Engine cooling system having EGR cooler

• US 10,330,055 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2017
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Cheol Soo, Chae, Dong Suk, Lee, Philgi, Park, Jun Sik, Yi, Jeawoong
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Long T
• Application Number:
  US15/832,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20190120178A1
• Time in Patent Office: 567 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2003/028 Cooling cylinders and cylinder heads in series
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2025/30 Engine incoming fluid temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2025/32 Engine outcoming fluid temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2025/50 using two or more temperature sensors
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/08 Cabin heater
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/16 Outlet manifold
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 3/02 Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 5/10 Pumping liquid coolant; Arrangements of coolant pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 7/165 characterised by systems with two or more loops
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/1002 Output torque
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/101 Engine speed
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/005 according to engine operating conditions
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0077 Control of the EGR valve or actuator, e.g. duty cycle, closed loop control of position EGR valve position sensor F02M26/48
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/068 for warming-up
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/28 with liquid-cooled heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/33 controlling the temperature of the recirculated gases
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

An engine cooling system having an EGR cooler is disclosed. The system includes a cylinder head provided on a cylinder block, a coolant pump that pumps a coolant to a coolant inlet side of the cylinder block, an EGR cooler that is branched from a coolant line between the coolant pump and the cylinder block, and is provided in a circulation line through which a coolant is recirculated to an inlet of the coolant pump, and a coolant control valve unit that is provided in a coolant output side of the cylinder head to receive a coolant exhausted from the cylinder head and a coolant exhausted from the cylinder block and controls coolants distributed to coolant parts.

Claims

1. An engine cooling system provided with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, comprising:

a cylinder block;

a cylinder head provided over the cylinder block;

a coolant pump configured to pump coolant to a coolant inlet of the cylinder block;

an EGR cooler in fluid communication with the coolant pump;

a first coolant temperature sensor configured to sense a first temperature of coolant discharged from the cylinder head;

a second coolant temperature sensor configured to sense a second temperature of coolant flowing from the coolant pump to the cylinder block; and

a coolant control valve unit that is provided downstream a coolant outlet of the cylinder head, wherein the coolant control valve unit is configured to receive coolant from the cylinder head,

wherein the coolant control valve unit is configured to control a coolant flow to at least one part based on the first temperature and the second temperature.

2. The engine cooling system of claim 1, wherein the at least one part comprise a heater core, an oil warmer, or a radiator.

3. The engine cooling system of claim 2, further comprising:

an EGR valve configured to control exhaust gas that circulates the EGR cooler; and

an engine control unit (ECU) configured to control the coolant control valve unit and the EGR valve based on operation conditions.

4. The engine cooling system of claim 3, wherein the ECU is configured to block all coolant paths of the coolant control valve unit and the EGR valve when the first and second temperatures are lower than a first predetermined value, and further configured to control a flow amount of coolant that passes through the at least one part through the coolant control valve unit when the first temperature is higher than a second predetermined value.

5. The engine cooling system of claim 4, wherein the at least one part comprises an oil warmer and a heater core, wherein the ECU is configured to control the coolant control valve unit such that coolant is supplied to the oil warmer first, and then supplied to the heater core.

6. The engine cooling system of claim 1, further comprising an EGR valve configured to control flow of exhaust gas that circulates the EGR cooler.

7. The engine cooling system of claim 6, further comprising an engine control unit (ECU) configured to control the coolant control valve unit and the EGR valve based on operation conditions.

8. The engine cooling system of claim 7, wherein the ECU is configured to block all coolant paths of the coolant control valve unit and the EGR valve when the first and second temperatures are lower than a first predetermined value, and further configured to control a flow amount of coolant that passes through the at least one part by using the coolant control valve unit when the first temperature is higher than a second predetermined value.

9. The engine cooling system of claim 8, wherein the at least one part comprises an oil warmer, wherein the ECU is configured to control the coolant control valve unit to control a flow of coolant supplied to the oil warmer.

10. The engine cooling system of claim 8, wherein the at least one part comprises an oil warmer and a heater core, wherein when controlling the coolant supplied to the oil warmer, the ECU is configured to control the coolant control valve unit such that coolant is supplied to the oil warmer first, and then supplied to the heater core.

11. The engine cooling system of claim 8, wherein the ECU is configured to control an opening amount of the EGR valve when the second temperature is higher than a third predetermined value.

12. The engine cooling system of claim 7, wherein the operation conditions comprise a rotation per minute (RPM) of an engine, a load (fuel injection amount), an outside temperature, or a coolant temperature.