System for controlling continuously variable valve duration and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10138768-B2
Application number	US-201715623880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2017
Priority date	Jun 15, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A control system of a continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) is provided. A system for controlling a CVVD by adjusting an actuator for controlling the CVVD includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to output a command for adjusting the actuator based on a vehicle state and a cam position sensor is configured to measure a cam revolutions per minute (RPM). A controller is configured to calculate a crank RPM from the cam RPM when a failure occurs during communication with the ECU. A target phase angle is extracted based on the calculated crank RPM, and an electric current is output that corresponds to the extracted target phase angle to the actuator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling a continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) by adjusting an actuator for controlling the CVVD, comprising:
an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to output a command to adjust the actuator based on a vehicle state;
a cam position sensor configured to measure a cam revolutions per minute (RPM); and
a controller configured to calculate a crank RPM from the cam RPM when a failure occurs during communication with the ECU, extract a target phase angle based on the calculated crank RPM, and output an electric current corresponding to the extracted target phase angle to the actuator.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises:
a first interface configured to communicate with the ECU;
a second interface configured to receive the cam RPM through communication with the cam position sensor;
a storage unit configured to store a control table having a target phase angle for each crank RPM;
an emergency control unit configured to calculate the crank RPM from the cam RPM when a failure occurs during communication with the ECU, extract a target phase angle that corresponds to the calculated crank RPM from the control table, and output the extracted target phase angle;
a proportional-integral-differential (PID) control unit configured to adjust the extracted target phase angle based on a phase deviation between the extracted target phase angle and an actual phase angle received from the actuator, and provide the adjusted target phase angle;
a pulse width modulation (PWM) generation unit configured to output a PWM signal corresponding to the target phase angle provided by the PID control unit; and
a driver configured to output an electric current corresponding to the PWM signal.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first interface is configured to notify the emergency control unit when a failure occurs during communication with the ECU.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the emergency control unit is configured to calculate the crank RPM from the cam RPM using an equation of “cam RPM=2×crank RPM.”

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first interface is configured to receive the target phase angle provided by the ECU and provide the received target phase angle to the PID control unit when communication with the ECU is normal.

6. An operating method of a system for controlling a CVVD by a controller adjusting an actuator for controlling the CVVD according to a target phase angle originating from an ECU comprising:
calculating, by the controller, a crank RPM from a cam RPM when a communication failure occurs between the ECU and the controller;
extracting, by the controller, a target phase angle that corresponds to the calculated crank RPM from a control table; and
outputting, by the controller, an electric current for adjusting the actuator on the basis of the extracted target phase angle.

7. The operating method of claim 6 , wherein the calculating comprises calculating the crank RPM from the cam RPM using an equation of “cam RPM=2×crank RPM.”

8. The operating method of claim 6 , wherein the outputting of an electric current comprises:
correcting, by the controller, the extracted target phase angle based on a phase deviation between the extracted target phase angle and an actual phase angle received from the actuator;
generating, by the controller, a PWM signal corresponding to the corrected target phase angle; and
outputting, by the controller, an electric current corresponding to the PWM signal to the actuator.

Assignees

• Hyundai Kefico Corp

Inventors

• Baek Jin Wook
• Kim Nam Kyu

Classifications

• F02D2041/001

  for engines with variable valve actuation · CPC title

• F02D41/0002

  Controlling intake air · CPC title

• F02D41/266

  the computer being backed-up or assisted by another circuit, e.g. analogue · CPC title

• F02D2041/1409

  using at least a proportional, integral or derivative controller · CPC title

• F01L2013/111

  Camshafts position or phase · CPC title