APPARATUS OF COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROLLING METHOD USING THE SAME

• US 20120137993A1
• Filed: 11/21/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ajou University Industry Cooperation Foundation, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Ajou University Industry Cooperation Foundation, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Lee, Jonghwa, Kim, Woo Seok, Park, Jinil, Park, Kyoungseok, Wi, Hyoseong
• Granted Patent: US 8,869,757 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 123/41.11
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/02 Intercooler
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/04 Lubricant cooler
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2060/08 Cabin heater
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 7/165 characterised by systems with two or more loops
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 29/0443 Layout of the coolant or refrigerant circuit
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/24 with two or more coolers
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/28 with liquid-cooled heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

A cooling system of a vehicle may include a high and low temperature radiators that cool a high and low temperature coolants respectively circulating an engine and passing a water cooled intercooler and a low exhaust gas recirculation cooler of a turbo charger, a cooling fan that blows air to the high temperature radiator and the low temperature radiator, a high temperature coolant pump that pumps the high temperature coolant, a low temperature coolant pump that pumps the low temperature coolant, and a control portion that controls the high temperature coolant pump, the low temperature coolant pump, and the cooling fan according to driving conditions of the vehicle and environmental conditions. A controlling method may include detecting driving conditions of the vehicle and environmental conditions, setting an operating target for the cooling system and/or a lubrication system, and determining operating conditions for the cooling system and/or the lubrication system.

Claims

1. A cooling system of a vehicle, comprising:

a high temperature radiator that cools a high temperature coolant circulating an engine;

a low temperature radiator that cools a low temperature coolant passing a water cooled intercooler and a low exhaust gas recirculation cooler of a turbo charger;

a cooling fan that blows air to the high temperature radiator and the low temperature radiator;

a high temperature coolant pump that pumps the high temperature coolant;

a low temperature coolant pump that pumps the low temperature coolant; and

a control portion that controls the high temperature coolant pump, the low temperature coolant pump, and the cooling fan according to driving conditions of the vehicle and environmental conditions.

2. The cooling system of claim 1, further comprising:

a transmission oil heat exchanger through which the high temperature coolant passes;

a transmission pump that circulates a transmission oil through the transmission oil heat exchanger;

an axle oil heat exchanger through which the high temperature coolant passes; and

an axle pump that circulates an axle oil through the axle oil heat exchanger.

3. The cooling system of claim 2, wherein the control portion operates the transmission pump to warm up the transmission oil if it is determined that a temperature of the transmission oil is low, and/or operates the axle pump to warm up the axle oil if it is determined that a temperature of the axle oil is low.

4. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the control portion increases a flow rate of the low temperature coolant if a temperature of the low temperature coolant is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value, opens an electric thermostat when a temperature of the high temperature coolant is equal to or higher than a predetermined thermostat opening temperature, and closes the electric thermostat when the temperature of the high temperature coolant is less than a predetermined thermostat closing temperature.

5. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the control portion detects a temperature of an engine oil, makes the engine oil pass an oil cooler when the engine oil temperature is equal to or higher than a second predetermined value, and makes the engine oil bypass the oil cooler when the engine oil temperature is less than the second predetermined value.

6. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the control portion operates the cooling fan at a first speed if a temperature of the high temperature coolant is equal to or higher than a third predetermined value, and operates the cooling fan at a second speed faster than the first speed if the high temperature coolant is not cooled by the first speed.

7. The cooling system of claim 6, wherein the control portion operates the low temperature coolant pump based on a base map of the low temperature coolant pump and compensates the base map of the low temperature coolant pump according to the speed of the cooling fan to control the low temperature coolant pump.

8. The cooling system of claim 6, wherein the control portion operates the high temperature coolant pump based on a base map of the high temperature coolant pump, and compensates the base map of the high temperature coolant pump according to the speed of the cooling fan to control the high temperature coolant pump.

9. The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the control portion controls a speed of the cooling fan according to driving conditions of the vehicle and environmental conditions.

10. The cooling system of claim 9, wherein the environmental conditions include an outside temperature, an intake air temperature and/or the rainfall condition.

11. The cooling system of claim 2, wherein the transmission pump and the axle pump are hydraulic pumps.

12. The cooling system of claim 5, wherein the thermostat closing temperature is a few degrees lower than the thermostat opening temperature.

13. A controlling method using the cooling system of claim 2, comprising:

detecting driving conditions of the vehicle and environmental conditions;

setting an operating target for the cooling system and/or a lubrication system based on the driving conditions and the environmental conditions; and

determining operating conditions for the cooling system and/or the lubrication system.

14. The controlling method of claim 13, wherein the driving conditions being detected include a low coolant temperature, a high coolant temperature, an engine oil temperature, a transmission oil temperature, an engine speed, an accelerator pedal position, and/or a vehicle speed.

15. The controlling method of claim 13, wherein the environmental conditions being detected include an intake air temperature, an outside temperature, and/or weather conditions.

16. The controlling method of claim 13, wherein the operating conditions being determined include a cooling fan speed, opening/closing of an electric thermostat, controls of the pumps, and/or coolant flow rates.