SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING ASSEMBLED CONDITION OF ALTERNATOR

• US 20160274160A1
• Filed: 09/15/2015
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: LEE, Dong Chul, KIM, Mun Gu, CHOI, Yeong Il, KIM, Jung Myoung
• Granted Patent: US 9,869,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/021 Means for detecting failure or malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0638 Engine speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/007 using microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/343 in operation

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system and a method for inspecting an assembled condition of an alternator capable of inspecting a driving condition using a smart box monitoring sensor data received from an ECU of a vehicle and then determining whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad. A system for inspecting an assembled condition of an alternator includes: a smart box configured to receive driving data of a vehicle from an ECU and determine whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad based on the driving data of the vehicle; and a server configured to receive result data depending on whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad from the smart box.

Claims

1. A system for inspecting an assembled condition of an alternator, comprising:

a smart box configured to receive driving data of a vehicle from an electronic control unit (ECU) and determine whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad based on the driving data of the vehicle; and

a server configured to receive result data depending on whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad from the smart box.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the ECU transmits and receives a battery charging signal to and from the alternator.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fixed scanner configured to include a bar code connected to the ECU.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the driving data include a speed of the vehicle, rpm of the vehicle, a throttle position sensor, a driving distance, a terminal state, a load state, a target duty, an FR duty, a current accumulation value, and a difference value between a targeted voltage and an actual voltage of a battery.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the smart box and the server transmit and receive the driving data through a radio repeater by using Bluetooth.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an inspection status board connected to the server.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server stores the result data depending on whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad and transmits the result data depending on whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad to a research institute.

8. A method for inspecting an assembled condition of an alternator, comprising:

receiving, by a smart box, driving data of a vehicle from an electronic control unit (ECU);

determining whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad based on the driving data of the vehicle which are received by the smart box; and

transmitting, by the smart box, result data depending on whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad to a server.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the driving data include a speed of the vehicle, rpm of the vehicle, a throttle position sensor, a driving distance, a terminal state, a load state, a target duty, an FR duty, a current accumulation value, and a difference value between a targeted voltage and an actual voltage of a battery.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the determining, by the smart box, whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad includes:

starting an inspection of the driving data;

monitoring a preset target duty of the driving data, an FR duty, a difference value between a targeted voltage and an actual voltage of a battery, and a current accumulation value; and

determining whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad by comparing preset driving data with the driving data continuously received from the ECU.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad further includes:

outputting, by the smart box, a warning sound if it is determined that the assembled condition of the alternator is bad; and

turning on a red LED after the warning sound is output.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad further includes:

keeping, by the smart box, a green LED turned on without outputting the warning sound if it is determined that the assembled condition of the alternator is good.

13. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

after the transmitting of the result data depending on whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad to the server,

storing, by the server, whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad; and

displaying whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad on an inspection status board or transmitting whether the assembled condition of the alternator is bad to a research institute.