WO2015195038A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour déterminer la facilité d'entretien d'une unité auxiliaire utilisée lors du fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour déterminer la facilité d'entretien d'une unité auxiliaire utilisée lors du fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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WO2015195038A1
WO2015195038A1 PCT/SE2015/050702 SE2015050702W WO2015195038A1 WO 2015195038 A1 WO2015195038 A1 WO 2015195038A1 SE 2015050702 W SE2015050702 W SE 2015050702W WO 2015195038 A1 WO2015195038 A1 WO 2015195038A1
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Ola Stenlåås
Mikael Nordin
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Scania Cv Ab
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for determination of the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate used at the operation of a combustion engine.
  • auxiliary aggregates such as for example one or several compressors for supply of pressurised air to the combustion engine's cylinder chamber, a fuel pump arranged in the fuel's route from a tank to the injector of the combustion engine, a water pump for cooling of the engine and a starter motor.
  • auxiliary aggregates are of great importance for ensuring that the com- bustion engine functions optimally, i.e.
  • the objective of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for the determination of the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate used at the operation of a combustion engine, which is improved in at least one respect in relation to prior art such methods and devices.
  • a method is achieved for determination of the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate used at the operation of a combustion engine.
  • the method includes
  • the invention is based on the knowledge that the auxiliary aggregates of a combustion engine generate movement in parts of the combustion engine when they function properly, and that an analysis of such movements may lead, with good reliability, to a determination of the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate.
  • a method according to the invention facilitates diagnosis of a greater number of auxiliary aggregates with a greater reliability, than what is possible with the method according to the above mentioned document, and additionally the innovative method may be carried out without any holes having to be bored in the combustion chamber, which results in a cost saving, and in addition disruptions, which may be caused by pressure sensors introduced in the cylinder chamber are also avoided thanks to the invention.
  • movements in the form of vibrations are detected.
  • Auxiliary aggregates of a combustion engine when functioning properly, normally generate vibrations in parts of the combustion engine, such as the cylinder heads or engine blocks or other parts, and such vibrations have an appearance that is dependent on the auxiliary aggregate's function, so that by comparing these vibrations with stored information about such vibrations, it is possible to determine whether or not the auxiliary aggregate functions in the expected manner.
  • movements in an engine block part or in a cylinder head in the combustion engine are detected.
  • movements in the form of strains on screws in the engine are detected, such as screws in main bearings, in connecting rod bearings and in cylinder head bolts.
  • the appearance of such movements depends on the function of auxiliary aggregates of a combustion engine, and may for example be detected by applying strain-sensors on such screws.
  • movements in the form of strains on injector- and glow plug fixings are detected, which constitutes another possibility of determining the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate.
  • the detection of said movements is carried out partly before and partly after the activation or deactivation of said auxiliary aggregates, said movements before and after said activation or deactivation are compared with each other, and the functionality of the auxiliary aggregate is determined, based on the result of such compari- son.
  • Such differential diagnoses may advantageously be carried out to determine the functionality of a said auxiliary aggregate.
  • the functionality of a compressor arranged in an air inlet conduit to the com- bustion engine is determined.
  • Other embodiments of the invention relate to the determination of the functionality of a water pump for cooling of the combustion engine, and of a fuel pump connected to an aggregate for injection of fuel into the cylinders of the combustion engine.
  • the development of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the combustion engine may be measured over time, the measured pressure development is compared with stored information about such pressure development, and also the result of such comparison is used to determine the fuel pump's functionality.
  • the method may in this case be carried out for a fuel pump comprising several pump elements, and it is then determined that a pump element has failed, when said movement expected to be generated by such pump element disappears.
  • the functionality of a starter motor is determined, by detecting movements propagated in a cylinder head of the engine or in adjacent parts in the engine, generated by pressure changes in a cylinder chamber of the engine, , a development over time of the gas pressure in the cylinder chamber is calculated, based on information in said detected movements, and the duration on a curve showing said development is compared with stored information about such a curve, in order to determine the functionality of the starter motor. It has been shown that the development over time of the gas pressure in the cylinder chamber of a combustion engine may reliably be derived by detecting movements generated in a cylinder head of the engine or in adjacent parts in the en- gine, i.e. without the requirement of boring any holes in the combustion chamber.
  • the invention also relates to a device, adapted to determine the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate in a combustion engine according to the enclosed independent device claims.
  • the function of such a device and embodiments thereof defined in non- independent claims, and the possibilities which they offer, are explained in the discussion above of the innovative method.
  • the invention also relates to a computer program, a computer program product, an electronic control device, a combustion engine and a motor vehicle which uses the above.
  • the invention is not limited to any specific type of combustion engine, but encompasses otto engines as well as compression ignited engines, nor to any specific fuel, non-exhaustive examples of which may comprise fuel in the form of petrol, ethanol, diesel and gas.
  • the invention comprises combustion engines intended for all types of use, such as in industrial applications, in crushing machines and various types of motor vehicles, wheeled motor vehicles as well as trucks and buses, and boats and crawlers or similar vehicles.
  • Fig 1 a is a schematic view illustrating a combustion engine with associated auxiliary aggregates and sensors, arranged in different possible positions for the detection of movements generated through the auxiliary aggregates' function
  • Fig.1 b shows a possible location of a sensor element
  • Fig 2 is a flow chart showing a method according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram of an electronic control device for the implementation of a method according to the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION
  • Fig 1 a illustrates very schematically a combustion engine 1 with auxiliary aggregates, connected in a prior art manner, in the form of a compressor 2, a water pump 3 and a fuel pump 4 in the form of a high pressure pump, arranged to pump fuel at a high pressure to an accumulator volume 5 with nozzles for injection of fuel into the cylinders 6 of the combustion engine.
  • An additional auxiliary aggregate in the form of a starter motor 7 is also indicated.
  • the combustion engine is here arranged in a schematically indi- cated motor vehicle 20, for example a truck.
  • sensors 8-10 may be arranged to detect movements generated in parts of the combustion engine, through the function of the different auxiliary aggregates.
  • a sensor 8 By arranging such a sensor 8 on a part of a cylinder head 1 1 or on parts in the engine adjacent thereto, pressure changes in the relevant cylinder chamber 12 may be detected through movements generated thereby where the sensor is arranged.
  • Such a sensor may, for example, detect such movements optically or via piezo electricity or piezo resistivity, and be used to produce a pressure curve generated by the starter motor 7, which may be compared with stored information about such a curve, for the determination of the functionality of the starter motor.
  • Other sensors 9, 10 may be arranged to detect vibrations or strains, for example in screws of the engine, such as screws in main bearings, in connecting rod bearings, and in cylinder head bolts, or in an engine block part.
  • Information about the detected movements is sent to a unit 13, which may consist of an electronic control device for the combustion engine and the vehicle, in cases where the combustion engine is arranged in a vehicle.
  • the unit 13 is adapted to compare the appearance of the detected movements with stored informa- tion about possible such movements when the respective auxiliary aggregates function properly, and to determine, based on the result of such comparison, the functionality of the auxiliary aggregate.
  • Fig. 1 b shows another placement of a sensor element 8.
  • the sensor element is here placed on a section adjacent to the cylinder head.
  • the sensor element is placed on the engine, specifically on the engine block.
  • the sensor elements/sensors 8 may be of a suitable type, e.g. piezo resistive or piezo electrical elements or optical sensors.
  • the sensor element may here be placed on the engine, in an area adjacent to the outlet of the exhaust channel from a cylinder. For example on a surface on the engine block next to the outlet, on the engine, of the exhaust channel from a cylinder.
  • the surface where the sen- sor 8 is placed may be substantially vertical.
  • the sensor may be arranged to detect movements, which are perpendicular to the movements of the piston.
  • the sensor may also be arranged to detect movements, which are perpendicular both in relation to the piston's direction of movement and in relation to the engine's longitudinal direction.
  • the senor is located on the engine's long side.
  • the sensor may be arranged to detect movements in a direction, which is perpendicular in relation to the surface on which it is placed.
  • the sensor element 8 may be placed in a corresponding manner as when placed on the engine at the outlet of the exhaust channel from a cylinder, but instead placed in a corresponding location on the engine, at the inlet channel's inlet to a cylinder.
  • the signal detected by the sensor element 8 may be treated in various ways. For example, the following signal treatment steps may be carried out. First the sensor's electrical signal is entered into a control device/signal treatment device. The signal is fil- tered with a bandpass filter in order to remove superfluous information, which does not belong to the frequency range around which information is required. The signal is evened out by way of filtering, averaging or by being replaced with one or several continuous function(s) with good likeness. Subsequently, the signal is scaled, e.g. with the help of the correlation between pressure and volume at compression. Subsequently, (a) suitable part(s) of the signal is/are transformed to the pressure domain. Supplemental modelling closes gaps in the signal's reliability, in order to form a pressure curve. The thus formed pressure curve is used to calculate different values at engine control. In some embodiments one or several of the steps above may be omitted.
  • Fig 2 shows a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a method according to the present invention, for determination of the functionality of an auxiliary aggregate used at the operation of a combustion engine.
  • a first step S 1 movements generated in a part of the combustion engine by the function of an auxiliary aggregate are detected.
  • the detected move- ments are compared with stored information about such movements, and in a third step S 3 the functionality of the auxiliary aggregate is determined, based on the result of such comparison.
  • a computer program code for the implementation of a method ac- cording to the invention is suitably included in a computer program, loadable into the internal memory of a computer, such as the internal memory of an electronic control device of a combustion engine.
  • a computer program is suitably provided via a computer program product, comprising a data storage medium readable by an electronic control device, which data storage medium has the computer program stored thereon.
  • Said data storage medium is e.g. an optical data storage medium in the form of a CD-ROM, a DVD, etc., a magnetic data storage medium in the form of a hard disk drive, a diskette, a cassette, etc., or a Flash memory or a ROM, PROM, EPROM or EEPROM type memory.
  • Fig. 3 very schematically illustrates an electronic control device 13 comprising execution means 14, such as a central processor unit (CPU), for the execution of computer software.
  • execution means 14 communicates with a memory 15, e.g. a RAM memory, via a data bus 16.
  • the control device 13 also comprises a data storage medium 17, e.g. in the form of a Flash memory or a ROM, PROM, EPROM or EEPROM type memory.
  • the execution means 14 communicates with the data storage means 17 via the data bus 16.
  • a computer program comprising computer program code for the implementation of a method according to the invention is stored on the data storage medium 17.

Abstract

L'invention concerne, dans un procédé pour la détermination de la fonctionnalité d'un agrégat auxiliaire (2-4, 7) utilisé lors du fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion (1), la détection de mouvements générés dans des parties (11) du moteur à combustion interne par la fonction de l'agrégat auxiliaire. Ces mouvements sont comparés à des informations mémorisées concernant de tels mouvements possibles lorsque l'agrégat auxiliaire fonctionne correctement, et la fonctionnalité de l'agrégat auxiliaire est déterminée, en se basant sur le résultat de cette comparaison.
PCT/SE2015/050702 2014-06-17 2015-06-16 Procédé et dispositif pour déterminer la facilité d'entretien d'une unité auxiliaire utilisée lors du fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion interne WO2015195038A1 (fr)

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