High-pressure fuel injection system

• US 5,775,304 A
• Filed: 02/05/1996
• Issued: 07/07/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Zexel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Zexel Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshino, Toshiyuki, Kanai, Hiroshi, Kono, Hiromi
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, CARL STUART
• Application Number:
  US08/596,465
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 123/497, 123/357, 123/494, 123/358, 123/359
• US Class Current: 123/497
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/1409 using at least a proportional, integral or derivative controller
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/1422 Variable gain or coefficients
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/0602 Fuel pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2250/31 Control of the fuel pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/3082 Control of electrical fuel pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/3809 Common rail control systems common rail apparatus F02M55/025, F02M63/0225
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/3836 Controlling the fuel pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/3845 by controlling the flow into the common rail, e.g. the amount of fuel pumped

Abstract

A high-pressure fuel injection system which has a fuel injection unit including an injector, a fuel pump for supplying a high-pressure fuel to the fuel injection unit, a motor for driving the fuel pump, a PID controller for controlling the operation of the motor, a device for measuring an actual fuel pressure in the fuel injection unit, a device for calculating a deviation of the actual fuel pressure from a predetermined desired fuel pressure and for inputting the deviation to the PID controller as an actuating signal, and a device for calculating a desired fuel injection quantity per injection from input signals indicating an engine speed, an accelerator opening, etc. A manipulated variable which is given as an output from the PID controller is supplied to the motor as an input to control the motor. The system further has a device for calculating an injection quantity per unit time on the basis of the desired injection quantity, and a motor input correcting device which corrects the PID controller itself or the output from it so that the input to be supplied to the motor from the PID controller is corrected on the basis of the calculated per-unit time injection quantity.

Claims

1. A high-pressure fuel injection system, comprising:

a fuel injection unit including an injector;

a fuel pump for supplying a high-pressure fuel to said fuel injection unit;

a motor for driving said fuel pump;

a PID controller for controlling operation of said motor;

means for measuring actual fuel pressure in said fuel injection unit;

means for calculating deviation of said actual fuel pressure from a predetermined desired fuel pressure and for inputting said deviation to said PID controller as an actuating signal;

means for calculating a desired fuel injection quantity per injection from input signals indicating engine speed and accelerator opening;

means for calculating an injection quantity per unit time on the basis of said desired injection quantity; and

means for correcting gain factors of said PID controller on the basis of said calculated per-unit time injection quantity.

5. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 1, wherein said motor input correcting means further includes means for correcting an output delivered from said PID controller by calculating a correction quantity on the basis of said calculated per-unit time injection quantity and adding said correction quantity to the output from said PID controller.

6. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

injection control means for controlling an injection period of said injector according to said desired injection quantity, and

actual injection period correcting means for correcting said injection period of said injector on the basis of the actual fuel pressure in said fuel injection unit measured by said pressure measuring means, thereby obtaining a corrected actual injection period,

said injection control means controlling said injector on the basis of said corrected actual injection period.

7. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 1, wherein said means for correcting gain factors of said PID controller correct the gain factors so that the gain factors increase, respectively, as the per-unit time injection quantity increases.

8. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 6, wherein said gain factors are corrected so as to vary along respective linear lines.

9. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 8, further comprising:

injection control means for controlling an injection period of said injector according to said desired injection quantity, and

actual injection period correcting means for correcting said injection period of said injection on the basis of the actual fuel pressure in said fuel injection unit measured by said pressure measuring means, thereby obtaining a corrected actual injection period,

said injection control means controlling said injector on the basis of the corrected actual injection period.

10. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 9, wherein said correction quantity increases as said per-unit time injection quantity increases.

11. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 5, further comprising:

injection control means for controlling an injection period for said injector according to said desired injection quantity, and

actual injection period correcting means for correcting said injection period of said injection on the basis of the actual fuel pressure in said fuel injection unit measured by said pressure measuring means, thereby obtaining a corrected actual injection period,

said injection control means controlling said injector on the basis of the corrected actual injection period.

14. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 6, wherein said actual injection period correcting means calculates a correction factor by which said desired injection period is multiplied.

15. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 14, wherein said correction factor increases as said actual pressure reduces.

16. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 15, wherein said correction factor changes along with a linear line.

17. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 16, wherein said correction factor assumes the value 1 when the actual fuel pressure is 5 megapascal.

2. A high-pressure fuel injection system, comprising:

a fuel injection unit including an injector;

a fuel pump for supplying a high-pressure fuel to said fuel injection unit;

a motor for driving said fuel pump;

a PID controller for controlling operation of said motor;

means for measuring actual fuel pressure in said fuel injection unit;

means for calculating deviation of said actual fuel pressure from a predetermined desired fuel pressure and for inputting said deviation to said PID controller as an actuating signal;

means for calculating a desired fuel injection quantity per injection from input signals indicating engine speed, and accelerator opening;

means for calculating an injection quantity per unit time on the basis of said desired injection quantity; and

means for correcting output delivered from said PID controller to said motor by calculating a correction quantity on the basis of said calculated per unit-time injection quantity and adding said correction quantity to the output from the PID controller.

12. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 2, wherein said correction quantity increases as said per-unit time injection quantity increases.

13. A high-pressure fuel injection system according to claim 2, further comprising:

injection control means for controlling an injection period of said injector according to said desired injection quantity, and

actual injection period correcting means for correcting said injection period of said injection on the basis of the actual fuel pressure in said fuel injection unit measured by said pressure measuring means, thereby obtaining a corrected actual injection period,

said injection control means controlling said injector on the basis of the corrected actual injection period.

3. A method of injecting high-pressure fuel where a fuel pump is driven by a motor to supply fuel placed under high pressure to an injector so that a desired amount of fuel placed high pressure is injected from the injector, comprising:

calculating a desired fuel injection quantity per injection based on signals indicating engine speed and accelerator opening;

measuring actual fuel pressure injected from the injector;

calculating deviation of said actual fuel pressure from a predetermined desired fuel pressure and inputting said deviation as an actuating signal to a PID controller for controlling an operation of said motor;

calculating an injection quantity per unit time on the basis of said desired injection quantity; and

correcting gain factors of said PID controller on the basis of said calculated per-unit time injection quantity.

4. A method of injecting high-pressure fuel where a fuel pump is driven by a motor to supply fuel placed under high pressure to an injector so that a desired amount of fuel placed high pressure is injected from the injector, comprising:

calculating a desired fuel injection quantity per injection based on signals indicating engine speed, and accelerator opening;

measuring actual fuel pressure injected from the injector;

calculating deviation of said actual fuel pressure from a predetermined desired fuel pressure and inputting said deviation as an actuating signal to a PID controller for controlling an operation of said motor;

calculating an injection quantity per unit time on the basis of said desired injection quantity; and

correcting said output outputted from said PID controller to said motor by adding a correction quantity calculated on the basis of said calculated per-unit time injection quantity.