Method of continuously variable valve duration position learning based on conditional application and continuously variable valve duration system therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11085339-B2
Application number	US-201816211880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2018
Priority date	Aug 30, 2018
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A method of continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) location learning may include when a controller determines necessity of position learning for short duration and long duration of a CVVD system, performing conditional application re-learning control in which the position learning is performed in a situation in which validity determination of system environment condition for CVVD hardware and validity determination of vehicle environment condition for engine operation information of an engine are satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of learning a continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) position of a CVVD system, the method comprising:
determining, by a controller, whether to perform a re-learning control to replace an existing learning value with a new learning value for position learning for a valve duration including a short duration and a long duration of the CVVD system based on whether the existing learning value is applicable after a hardware of the CVVD system is replaced;
determining, by the controller, whether a system environment condition for the CVVD system is normal;
when the system environment condition of the CVVD system is normal, determining, by the controller, whether a vehicle environment condition for an engine equipped with the CVVD system is satisfied;
when the system environment condition is normal and the vehicle environment condition is satisfied, performing, by the controller, the re-learning control,
wherein the re-learning control includes:
performing a normal learning to obtain the new learning value, wherein performing the normal learning includes:
associating with a valid learning condition map and determining a current state;
applying a predetermined CVVD control unit duty for a predetermined time;
recognizing a position movement in short and long duration directions as a position value; and
replacing the existing learning value with the new learning value to update and store the existing learning value as a learning value of the position value; and

performing a valve control of the engine using the new learning value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replaced hardware is a motor of the CVVD system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the position learning is performed by setting a Hall sensor, a motor, and a controller area network (CAN), which are applied as the hardware of the CVVD system, as a system environment condition factor and determining whether the system environment condition is normal based on an operation state of the system environment condition factor.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the system environment condition is determined as being normal when the operation state of each of the hall sensor, the motor, and the CAN is normal.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
when the system environment condition is not normal, exhibiting a system learning prohibition code by determining the system environment condition as not being validly secured.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle environment condition is determined based on engine operating information of the engine, and the engine operation information includes at least one of an engine revolutions per minute (RPM), a vehicle speed, an opening degree of an accelerator pedal, a battery voltage, a temperature of cooling water, or a temperature of intake air.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
applying a threshold for determining the vehicle environment condition to each of the engine RPM, the vehicle speed, the opening degree of the accelerator pedal, the battery voltage, the temperature of cooling water, and the temperature of the intake air.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining of the vehicle environment condition is performed when each of the engine RPM, the vehicle speed, the opening degree of the accelerator pedal, the battery voltage, the temperature of cooling water, and the temperature of the intake air satisfies the threshold value.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
when the determining of the system environment condition is not performed, exhibiting a vehicle learning prohibition code by determining the vehicle environment condition as not being validly secured.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating a vehicle learning prohibition code with respect to each of the engine RPM, the vehicle speed, the opening degree of the accelerator pedal, the battery voltage, the temperature of cooling water, and the temperature of the intake air.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
when the determining of the system environment condition is prohibited or the determining of the vehicle environment condition is not satisfied, directing the controller to perform a re-learning prohibition control.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the re-learning prohibition control switches the CVVD system to a limp home control.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the limp home control replaces the existing learning value with a default value to maintain the engine to run while driving.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
when the position learning is not required, the controller is switched to apply the existing learning value to perform a normal control of the CVVD system.

15. A continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) system of a vehicle, comprising:
a controller configured to perform a CVVD position learning, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine whether to perform a re-learning control to replace an existing learning value with a new learning value for position learning for a short duration and a long duration of the CVVD system based on whether the existing learning value is applicable after a hardware of the CVVD system is replaced,
determine whether a system environment condition for the CVVD system is normal and then determine whether a vehicle environment condition for an engine equipped with the CVVD system is satisfied,
when the system environment condition is normal and the vehicle environment condition is satisfied, perform the re-learning control in which a position movement in short and long duration directions is recognized as a position value,
when the system environment condition is not normal or the vehicle environment condition is not satisfied, perform a re-learning prohibition control in which the existing learning value is replaced with a default value, and
when the position learning is not required, apply the existing learning value to perform a normal control of the CWD system.

16. The CVVD system of claim 15 , wherein:
the controller includes a valid learning condition map; and
the valid learning condition map includes:
a table for securing validity of the vehicle environment condition by setting an engine revolutions per minute (RPM), a vehicle speed, an opening degree of an accelerator pedal, a battery voltage, a temperature range of cooling water, and a temperature range of intake air as engine operation information to determine the vehicle environment condition, and
a table for securing validity of the system environment condition by setting a sensor, a motor, and a controller area network (CAN) as the hardware of the CVVD system.

17. The CVVD system of claim 16 , wherein:
the controller further includes a code generator; and
the code generator generates a system learning prohibition code when the system environment condition is not normal, and a vehicle learning prohibition code when the vehicle environment condition is not satisfied.

18. The CVVD system of claim 17 , wherein:
the system learning prohibition code exhibits a failure state of either the sensor, the motor, or the CAN; and
the vehicle learning prohibition code exhibits a detection state with respect to each of the engine RPM, the vehicle speed, the opening degree of the accelerator pedal, the battery voltage, the temperature range of the cooling water, and the temperature range of the intake air.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Byun Jung-Sup
• Woo Hee-Nam

Classifications

• F01L2800/00

  Methods of operation using a variable valve timing mechanism · CPC title

• F02D13/0207 Primary

  changing valve lift or valve lift and timing · CPC title

• F02D41/2451

  characterised by what is learned or calibrated · CPC title

• F01L2800/12

  Fail safe operation · CPC title

• F02D41/2448

  Prohibition of learning · CPC title