position and altitude information of the future position predicted according to the speed of the current vehicle.
The controller calculates the current road gradient information and the future road gradient information using the altitude information of the current position and the altitude information of the future position, and predicts the future load state of the engine by using the information.
The control unit estimates the future load state of the engine at a high load in the case of an uphill section by using the altitude information of the current position and the altitude information of the future position, .
The controller may control the temperature of the cooling water to be operated by the cooling fan to be lower through the electromagnetic fan clutch as the future load state of the engine increases.
The controller may control the temperature of the cooling water to be operated by the cooling fan to be higher through the electronic fan clutch as the future load state of the engine is lowered.
The controller may variably control the temperature of the cooling water operated by the cooling fan using the current load state of the engine received from the engine and the predicted future load state of the engine.
The control unit may variably control the temperature of the cooling water according to a high value of a current load state of the engine and a future load state of the engine.
The cooling system control apparatus for an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a thermostat disposed in a cooling water line that selectively supplies cooling water to the radiator.
A method for controlling a cooling system of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: storing the current load state of the engine, altitude information of the current position, and altitude information of a future position predicted according to the current speed of the vehicle, Calculating a future load state of the engine using the state information, the altitude information of the current position, and the altitude information of the future position, and generating a control signal of the electronic fan clutch using the calculated future load state of the engine And variably controlling the operation of the cooling fan using the generated control signal.
The step of calculating the future load state of the engine may further include calculating the current road gradient and the future road gradient information using the altitude information of the current position and the altitude information of the future position.
Wherein the step of variably controlling the operation of the cooling fan includes calculating a cooling water target temperature corresponding to a future load state of the engine; And calculating a target cooling fan rotation speed corresponding to the calculated cooling water target temperature information.
An apparatus and method for controlling a cooling system of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention minimize the energy released to the outside through cooling water by variably controlling the temperature of the cooling water operated by the cooling fan in accordance with the load state after a predetermined time of the engine Thereby reducing fuel consumption.
1 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for controlling a cooling system of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the engine cooling system control method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a table showing a method of controlling cooling water temperature and cooling fan rotation in an engine cooling system control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic fan clutch in an engine cooling system control apparatus 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.
The components are described and explained in order to facilitate understanding of the patent, and other components not shown in the drawings refer to well-known technologies well known to those skilled in the art, and a description thereof will be omitted.
1 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for controlling a cooling system of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1, an engine cooling system control apparatus includes an
The
When the
The
The altitude
However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the altitude
At this time, the altitude
The
In the present embodiment, the future load state B of the engine can be defined as Equation 1 according to the current road gradient state.
A is the current load state of the engine, C is the current road gradient, and D is the future road gradient.
That is, when it is determined that the vehicle is in an uphill section according to the current road gradient and the future road gradient, the future load state of the engine is obtained as a high load state higher than the current load state of the engine. Further, when it is determined that the engine is in the downhill section, the future load state of the engine can be obtained in a low load state that is lower than the current load state of the engine.
The
The
The
2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the engine cooling system control method according to the embodiment of the present invention. 2, the
The
The
At this time, when it is determined that the vehicle is in an uphill section according to the current road gradient and the gradient of the future road, the future load state of the engine can be obtained with a higher load state than the current load state of the engine. Further, when it is determined that the engine is in the downhill section, the future load state of the engine can be obtained in a low load state that is lower than the current load state of the engine.
Thereafter, the
More specifically, the
Next, the
Thereafter, the
3 is a table showing a method of controlling cooling water temperature and cooling fan rotation in an engine cooling system control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, the logic for controlling the
In the cooling water temperature control part, the cooling fan operation temperature is regarded as the cooling water target temperature, and the cooling fan target rotation speed is calculated by the PI control method for the difference between the cooling water target temperature and the actual cooling water temperature difference.
In the cooling fan speed control part, the PWM signal is adjusted by the PI control method for the difference between the target rotational speed of the cooling fan and the actual rotational speed of the cooling fan to integrate the cooling fan rotational speed with the cooling fan target rotational speed.
4 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic fan clutch in an engine cooling system control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, the
The
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And all changes to the scope that are deemed to be valid.
100: control unit 110: engine
120: altitude information storage unit 130: electronic fan clutch
140: Electronic thermostat 150: Coolant temperature sensor
160: speed sensor 170: cooling fan
180: Radiator
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A cooling fan that blows air into the radiator but is selectively activated through an electronic fan clutch; And
A controller for predicting a future load state of the engine in accordance with the altitude information and the current load state of the engine received from the engine and controlling the operation of the cooling fan according to the future load state of the engine,
And a cooling system control unit for controlling the cooling system of the engine.
Wherein,
Wherein the controller controls the temperature of the cooling water in which the cooling fan is operated according to a future load state of the engine.
Wherein the altitude information comprises:
The altitude information of the current position, and the altitude information of the future position predicted according to the present speed and current position of the vehicle.
Wherein,
Calculating current road gradient information and future road gradient information by using the altitude information of the current position and the altitude information of the future position, and predicting a future load state of the engine by using the information.
Wherein,
An engine for predicting a future load state of the engine at a high load and an engine for predicting a future load state of the engine at a low load in the case of a downhill section in the case of an uphill section using the altitude information of the current position and the altitude information of the future position Cooling system control device.
Wherein,
And controls the temperature of the cooling water in which the cooling fan is operated to be lower as the future load of the engine increases.
Wherein,
And controls the temperature of the cooling water in which the cooling fan is operated to be higher as the future load of the engine is lowered.
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit variably controls the temperature of the cooling water operated by the cooling fan by using the current load state of the engine received from the engine and the predicted future load state of the engine.
Wherein,
Wherein the temperature of the cooling water is variably controlled according to a high value among a current load state of the engine and a future load state of the engine.
Further comprising a thermostat disposed in a cooling water line that selectively supplies cooling water to the radiator.
Calculating a future load state of the engine using the current load state of the engine, the altitude information of the current position, and the altitude information of the future position; And
Generating a control signal of the electronic fan clutch using the calculated future load state of the engine, and variably controlling the operation of the cooling fan by using the generated control signal
And the engine cooling system control method.
Wherein calculating the future load state of the engine comprises:
Calculating current road gradient and future road gradient information using the altitude information of the current location and the altitude information of the future location.
The step of variably controlling the operation of the cooling fan includes:
Calculating a cooling water target temperature corresponding to a future load state of the engine; And
Calculating a target cooling fan rotation speed corresponding to the calculated cooling water target temperature information
Further comprising the steps of:
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