Method for controlling RPM of construction machine engine

• US 9,885,294 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HD Hyundai Infracore Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Doosan Infracore Company Limited
• Inventors: Park, Jun Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Rivera, Carlos A
• Assistant Examiner(s): STAUBACH, CARL C
• Application Number:
  US14/369,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20140343829A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,876 Days
• Field of Search: 701103, 701104, 701110, 123319, 1233391, 12333911-33929
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 29/02 peculiar to engines driving vehicles; peculiar to engines driving variable pitch propellers
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 31/008 for idle speed control
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/021 Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine conjoint control of vehicle sub-units for propelling the vehicle B60W30/18
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/083 taking into account engine load variation, e.g. air-conditionning

Abstract

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a method for controlling an RPM of an engine of construction machinery, including and converting and setting the received load factor to a load variation rate; receiving a current load factor of the engine and converting the received current load factor of the engine to a load variation rate; controlling driving of the engine with a corrected RPM, which is obtained by decreasing the RPM of the engine by a predetermined rate from a preset RPM when the current load factor of the engine and the load variation rate according to the current load factor are equal to or smaller than a predetermined rate of the predetermined load factor of the engine and a predetermined rate of the load variation rate for a first time, respectively; and controlling continuously decreasing the corrected RPM to a predetermined rate or smaller, when the current load factor of the engine and the load variation rate according to the current load factor are equal to or smaller than the predetermined rate of the predetermined load factor of the engine and the predetermined rate of the load variation rate for a second time, respectively.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

controlling an RPM of an engine of construction machinery so that the RPM of the engine corresponds to an operation RPM set by a user;

receiving and setting a load factor of the engine according to the operation RPM of the engine to a set load factor;

converting and setting the received load factor to a set moment load factor;

receiving a current load factor of the engine when an auto idle control function is selected;

converting the received current load factor of the engine to a current moment load factor;

controlling a driving of the engine with a previous corrected RPM, which is obtained by decreasing the RPM of the engine by a predetermined value from a preset RPM when the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are equal to or smaller than a predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and a predetermined value of the set moment load factor for a first time, respectively;

controlling a driving of the engine with a next corrected RPM, which is obtained by continuously decreasing the RPM of the engine by a predetermined value from the previous corrected RPM by a predetermined value or smaller, when the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are respectively equal to or smaller than the predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and the predetermined value of the set moment load factor for a second time, after the controlling of the previous corrected RPM; and

repeating the controlling a driving of the engine with a next corrected RPM until the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are respectively more than the predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and the predetermined value of the set moment load factor for the second time,

wherein when the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are respectively more than the predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and the predetermined value of the set moment load factor for the second time, after the controlling of the previous corrected RPM or the next corrected RPM, going back to controlling the RPM of the engine.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein whether the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor according to the current load factor are equal to or smaller than 30% of the set load factor of the engine and 10% of the set moment load factor, respectively, is determined.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the continuously decreasing the previous corrected RPM includes decreasing the RPM of the engine by 1% per second.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving selection of the auto idle control function of the engine from an operator input part.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying information regarding a state of the engine while the auto idle control function is selected.

6. A system, comprising:

an engine of construction machinery;

an operator input part configured to receive and provide selection of an auto idle control function of the engine and to set an operation RPM of the engine;

an operator output part configured to provide information regarding a state of the engine while the auto idle control function is selected; and

a control unit configured to;

control an RPM of the engine so that the RPM of the engine corresponds to the operation RPM set by user;

receive and set a load factor of the engine according to the operation RPM of the engine to a set load factor;

convert and set the received load factor to a set moment load factor;

receive a current load factor of the engine when the auto idle control function is selected through the operator input part;

convert the received current load factor of the engine to a current moment load factor;

control a driving of the engine with a previous corrected RPM, which is obtained by decreasing the RPM of the engine by a predetermined value from a preset RPM when the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are equal to or smaller than a predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and a predetermined value of the set moment load factor for a first time, respectively;

control a driving of the engine with a next corrected RPM, which is obtained by continuously decreasing the previous corrected RPM by a predetermined value or smaller, when the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are respectively equal to or smaller than the predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and the predetermined value of the set moment load factor for a second time, after the controlling of the previous corrected RPM; and

repeat to control a driving of the engine with a next corrected RPM, which is obtained by continuously decreasing the previous corrected RPM by a predetermined value or smaller,

wherein when the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor are respectively more than the predetermined value of the set load factor of the engine and the predetermined value of the set moment load factor for the second time, after the controlling of the previous corrected RPM or the next corrected RPM, go back to control the RPM of the engine.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein whether the current load factor of the engine and the current moment load factor according to the current load factor are equal to or smaller than 30% of the set load factor of the engine and 10% of the set moment load factor, respectively, is determined.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the continuously decreasing the previous corrected RPM includes decreasing the RPM of the engine by 1% per second.