Systems and methods for controlling coolant and fuel enrichment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11536187-B2
Application number	US-202017032924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2020
Priority date	Sep 25, 2020
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

An engine control system for an engine includes: a pump control module configured to control a coolant pump; a block control module configured to control opening of a block valve; a fuel control module configured to control fueling of the engine; a coolant control module configured to control a position of a coolant valve; and an adjustment module configured to, when the coolant pump is pumping, the block valve is open, and the coolant valve is positioned such that an input is connected to an output, adjust the fueling of the engine such that fueling of the engine is fuel rich.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine control system for an engine, comprising:
a pump control module configured to control application of power to an electric coolant pump based on a target speed;
a block control module configured to control opening of a block valve, wherein the block valve is configured to block coolant flow through a block portion of the engine when the block valve is closed and to allow coolant flow through the block portion of the engine when the block valve is open;
a fuel control module configured to control fueling of the engine;
a coolant control module configured to control a position of a coolant valve, wherein the coolant valve has a first input that receives coolant after the coolant flows through the engine, a second input that receives coolant directly from the electric coolant pump, and an output that is connected to at least one of an engine oil heat exchanger and a transmission oil heat exchanger; and
an adjustment module configured to, in response to the target speed of the electric coolant pump being set to a predetermined maximum speed, the block valve being open and the coolant valve being positioned such that the second input is connected to the output, adjust the fueling of the engine such that fueling of the engine is fuel rich.

2. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the adjustment module is configured to open the block valve after the target speed is set to the predetermined maximum speed when a temperature of the block portion of the engine is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined maximum block temperature.

3. The engine control system of claim 2 wherein the adjustment module is configured to position the coolant valve such that the second input is connected to the output after the block valve is open when an engine oil temperature is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined maximum oil temperature.

4. The engine control system of claim 3 wherein the adjustment module is configured to adjust the fueling of the engine such that fueling of the engine is fuel rich after the coolant valve is positioned such that the second input is connected to the output when a temperature of cylinder walls of the engine is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined maximum wall temperature.

5. The engine control system of claim 4 further comprising a block temperature module configured to determine the temperature of the block portion of the engine based a temperature of coolant output from the block portion of the engine.

6. The engine control system of claim 4 further comprising a temperature sensor configured to measure the engine oil temperature.

7. The engine control system of claim 4 further comprising a wall temperature module configured to determine the temperature of the cylinder walls of the engine based on a temperature of coolant output from a head portion of the engine.

8. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein;
the fuel control module is configured to control the fueling of the engine based on a target lambda value; and
the adjustment module is configured to adjust the target lambda value to less than 1.0 after the target speed of the electric coolant pump is set to the predetermined maximum speed, the block valve is open, and the coolant valve is positioned such that the second input is connected to the output.

9. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the output of the coolant valve is connected to both of the engine oil heat exchanger and the transmission oil heat exchanger.

10. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the first input of the coolant valve receives coolant output from the block portion of the engine.

11. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the first input of the coolant valve receives coolant output from a head portion of the engine.

12. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the first input of the coolant valve receives coolant output from an integrated exhaust manifold of the engine.

13. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the first input of the coolant valve receives coolant output from a turbine of a turbocharger of the engine.

14. The engine control system of claim 1 wherein the electric coolant pump is configured to output coolant to:
the block portion of the engine;
a head portion of the engine;
an integrated exhaust manifold of the engine; and
a turbine of a turbocharger of the engine.

15. An engine control method for an engine, comprising:
controlling application of power to an electric coolant pump based on a target speed;
controlling opening of a block valve, wherein the block valve is configured to block coolant flow through a block portion of the engine when the block valve is closed and to allow coolant flow through the block portion of the engine when the block valve is open;
controlling fueling of the engine;
controlling a position of a coolant valve, wherein the coolant valve has a first input that receives coolant after the coolant flows through the engine, a second input that receives coolant directly from the electric coolant pump, and an output that is connected to at least one of an engine oil heat exchanger and a transmission oil heat exchanger; and
in response to the target speed of the electric coolant pump being set to a predetermined maximum speed, the block valve being open, and the coolant valve being positioned such that the second input is connected to the output, adjusting the fueling of the engine such that fueling of the engine is fuel rich.

16. The engine control method of claim 15 further comprising opening the block valve after the target speed is set to the predetermined maximum speed when a temperature of the block portion of the engine is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined maximum block temperature.

17. The engine control method of claim 16 further comprising positioning the coolant valve such that the second input is connected to the output after the block valve is open when an engine oil temperature is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined maximum oil temperature.

18. The engine control method of claim 17 wherein the adjusting the fueling comprises adjusting the fueling of the engine such that fueling of the engine is fuel rich after the coolant valve is positioned such that the second input is connected to the output when a temperature of cylinder walls of the engine is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined maximum wall temperature.

19. The engine control method of claim 18 further comprising determining the temperature of the block portion of the engine based a temperature of coolant output from the block portion of the engine.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Lopez Richard J
• Smith Michael A
• Gonze Eugene V
• Edwards David E
• Paratore Jr Michael J

Classifications

• F02D41/1475 Primary

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• F01P2025/31

  Cylinder temperature · CPC title

• F01P3/02 Primary

  Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads · CPC title

• F16H57/0412

  Cooling or heating; Control of temperature · CPC title

• F01P2003/027

  Cooling cylinders and cylinder heads in parallel · CPC title