Method and System for Automatically Adjusting Electronic Fuel Injection in Response to Fuel Type

• US 20080255753A1
• Filed: 04/10/2008
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Spivak
• Original Assignee: Paul Spivak
• Inventors: Spivak, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/100,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20080255753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/103
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 19/061 by controlling fuel injectors
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 19/084 Blends of gasoline and alcohols, e.g. E85
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 19/087 with determination of densities, viscosities, composition, concentration or mixture ratios of fuels
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 19/088 by estimation, i.e. without using direct measurements of a corresponding sensor
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/0611 Fuel type, fuel composition or fuel quality
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2400/11 After-sales modification devices designed to be used to modify an engine afterwards
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0025 Controlling engines characterised by use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0027 the fuel being gaseous non-electrical control F02D19/02
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/266 the computer being backed-up or assisted by another circuit, e.g. analogue
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/30 Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

Abstract

An engine control unit is configured to provide a fuel injector pulse width signal. A signal modifier comprises a fuel-type identifier in communication with the engine control unit. The signal modifier is configured to provide a 25% greater, modified pulse width signal to the fuel injector component in response to a parameter input to the fuel-type identifier. The pulse width signal is optimized for a gasoline blend and, more particularly, to an E85 fuel blend.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an engine control unit configured to provide a fuel injector pulse width signal;

a signal modifier in communication with the engine control unit and comprising a fuel-type identifier, the signal modifier configured to modify the pulse width signal to generate a modified pulse width signal; and

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a fuel injector component in communication with the signal modifier;

wherein the signal modifier is configured to provide the pulse width signal or the modified pulse width signal to the fuel injector component in response to a parameter input to the fuel-type identifier.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the pulse width signal is optimized for a gasoline blend, and wherein the modified pulse width signal is optimized for an E85 fuel blend.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the modified pulse width signal is about 25% greater than the pulse width signal.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the signal modifier further comprises a performance monitor component configured to increase or decrease an amount of pulse width modification in response to a performance parameter.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising a service provider in communication with at least one of the engine control unit, the signal modifier and the fuel injector component, the service provider configured to monitor the at least one of the engine control unit, the signal modifier and the fuel injector component and provide a notification of an event occurrence.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the notification is at least one of the input parameter and the performance parameter.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the signal modifier further comprises a performance monitor component configured to increase or decrease an amount of pulse width modification in response to a performance parameter.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a service provider in communication with at least one of the engine control unit, the signal modifier and the fuel injector component, the service provider configured to monitor the at least one of the engine control unit, the signal modifier and the fuel injector component and provide a notification of an event occurrence.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the notification is at least one of the input parameter and the performance parameter.

10. A method, comprising the steps of:

generating a pulse width signal optimized for a first fuel;

modifying the pulse width signal to generate a modified pulse width signal in response to an input parameter; and

providing the pulse width signal or the modified pulse width signal to a fuel injector operating with the identified fuel in response to a parameter input.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of identifying a second fuel presence from the parameter input.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

optimizing the pulse width signal for gasoline blend; and

optimizing the modified pulse width signal for an E85 fuel blend.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of modifying the pulse width signal comprises widening the pulse width signal by a widening factor.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of modifying the pulse width signal comprises widening the pulse width signal by about 25%.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

monitoring an engine system component for a performance parameter; and

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increasing or decreasing an amount of pulse width modification in response to the performance parameter.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of:

a service provider monitory at least one of an engine control unit configured to generate the pulse width signal, a signal modifier configured to generate the modified pulse width signal and a fuel injector component; and

the service notifying at least one of an engine control unit event occurrence, a signal modifier event occurrence and a fuel injector component event occurrence.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of notifying comprises outputting at least one of the input parameter and the performance parameter.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

monitoring an engine system component for a performance parameter; and

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increasing or decreasing an amount of pulse width modification in response to the performance parameter.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

a service provider monitory at least one of an engine control unit configured to generate the pulse width signal, a signal modifier configured to generate the modified pulse width signal and a fuel injector component; and

the service notifying at least one of an engine control unit event occurrence, a signal modifier event occurrence and a fuel injector component event occurrence.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of notifying comprises outputting at least one of the input parameter and the performance parameter.