CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS

• US 20110157758A1
• Filed: 02/11/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Benson, Christopher G., Malik, Matthew R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,427,806 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/160
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2059/683 Sensing pressure in control systems or in fluid controlled devices, e.g. by pressure sensors for hydrostatic transmissions F16H2059/6861
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/68 Inputs being a function of gearing status
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/72 dependent on oil characteristics, e.g. temperature, viscosity
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/061 using electric control means

Abstract

A current control output (CCO) system for transmission solenoids includes a current determination module, a current compensation module, and a current control module. The current determination module determines a desired current for the solenoids based on a desired pressure. The current compensation module generates a compensated current by adjusting the desired current based on a system pressure and a temperature of oil in the transmission. The current control module performs current-based control of and applies hysteresis to the solenoids based on the compensated current.

Claims

1. A current control output (CCO) system for transmission solenoids, comprising:

a current determination module that determines a desired current for the solenoids based on a desired pressure;

a current compensation module that generates a compensated current by adjusting the desired current based on a system pressure and a temperature of oil in the transmission; and

a current control module that performs current-based control of and applies hysteresis to the solenoids based on the compensated current.

2. The control system of claim 1, further comprising:

a current transformation module that determines a hysteresis gain based on the desired pressure and a previous pressure, and that generates a transformed current by applying hysteresis to the compensated current based on the determined hysteresis gain.

3. The control system of claim 2, wherein the current transformation module includes a lookup table that includes a plurality of hysteresis gains relating to desired pressures and pressure steps, wherein the pressure steps each include a magnitude and a polarity of a difference between the desired pressure and a previous pressure.

4. The control system of claim 2, wherein the current control module performs current-based control of the solenoids based on the transformed current.

5. The control system of claim 4, wherein the current control module introduces a dither to the transformed current and performs current-based control of the solenoids based on the dithered, transformed current.

6. The control system of claim 5, wherein an amplitude of the dither is based on the temperature of the oil in the transmission and the transformed current, and wherein the frequency of the dither is based on predetermined dither models.

7. The control system of claim 1, wherein the current determination module includes first and second lookup tables that each include a plurality of desired currents relating to desired pressures. wherein the first lookup table is used when the desired pressure is greater than a previous pressure, and wherein the second lookup table is used when the desired pressure is less than the previous pressure.

8. The control system of claim 1, wherein the current compensation module includes a plurality of lookup tables, wherein each of the plurality of lookup tables include a plurality of current offsets relating to at least one of the system pressure and the temperature of the oil in the transmission.

9. The control system of claim 1, wherein the system pressure is one of estimated and measured using a pressure transducer in the transmission.

10. The control system of claim 2, wherein the current determination module, the current compensation module, and the current transformation module each include at least one lookup table that includes values based on a common parameter and a parameter that is unique to a manufacturer of the transmission.

11. A current control method for transmission solenoids, comprising:

determining a desired current for the solenoids based on a desired pressure;

generating a compensated current by adjusting the desired current based on a system pressure and a temperature of oil in the transmission; and

performing current-based control of and applying hysteresis to the solenoids based on the compensated current.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a hysteresis gain based on the desired pressure and a previous pressure;

generating a transformed current by applying hysteresis to the compensated current based on the determined hysteresis gain.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the transformed current is generated using a lookup table that includes a plurality of hysteresis gains relating to desired pressures and pressure steps, wherein the pressure steps each include a magnitude and a polarity of a difference between the desired pressure and a previous pressure.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

performing current-based control of the solenoids based on the transformed current.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

introducing a dither to the transformed current; and

performing current-based control of the solenoids based on the dithered, transformed current.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein an amplitude of the dither is based on the temperature of the oil in the transmission and the transformed current, and wherein the frequency of the dither is based on predetermined dither models.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the desired current is determined using one of first and second lookup tables that each include a plurality of desired currents relating to desired pressures. wherein the first lookup table is used when the desired pressure is greater than a previous pressure, and wherein the second lookup table is used when the desired pressure is less than the previous pressure.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the compensated current is generated using at least one of a plurality of lookup tables, wherein each of the plurality of lookup tables include a plurality of current offsets relating to at least one of the system pressure and the temperature of the oil in the transmission.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the system pressure is one of estimated and measured using a pressure transducer in the transmission.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein each of the desired current, the compensated current, and the transformed current are generated using at least one lookup table that includes values based on a common parameter and a parameter that is unique to a manufacturer of the transmission.