Electric oil pump and control system thereof

US12066019B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12066019-B2
Application numberUS-202217870788-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 21, 2022
Priority dateAug 7, 2021
Publication dateAug 20, 2024
Grant dateAug 20, 2024

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Abstract

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An electric oil pump includes a pump unit, rotating to make oil flow, a motor driving the pump unit, a control unit exerting driving control on the motor, and a housing accommodating the pump unit, the motor, and the motor control unit. In the electric oil pump, the motor control unit directly receives detection information of a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the oil and exerts driving control on the motor based on the detection information.

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What is claimed is: 1. A control system of an electric oil pump, the control system comprising: an electric oil pump, comprising: a pump unit, rotating to make oil flow; a motor, driving the pump unit; a motor control unit, exerting driving control on the motor; and a housing, accommodating the pump unit, the motor, and the motor control unit; and a superordinate control unit, mounted to an application target to which the electric oil pump is applied, directly receiving detection information of a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the oil, and communicating with the motor control unit to transmit a control command to the motor control unit based on the detection information, wherein the motor control unit comprises a communication switching part that switches a communication circuit to directly receive the detection information of the temperature sensor when communication with the superordinate control unit is cut off, directly receives the detection information of the temperature sensor based on a switching signal of the communication switching part, and exerts driving control on the motor based on the detection information. 2. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is disposed inside the housing to detect the temperature of the oil in a vicinity region of the pump unit. 3. The control system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the motor control unit comprises a storage part storing information of a plurality of control modes set in correspondence with the detection information of the temperature sensor and command values corresponding to the control modes. 4. The control system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the command value comprises a target current and a target rotation number corresponding to the detection information of the temperature sensor. 5. The control system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the motor control unit directly receives a feedback signal of an actually measured current of the motor and an actually measured rotation number of the motor and exerts driving control on the motor based on the feedback signal.

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  • Current · CPC title

  • driven by electric motors · CPC title

  • Control using electricity (regulating by means of floats actuating electric switches F04B49/04) · CPC title

  • Inlet temperature · CPC title

  • Rotational speed · CPC title

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What does patent US12066019B2 cover?
An electric oil pump includes a pump unit, rotating to make oil flow, a motor driving the pump unit, a control unit exerting driving control on the motor, and a housing accommodating the pump unit, the motor, and the motor control unit. In the electric oil pump, the motor control unit directly receives detection information of a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the oil and exerts d…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mikuni Kogyo Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F04B49/10. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 20 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).