Pump control system
First Claim
1. A control system for controlling the oil delivery rate of a positive displacement oil pump for an internal combustion engine, the pump having an oil passage located within or in fluid communication with the pump, including a sensing means for sensing oil flow through the oil passage, wherein the control system controls the actuation period of the pump as a function of a characteristic of the oil flow sensed by the sensing means.
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Abstract
A control system and method for controlling a pump having a fluid passage therein, including a sensing means for sensing fluid flow through the fluid passage wherein the control system controls the actuation period of the pump as a function of a characteristic of the fluid flow sensed by the sensing means. The sensed characteristic is the quantum rate of fluid flow through the fluid passage.
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42 Claims
- 1. A control system for controlling the oil delivery rate of a positive displacement oil pump for an internal combustion engine, the pump having an oil passage located within or in fluid communication with the pump, including a sensing means for sensing oil flow through the oil passage, wherein the control system controls the actuation period of the pump as a function of a characteristic of the oil flow sensed by the sensing means.
- 25. A method for controlling the oil delivery rate of a positive displacement oil pump for an internal combustion engine, the pump having an oil passage located within or in fluid communication with the pump, and a sensing means for sensing oil flow through the oil passage, the method including controlling an actuation period of the pump as a function of a characteristic of the oil flow sensed by the sensing means.
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