System for monitoring DPF using wireless communication

• US 20090306850A1
• Filed: 08/23/2007
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SK Innovation Company Limited
• Original Assignee: SK Innovation Company Limited
• Inventors: Kim, Sung-Hwan, Lee, Chang-Q, Lee, Sang-Min, Lee, Seong-Ho, Kim, Yong-Woo, Jung, Hong-Seok
• Application Number:
  US12/310,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20090306850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for monitoring DPF which can inform a point of time for regenerating the DPF to a driver. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication, which comprises a filter for gathering PM (Particulate Matter) and at least one or more pressure sensors and temperature sensors, comprises a monitoring part and a server system.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication, which comprises a filter for gathering PM (Particulate Matter) and at least one or more pressure sensors and temperature sensors for measuring a pressure and a temperature of exhaust gas at front and rear sides of the filter, comprising:

a monitoring part comprising a transmitting unit for transmitting a signal through a network, and a control unit which is connected with the transmitting unit so as to receive values measured by the pressure sensors and temperature sensors and to convert the measured values into an wireless communication signal which can be recognized individually and then to transmit the converted signal to the transmitting unit; and

a server system comprising a receiving unit which is connected with at least one or more monitoring part so as to receive the signal from the monitoring part through the network, a storing unit for storing information, an input/output unit for inputting/outputting the information, and a CPU (central processing unit) which is connected with the receiving unit, the storing unit and the input/output unit so as to process the signal from the receiving unit and store the measured values by vehicles and also to process and output the stored information according to a user'"'"'s request.

2. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring part further comprises a warning unit for informing a saturation status of the DPF to a driver, and the control unit operates the warning unit according to a predetermined algorithm using the measured values when the DPF is saturated.

3. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication according to claim 2, wherein the monitoring unit further comprises a sub-memory which is connected with the control unit so as to temporarily store the measured values by the control unit when communication is interrupted.

4. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is formed independently of an ECU (Electric Control Unit) or integrally with the ECU, or the control unit is provided in the ECU.

5. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication according to claim 4, wherein the server system further comprises an SMS transmitting unit which is connected with the CPU so as to automatically transmit a message of a status of a vehicle to a driver of the vehicle which is stored in the server system, according to the result of reading the information from a certain monitoring unit.

6. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is formed independently of an ECU (Electric Control Unit) or integrally with the ECU, or the control unit is provided in the ECU.

7. The system for monitoring DPF using wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein the control unit is formed independently of an ECU (Electric Control Unit) or integrally with the ECU, or the control unit is provided in the ECU.