METHOD OF IMPROVING ENGINE STARTABILITY USING HARDWARE WAKE-UP PERIOD CONTROL AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of improving engine startability, comprising:
- performing a vehicle state detection mode in which a battery voltage detection value, an engine oil temperature detection value, and an engine coolant temperature detection value are read by a controller in a key-off state of an engine, a soaking time is stored, and a count of a key-off timer is initiated;
performing a wake-up fuel pressure control mode in which when each of the battery voltage detection value, the engine oil temperature detection value, and the engine coolant temperature detection value satisfies a set condition, whether the soaking time reaches a wake-up set time is determined by the count of the key-off timer;
performing a pump operation control mode in which key-off output is sent in response to a signal of the key-off timer when the soaking time reaches the wake-up set time, and after a low-pressure fuel pump is operated by a current supplied thereto for a time at which the key-off output is maintained, the operation of the low-pressure fuel pump is configured to be stopped by cut-off of the key-off output; and
performing a wake-up repetition control mode in which a number of times the low-pressure fuel pump is operated is counted as 1, and after the operation and stop of the low-pressure fuel pump are repeated until a number of times the low-pressure fuel pump is operated is counted as 6, the count of the key-off timer is stopped.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a vehicle having improved engine startability using hardware wake-up period control by performing a vehicle state detection mode to which a battery voltage, an engine oil temperature, and an engine coolant temperature are applied by a controller in a key-off state of an engine, a wake-up fuel pressure control mode for determining whether a soaking time reaches a wake-up set time by the count of a key-off timer for 80 minutes, a pump operation control mode for operating a low-pressure fuel pump for approximately 1 second by the current supplied in response to a key-off output signal over the period of 80 minutes, and a wake-up repetition control mode for repeating a number of times the low-pressure fuel pump is operated to maximum 6 times.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of improving engine startability, comprising:
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performing a vehicle state detection mode in which a battery voltage detection value, an engine oil temperature detection value, and an engine coolant temperature detection value are read by a controller in a key-off state of an engine, a soaking time is stored, and a count of a key-off timer is initiated; performing a wake-up fuel pressure control mode in which when each of the battery voltage detection value, the engine oil temperature detection value, and the engine coolant temperature detection value satisfies a set condition, whether the soaking time reaches a wake-up set time is determined by the count of the key-off timer; performing a pump operation control mode in which key-off output is sent in response to a signal of the key-off timer when the soaking time reaches the wake-up set time, and after a low-pressure fuel pump is operated by a current supplied thereto for a time at which the key-off output is maintained, the operation of the low-pressure fuel pump is configured to be stopped by cut-off of the key-off output; and performing a wake-up repetition control mode in which a number of times the low-pressure fuel pump is operated is counted as 1, and after the operation and stop of the low-pressure fuel pump are repeated until a number of times the low-pressure fuel pump is operated is counted as 6, the count of the key-off timer is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle comprising:
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an engine control unit (ECU) comprising a wake-up determination device configured to generate a determination condition satisfaction signal for operating a low-pressure fuel pump based on an ignition key state, an engine oil temperature, and an engine coolant temperature after key-off of an engine, a key-off operation device configured to generate an operation signal for operating the low-pressure fuel pump at a predetermined period when an operation condition of the low-pressure fuel pump occurs, and a switching output device configured to output a key-off output signal to the low-pressure fuel pump for a predetermined time according to the operation signal; and the low-pressure fuel pump operated at a predetermined period and for a predetermined time after the key-off of the engine by control of the ECU. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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