Engine start control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316814-B2
Application number	US-201715671372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2017
Priority date	Nov 14, 2016
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed is an engine starting control method for a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) of supplying the heated fuel to the engine by heating an injector heater during cranking when it is determined that cranking condition and fuel heating condition are satisfied at the time of starting the vehicle having a starting auxiliary device for cranking the engine of FFV and a device for heating the fuel using the injector heater provided in an injector, wherein a pre-injection is auxiliary performed prior to a main injection during cold starting of the engine when the heating time of the injector heater exceeds a predetermined value, allowing stable starting with low fuel consumption at a time of cold starting an engine using ethanol fuel in winter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine starting control method for a vehicle of supplying a heated fuel to an engine by heating an injector heater during cranking when it is determined that cranking condition and fuel heating condition are satisfied at a time of starting the vehicle having a device for heating the fuel using the injector heater;
wherein a pre-injection is auxiliary performed prior to a main injection during starting of the engine when a heating time of the injector heater exceeds a first predetermined value,
wherein a plurality of crank angles of each cylinder are measured and the pre-injection is performed with respect to a cylinder close to top dead center (TDC) exceeding a second predetermined value based on the measured angle, and
wherein the pre-injection is performed to all cylinders when the measured angle is less than or equal to the second predetermined value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, after performing the pre-injection, the main injection is performed after the pre-injection is performed with the fuel heated by the injector heater before the main injection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fuel supply is configured to be stopped for a predetermined period after the pre-injection, and a dry cranking to implement cranking in a state of closing a throttle is performed when the heating time of the injector heater exceeds a third predetermined value.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein, after implementing the dry cranking, a throttle opening degree is measured and the throttle is configured to be opened to perform the pre-injection when the measured throttle opening degree exceeds a fourth predetermined value.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein, after implementing the dry cranking, the cranking is performed in a state of closing the throttle again when the throttle opening degree is equal to or less than a fifth predetermined value.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein, after performing the pre-injection, the main injection is performed after implementing the pre-injection with the fuel heated by the injector heater before the main injection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the injector is heated first using the injector heater for a predetermined time before the cranking when measured coolant temperature or ambient temperature is less than a sixth predetermined value after satisfying IG On condition at cold start of the vehicle and then before satisfying the cranking condition.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV).

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Oh Young-Kyu

Classifications

• F02D41/064

  at cold start (F02D41/067 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02N19/04 Primary

  by heating of fluids used in engines · CPC title

• F02D2200/021

  Engine temperature · CPC title

• F02D41/403

  with pilot injections · CPC title

• F02N2200/023

  Engine temperature · CPC title