System and method for removing residual pressure in motor driven air compressor management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10724514-B2
Application number	US-201816202710-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2018
Priority date	Oct 11, 2018
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system and method for removing a residual pressure of compressed air in a motor driven air compressor management system applied to an eco-friendly vehicle. That is, the present disclosure provides a system and a method for removing a residual pressure in a motor driven air compressor management system, which allow a continuous smooth operation of a motor driven air compressor by easily removing a residual pressure of compressed air before a subsequent operation of the motor driven air compressor even though the residual pressure of the compressed air, which fills in an air tank during an operation of the motor driven air compressor, remains according to a tuning off of the motor driven air compressor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for removing a residual pressure in a motor driven air compressor management system, comprising:
a motor driven air compressor;
a separator cooler configured to primarily remove foreign materials of compressed air generated by the motor driven air compressor;
an air dryer configured to secondarily remove foreign materials of the compressed air flowing from the separator cooler;
an air tank in which the compressed air fills to be stored;
an inverter configured to perform ON/OFF control of the motor driven air compressor; and
a control line connected to a purge port of the air dryer and on which a filling pressure of the compressed air acts,
wherein:
a pneumatic switch which is turned on by a maximum filling pressure of the compressed air is installed at the control line;
an air backflow line is directly connected to the air tank and an exhaust port valve of the separator cooler, and some portion of the compressed air filling in the air tank flows along the air backflow line to the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler; and
a solenoid valve which is turned on by a control signal of a controller is installed at the air backflow line.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein, when the motor driven air compressor is turned off in a state in which a control line pressure P is less than a pneumatic switch operating pressure P set while the motor driven air compressor is turned on, the solenoid valve is temporarily turned on for a predetermined period of time by the control signal of the controller.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein, when the solenoid valve is temporarily turned on, the some portion of the compressed air filling in the air tank flows along the air backflow line and, simultaneously, passes through the solenoid valve to act as a pressure on the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler such that the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler is opened.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein, when the exhaust port valve is opened, a residual pressure of the compressed air remaining in an air filling line connected between the motor driven air compressor and the separator cooler and in an air filling line connected between the separator cooler and the air dryer are exhausted to the outside through the exhaust port valve.

5. A method for removing a residual pressure in a motor driven air compressor management system, comprising:
turning a motor driven air compressor on;
while the motor driven air compressor operates, detecting, by a controller, the motor driven air compressor is turned off in a state in which a control line pressure P is less than a pneumatic switch operating pressure P set ;
controlling, by the controller, a solenoid valve installed at an air backflow line, which connects an air tank to an exhaust port valve of a separator cooler, to be turned on; and
allowing some portion of the compressed air filling in the air tank to flow along the air backflow line and, simultaneously, to pass through the solenoid valve, thereby acting some portion of the compressed air as a pressure on the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler and opening the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
when the exhaust port valve is opened, exhausting a residual pressure of the compressed air remaining in an air filling line connected between the motor driven air compressor and the separator cooler and in an air filling line connected between the separator cooler and an air dryer to the outside through the exhaust port valve.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
temporarily turning a solenoid valve for a predetermined period of time according to a control signal of the controller and turning the solenoid valve off again.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
when the solenoid valve is turned off again after being turned on, releasing a pressure of the compressed air acting on the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler and closing the exhaust port valve.

9. A system for removing a residual pressure in a motor driven air compressor management system, comprising:
a motor driven air compressor;
a separator cooler configured to primarily remove foreign materials of compressed air generated by the motor driven air compressor;
an air dryer configured to secondarily remove foreign materials of the compressed air flowing from the separator cooler;
an air tank in which the compressed air fills to be stored;
an inverter configured to perform ON/OFF control of the motor driven air compressor; and
a control line connected to a purge port of the air dryer and on which a filling pressure of the compressed air act,
wherein a pneumatic switch which is turned on by a maximum filling pressure of the compressed air is installed at the control line;
an air backflow line is directly connected to the air tank and an exhaust port valve of the separator cooler;
a solenoid valve which is turned on by a control signal of a controller is installed at the air backflow line; and
a controller configured to:
while the motor driven air compressor operates, detect the motor driven air compressor is turned off in a state in which a control line pressure P is less than a pneumatic switch operating pressure P set , and
allow some portion of the compressed air filling in the air tank to flow along the air backflow line and, simultaneously, to pass through the solenoid valve, thereby acting some portion of the compressed air as a pressure on the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler and opening the exhaust port valve of the separator cooler.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Park Won Ki
• Lee Se Joon

Classifications

• F15B2211/205

  Systems with pumps · CPC title

• F15B13/02

  Fluid distribution or supply devices characterised by their adaptation to the control of servomotors · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60Y2200/91

  Electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60W10/30

  including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps · CPC title