Control apparatus of heat exchanging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10647177-B2
Application number	US-201816027586-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2018
Priority date	Jul 10, 2017
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention, decreases a duty ratio of the heater pump after connecting an engine water passage to a heater water passage, shutting off a predetermined water passage portion of the heater water passage, and increasing a duty ratio of an engine pump when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage, decreasing the duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing the duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system, the heat exchanging system comprising:
a heater core heating system including a heater water passage, through which heat exchanging water circulates, a heat exchanger for heating the heat exchanging water circulating the heater water passage, and a heater pump for circulating the heat exchanging water through the heater water passage, the heater core heating system heating the heater core by the heat exchanging water, the heater core heating air supplied to an interior of a vehicle for warm up the interior of the vehicle;
an engine cooling system including an engine water passage, through which the heat exchanging water circulates, and an engine pump for circulating the heat exchanging water through the engine water passage, the engine cooling system cooling an internal combustion engine by the heat exchanging water;
a connection system for connecting the engine water passage and the heater water passage to each other; and
a shut-off valve provided in the heater water passage for shutting off the heater water passage;
the heater pump and the engine pump being configured to be activated such that a core flow rate corresponding to a flow rate of the heat exchanging water flowing through the heater core, is controlled to a requested core flow rate, and an engine flow rate corresponding to a flow rate of the heat exchanging water flowing through the engine water passage, is controlled to a requested engine flow rate,
the connection system being configured to connect the engine water passage and the heater water passage to each other such that the heat exchanging water flows into the heater water passage from the engine water passage and flows out from the heater water passage to the engine water passage, and
the shut-off valve being configured to Shut off a predetermined water passage portion corresponding to a portion of the heater water passage between a portion of the heater water passage, at which the heat exchanging water flows into the heater water passage from the engine water passage, and a portion of the heater water passage, at which the heat exchanging water flows out from the heater passage to the engine water passage,
the control apparatus comprising an electronic control unit configured to:
activate the heater pump when a predetermined warm-up condition that warming-up of the interior of the vehicle is requested, is satisfied; and
activate the connection system to connect the engine water passage to the heater water passage, and activate the shut-off valve to shut off the predetermined water passage portion when a predetermined connection condition including the warm-up condition, is satisfied,

wherein the electronic control unit is configured to execute a control for decreasing a duty ratio of the heater pump after the electronic control unit executes controls for connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage by the connection system, shutting off the predetermined water passage portion by the shut-off valve, and increasing a duty ratio of the engine pump when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion by the shut-off valve, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage by the connection system, decreasing the duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing the duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to execute the control for decreasing the duty ratio of the heater pump after a predetermined time elapses from a time of the electronic control unit executing the controls for connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage by the connection system, shutting off the predetermined water passage portion by the shut-off valve, and increasing a duty ratio of the engine pump when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion by the shut-off valve, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage by the connection system, decreasing a duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing a duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed, and
the predetermined time is set to a time, during which the flow rate starts to increase.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to execute the control for increasing the duty ratio of the engine pump after the electronic control unit executes the controls for connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage by the connection system and shutting off the predetermined water passage portion by the shut-off valve when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion by the shut-off valve, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage by the connection system, decreasing a duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing a duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to activate the engine pump when a predetermined engine circulation condition that the heat exchanging water is requested to circulate through the engine water passage, is satisfied, and
the connection condition includes the engine circulation condition.

5. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connection condition includes a condition that a temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the engine water passage is higher than the temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the heater water passage while the engine water passage is not connected to the heater water passage.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yano Masatoshi
• Aikawa Hidefumi
• Ogura Yoichi
• Miyoshi Yuji
• Ofune Yu

Classifications

• B60H1/03

  and from a source other than the propulsion plant · CPC title

• B60H1/00885 Primary

  Controlling the flow of heating or cooling liquid, e.g. valves or pumps (B60H1/00899 takes precedence; constructions of valves B60H1/00485) · CPC title

• F01P5/10

  Pumping liquid coolant; Arrangements of coolant pumps · CPC title

• F01P3/20

  Cooling circuits not specific to a single part of engine or machine (F01P3/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F01P2005/105

  Using two or more pumps · CPC title