Belt slip diagnostic system for accessory and hybrid electric drives

• US 7,974,749 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2007
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Dobies, Christopher J., Taljonick, Michael J., Zettel, Andrew M., Van Gilder, John F., Schroeder, Rick H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hellner; Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Algahaim; Helal A
• Application Number:
  US11/807,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20080021603A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,498 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29, 701/22, 701/51, 701/86, 903/942, 123/339.15
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 25/02 directly from an engine shaft
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/15 Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/1886 Controlling power supply to auxiliary devices
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/221 relating to the failure of actuators or electrically driven elements
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 15/10 Safety devices not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A diagnostic system for a vehicle includes a first sensor that generates a first status signal, which is indicative of an engine speed of an engine. A second sensor generates a second status signal that is indicative of an actual accessory speed of an accessory. The accessory is coupled to the engine via a belt system. A control module determines an expected accessory speed based on the engine speed and determines a residual accessory speed based on the expected and actual accessory speeds. The control module also detects a fault in the belt system based on the residual accessory speed.

Claims

1. A diagnostic system for a vehicle comprising:

a first sensor that generates a first status signal that is indicative of an engine speed of an engine;

a second sensor that generates a second status signal that is indicative of an actual accessory speed of an accessory that is coupled to said engine via a belt system; and

a control module that determines an expected accessory speed based on said engine speed, that determines a residual accessory speed based on said expected and actual accessory speeds, and that detects a fault in said belt system based on said residual accessory speed,

wherein said expected accessory speed is an accessory speed when slip in said belt system is less than or equal to a predetermined slip.

2. A hybrid vehicle system comprising:

said diagnostic system of claim 1;

said engine; and

said accessory,

wherein said control module generates a weighted accessory speed based on said residual accessory speed, filters said weighted accessory speed, and detects said fault in said belt system based on said filtered weighted accessory speed.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said belt system comprises:

a first pulley coupled to said engine;

second pulley coupled to said accessory;

a belt coupled to said first and second pulleys; and

a dual tensioner coupled to said belt.

4. The diagnostic system of claim 1 wherein said control module determines at least one weight factor based on a detected state of at least one parameter, determines a total weight factor based on said at least one weight factor, and detects said fault based on said total weight factor.

5. The diagnostic system of claim 4 wherein said control module applies said total weight factor to said residual accessory speed to generate a weighted accessory speed, filters said weighted accessory speed to generate a filtered result, and detects said fault based on said filtered result.

6. The diagnostic system of claim 5 wherein said control module at least one of (i) detects said fault and (ii) determines another residual accessory speed, when said filtered result is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value.

7. The diagnostic system of claim 6 wherein said control module determines said another residual accessory speed when said filtered result is less than or equal to a second predetermined value.

8. The diagnostic system of claim 7 wherein said first predetermined value is associated with detection of a fault, and

wherein said second predetermined value is associated with a permitted slip.

9. The diagnostic system of claim 4 wherein said control module:

determines states of a plurality of parameters;

determines a plurality of weight factors based on said states of said plurality of parameters;

determines a total weight factor based on said plurality of weight factors;

applies said total weight factor to said residual accessory speed to generate a weighted accessory speed;

filters said weighted accessory speed to generate a filtered result; and

detects said fault based on said filtered result.

10. The diagnostic system of claim 9 wherein said control module at least one of (i) detects said fault and (ii) determines another residual accessory speed, when said filtered result is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value.

11. The diagnostic system of claim 10 wherein said states of said plurality of parameters comprise states of (i) a plurality of engine parameters, (ii) a plurality of accessory parameters, and (iii) at least one of an accessory temperature and an engine temperature.

12. The diagnostic system of claim 9 wherein said states of said plurality of parameters comprise states of (i) at least one engine parameter, (ii) at least one accessory parameter, and (iii) a temperature.

13. The diagnostic system of claim 12 wherein said at least one engine parameter includes an engine speed parameter, an engine load stability parameter, an engine temperature parameter, and an induction air temperature parameter.

14. The diagnostic system of claim 12 wherein said at least one accessory parameter includes an accessory torque parameter, a motor-generator torque parameter, an accessory temperature parameter, and a motor-generator temperature parameter.

15. The diagnostic system of claim 12 wherein:

said at least one engine parameter is selected from at least one of engine speed, engine load stability, engine temperature, and induction air temperature, and

said at least one accessory parameter is selected from at least one of accessory torque, motor-generator torque, accessory temperature, and motor-generator temperature.

16. The diagnostic system of claim 12 wherein said control module applies said total weight factor to said residual accessory speed to generate a weighted accessory speed, filters said weighted accessory speed to generate a filtered result, and detects said fault based on said filtered result.

17. The diagnostic system of claim 1 wherein:

speed of said accessory is directly related to speed of said engine; and

said control module determines said expected accessory speed based on said engine speed and a ratio between pulley sizes of said engine and said accessory.

18. The diagnostic system of claim 9 wherein said states of said plurality of parameters comprise states of temperature parameters,

wherein said temperature parameters indicate temperature of said engine and of said accessory.

19. The diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein said expected accessory speed is a predetermined reference speed corresponding to an amount of slip for passing a diagnostic test.

20. The diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein said expected accessory speed is independent of a current amount of slip in said belt system.

21. The diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein said control module:

detects said fault when a weighted amount of said residual accessory speed is less than a predetermined value, wherein said weighted amount of said residual accessory speed is equal to said residual accessory speed multiplied by a weight factor;

does not detect said fault when said weighted amount of said residual accessory speed is greater than or equal to said predetermined value; and

determines that the belt system has passed a diagnostic test when said fault is not detected.