Cooling device for engine

• US 20090229543A1
• Filed: 07/05/2006
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US11/886,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20090229543A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 123/41.20
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2240/36 an exhaust flap
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2410/00 By-passing, at least partially, exhaust from inlet to outlet of apparatus, to atmosphere or to other device
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2410/06 at cold starting
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 5/02 the devices using heat
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2037/02 starting
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/08 Cabin heater
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/16 Outlet manifold
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/18 Heater
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 3/20 Cooling circuits not specific to a single part of engine or machine F01P3/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 7/164 by varying pump speed
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

An ECU executes a program including a step of, if an engine is not in a cold state, controlling electric power to be supplied to an electric water pump such that a flow rate requested at the engine is obtained, a step of, if the engine is in the cold state and a heater is not requested to operate, providing control such that the electric water pump is stopped, and a step of, if the engine is in the cold state and the heater is requested to operate, controlling the electric power to be supplied to the electric water pump such that the flow rate is set to the highest one of the flow rate requested at the engine, a flow rate requested at a heater core, and a flow rate requested at an exhaust heat recovery device.

Claims

1. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to a heat exchanger causing heat exchange with said cooling medium, comprising:

a circulation unit circulating said cooling medium by receiving supply of electric power; and

a control unit controlling the electric power to be supplied to said circulation unit, wherein

said control unit includes

a setting unit setting a flow rate of said cooling medium to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a relation between heat exchange efficiency at said heat exchanger and the electric power at said circulation unit, the electric power corresponding to said flow rate, and

an electric power control unit controlling said electric power such that said set flow rate is obtained.

2. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to an exhaust heat recovery device provided at an exhaust manifold of said engine for recovering exhaust heat through heat exchange between exhaust gas of said engine and said cooling medium, comprising:

a circulation unit circulating said cooling medium by receiving supply of electric power; and

a control unit controlling the electric power to be supplied to said circulation unit, wherein

said control unit includes

a setting unit setting a flow rate of said cooling medium to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a relation between heat exchange efficiency at said exhaust heat recovery device and the electric power at said circulation unit, the electric power corresponding to said flow rate, and

an electric power control unit controlling said electric power such that said set flow rate is obtained.

3. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 2, wherein

said medium path is connected to a heater core causing heat exchange between air in a vehicle chamber and said cooling medium, and

if a heater is requested to operate, said control unit sets said flow rate to the higher one of a flow rate requested at said heater core and a flow rate requested in the cold state of said engine.

4. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 3, wherein said control unit controls said flow rate such that said cooling medium is prevented from circulating through said medium path until a predetermined period of time passes after said heater is requested to operate.

8. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 2 wherein, if said engine is not in the cold state, said setting unit sets said flow rate to a flow rate requested in accordance with an operation of said engine.

5. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to an exhaust heat recovery device provided at an exhaust manifold of said engine for recovering exhaust heat through heat exchange between exhaust gas of said engine and said cooling medium, comprising:

a circulation unit circulating said cooling medium; and

a control unit for controlling a flow rate of the cooling medium circulated by said circulation unit, wherein

said control unit includes

a setting unit setting said flow rate to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a comparison result between a warm-up state of said engine and an exhaust heat recovery state of said exhaust heat recovery device, and

a flow rate control unit controlling said flow rate such that said set flow rate is obtained.

6. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 5, wherein

said medium path is connected to a heater core causing heat exchange between air in a vehicle chamber and said cooling medium, and

if a heater is requested to operate, said control unit sets said flow rate to the higher one of a flow rate requested at said heater core and a flow rate requested in the cold state of said engine.

7. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 6, wherein said control unit controls said flow rate such that said cooling medium is prevented from circulating through said medium path until a predetermined period of time passes after said heater is requested to operate.

9. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to a heat exchangers causing heat exchange with said cooling medium, comprising:

circulation means for circulating said cooling medium by receiving supply of electric power; and

control means for controlling the electric power to be supplied to said circulation means, wherein

said control means includes

setting means for setting a flow rate of said cooling medium to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a relation between heat exchange efficiency at said heat exchanger and the electric power at said circulation means, the electric power corresponding to said flow rate, and

means for controlling said electric power such that said set flow rate is obtained.

16. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 9, wherein said setting means includes means for setting said flow rate to a flow rate requested in accordance with an operation of said engine if said engine is not in the cold state.

10. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to an exhaust heat recovery device provided at an exhaust manifold of said engine for recovering exhaust heat through heat exchange between exhaust gas of said engine and said cooling medium, comprising:

circulation means for circulating said cooling medium by receiving supply of electric power; and

control means for controlling the electric power to be supplied to said circulation means, wherein

said control means includes

setting means for setting a flow rate of said cooling medium to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a relation between heat exchange efficiency at said exhaust heat recovery device and the electric power at said circulation means, the electric power corresponding to said flow rate, and

means for controlling said electric power such that said set flow rate is obtained.

11. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 10, wherein

said medium path is connected to a heater core causing heat exchange between air in a vehicle chamber and said cooling medium, and

said control means includes means for setting said flow rate to the higher one of a flow rate requested at said heater core and a flow rate requested in the cold state of said engine if a heater is requested to operate.

12. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 11, wherein said control means further includes means for controlling said flow rate such that said cooling medium is prevented from circulating through said medium path until a predetermined period of time passes after said heater is requested to operate.

13. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to an exhaust heat recovery device provided at an exhaust manifold of said engine for recovering exhaust heat through heat exchange between exhaust gas of said engine and said cooling medium, comprising:

circulation means for circulating said cooling medium; and

control means for controlling a flow rate of the cooling medium circulated by said circulation means, wherein

said control means includes

setting means for setting said flow rate to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a comparison result between a warm-up state of said engine and an exhaust heat recovery state of said exhaust heat recovery device, and

means for controlling said flow rate such that said set flow rate is obtained.

14. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 13, wherein

said medium path is connected to a heater core causing heat exchange between air in a vehicle chamber and said cooling medium, and

said control means includes means for setting said flow rate to the higher one of a flow rate requested at said heater core and a flow rate requested in the cold state of said engine if a heater is requested to operate.

15. The cooling device for the engine according to claim 14, wherein said control means further includes means for controlling said flow rate such that said cooling medium is prevented from circulating through said medium path until a predetermined period of time passes after said heater is requested to operate.

17. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to a radiator causing heat exchange with said cooling medium, comprising:

an electric water pump circulating said cooling medium by receiving supply of electric power; and

an electronic control unit controlling the electric power to be supplied to said electric water pump, wherein

said electronic control unit

sets a flow rate of said cooling medium to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a relation between heat exchange efficiency at said radiator and the electric power at said electric water pump, the electric power corresponding to said flow rate, and

controls said electric power such that said set flow rate is obtained.

18. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to an exhaust heat recovery device provided at an exhaust manifold of said engine for recovering exhaust heat through heat exchange between exhaust gas of said engine and said cooling medium, comprising:

an electric water pump circulating said cooling medium by receiving supply of electric power; and

an electronic control unit controlling the electric power to be supplied to said electric water pump, wherein

said electronic control unit

sets a flow rate of said cooling medium to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a relation between heat exchange efficiency at said exhaust heat recovery device and the electric power at said electric water pump, the electric power corresponding to said flow rate, and

controls said electric power such that said set flow rate is obtained.

19. A cooling device adjusting a temperature of an engine, said engine being provided with a medium path allowing a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and said medium path being connected to an exhaust heat recovery device provided at an exhaust manifold of said engine for recovering exhaust heat through heat exchange between exhaust gas of said engine and said cooling medium, comprising:

an electric water pump circulating said cooling medium; and

an electronic control unit for controlling a flow rate of the cooling medium circulated by said electric water pump, wherein

said electronic control unit

sets said flow rate to a set flow rate, in a cold state of said engine, based on a comparison result between a warm-up state of said engine and an exhaust heat recovery state of said exhaust heat recovery device, and

controls said flow rate such that said set flow rate is obtained.