GASOLINE ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME

• US 20140121942A1
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Kim, Seungbum
• Granted Patent: US 9,194,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/103
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 13/0249 changing the valve timing only
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 13/0261 Controlling the valve overlap
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 19/0636 by estimation, i.e. without using direct measurements of a corresponding sensor
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 19/0649 Liquid fuels having different boiling temperatures, volatilities, densities, viscosities, cetane or octane numbers
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2013/0292 in the start-up phase, e.g. for warming-up cold engine or catalyst
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 35/027 using knock sensors
• 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 41/0097 using means for generating speed signals
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/064 at cold start F02D41/067 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1498 measuring engine roughness
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/30 Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

Abstract

A gasoline engine control system includes a crankshaft rotation sensor configured to measure a rotation speed of a crankshaft, a coolant temperature sensor configured to measure a coolant temperature, an engine knocking sensor, a valve timing mechanism, an engine igniter, an air/fuel controller, and a controller configured to obtain a crankshaft rotation speed, a coolant temperature, and knocking information from the crankshaft rotation sensor, the coolant temperature sensor, and the engine knocking sensor, respectively, to determine a fuel class flowing in the engine and a cold start adaption factor, determine a fuel/cold start adaption factor based on the fuel class and the cold start adaption factor, and control an operation of at least one of the valve timing mechanism, the engine igniter, and the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor when the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor may be not a predetermined reference fuel/cold start adaption factor.

Claims

1. A gasoline engine control system of an engine, comprising:

a crankshaft rotation sensor measuring a rotation speed of a crankshaft;

a coolant temperature sensor measuring a coolant temperature;

an engine knocking sensor;

a valve timing mechanism;

an engine igniter;

an air/fuel controller; and

a controller obtaining the rotation speed of the crankshaft, the coolant temperature, and knocking information from the crankshaft rotation sensor, the coolant temperature sensor, and the engine knocking sensor, respectively,

wherein the controller determines a fuel class flowing in the engine and a cold start adaption factor,

wherein the controller determines a fuel/cold start adaption factor based on the fuel class and the cold start adaption factor, and

wherein the controller controls an operation of at least one of the valve timing mechanism, the engine igniter, and the air/fuel controller according to a determined fuel/cold start adaption factor when the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor is not a predetermined reference fuel/cold start adaption factor.

2. The gasoline engine control system of claim 1, wherein the cold start adaption factor is set based on the coolant temperature by the controller.

3. The gasoline engine control system of claim 2, wherein the fuel class is set according to a degree of change in the rotation speed by measuring the rotation speed of the crankshaft by the controller.

4. The gasoline engine control system of claim 3, wherein the fuel class is determined according to the degree of the change in the rotation speed of the crankshaft measured for a predetermined time by the controller when a cold start condition of the engine is met.

5. The gasoline engine control system of claim 1, wherein in a case where a determined fuel class is not a reference class and a retard value of an ignition timing of the engine controlled based on a knocking signal of the engine knocking sensor is not larger than a predetermined reference retard value, the controller determines the case as misfiring and outputs a malfunction signal.

6. The gasoline engine control system of claim 5, wherein in a case where the determined fuel class is not the reference class and the retard value of the ignition timing of the engine controlled based on the knocking signal of the engine knocking sensor is larger than the predetermined reference retard value, the controller controls an operation of the at least one of the valve timing mechanism, the engine igniter, and the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

7. The gasoline engine control system of claim 6, wherein the controller reduces overlap by controlling an operation of the valve timing mechanism according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

8. The gasoline engine control system of claim 6, wherein the controller retards the ignition timing of the engine by controlling an operation of the engine igniter according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

9. The gasoline engine control system of claim 6, wherein the controller enriches an air/fuel ratio by controlling an operation of the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

10. The gasoline engine control system of claim 6, wherein the controller retards the ignition timing of the engine by controlling an operation of the engine igniter according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor, and enriches an air/fuel ratio by controlling an operation of the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

11. A method of controlling a gasoline engine control system comprising a crankshaft rotation sensor configured to measure a rotation speed of a crankshaft, a coolant temperature sensor configured to measure a coolant temperature;

an engine knocking sensor;

a valve timing mechanism;

an engine igniter;

an air/fuel controller; and

a controller configured to obtain the rotation speed of the crankshaft, the coolant temperature, and knocking information from the crankshaft rotation sensor, the coolant temperature sensor, and the engine knocking sensor, respectively, to control an operation of at least one of the valve timing mechanism, the engine igniter, and the air/fuel controller, the method comprising;

measuring a coolant temperature;

setting a cold start adaption factor when a cold start condition of a vehicle is met;

measuring change of a rotation speed of an engine for a predetermined time;

setting a fuel class based on a measured change in the rotation speed of the engine;

setting a fuel/cold start adaption factor based on the cold start adaption factor and the fuel class; and

controlling an operation of the at least one of the valve timing mechanism, the engine igniter, and the air/fuel controller according to a determined fuel/cold start adaption factor when the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor is not a predetermined reference fuel/cold start adaption factor.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining an ignition timing retard value by detecting a knocking signal of the gasoline engine, and in a case where a determined ignition timing retard value is not larger than a predetermined reference retard value, determining the case as misfiring and outputting a malfunction signal.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

in a case where a determined fuel class is not a reference class and a retard value of an ignition timing of the engine controlled based on a knocking signal of the engine knocking sensor is larger than a predetermined reference retard value, controlling an operation of the at least one of the valve timing mechanism, the engine igniter, and the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein overlap is reduced by controlling an operation of the valve timing mechanism according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the ignition timing of the engine is retarded by controlling an operation of the engine igniter according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein an air/fuel ratio is enriched by controlling an operation of the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein an ignition timing of the engine is retarded by controlling an operation of the engine igniter according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor, and an air/fuel ratio is enriched by controlling an operation of the air/fuel controller according to the determined fuel/cold start adaption factor.