Method for diagnosing abrasion of electric oil pump rotor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9689773-B2
Application number	US-201514933861-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2015
Priority date	Jul 1, 2015
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A method for diagnosing abrasion of an electric oil pump rotor includes sensing a driving duty of an oil pump control unit, and determining whether the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set reference value, wherein as a result of the determining, when the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set reference value, it is determined that the electric oil pump rotor is in a worn out state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for diagnosing abrasion of an electric oil pump rotor, comprising:
diagnosing the electric oil pump rotor using a driving duty of the oil pump control unit,
wherein the diagnosing includes:
sensing, by a controller, a driving duty of an oil pump control unit;
determining, by the controller, whether the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set reference value; and
determining, by the controller, the electric oil pump rotor is in a worn out state, when the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set reference value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the diagnosing further includes: outputting, by the controller, a warning signal, when the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set reference value.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining whether the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set reference value determines whether the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set driving duty region or not, and the outputting outputs the warning signal when the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set driving duty region.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
confirming, by the controller, whether it is possible to perform the diagnosing before the diagnosing sensing,
wherein as a result of the confirming, when it is possible to perform the diagnosing, the sensing is performed.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the confirming includes determining whether a voltage inputted into the oil pump control unit is included in a preset region, and the diagnosing is not performed when the voltage is not included in the preset region.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein, the confirming includes determining whether a temperature of an automatic transmission fluid is below a predetermined temperature, and the diagnosing is not performed when the temperature of the automatic transmission fluid is below the predetermined temperature.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the confirming includes determining whether a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of an automatic transmission fluid is operable, and the diagnosing is not performed when the temperature sensor is inoperable.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the confirming includes determining whether the number of revolutions of the EOP is included in a set number of revolutions, and the diagnosing is not performed when the number of revolutions of the EOP is not included in the set number of revolutions.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the confirming includes determining whether other diagnostic counts are generated in the oil pump control unit, and the diagnosing is not performed when other diagnostic counts are generated.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kim Gyeong Cheol
• Lee Hak Sung
• Kim Seong Hwan
• Song Sang Lok

Classifications

• F01M11/10

  Indicating devices; Other safety devices · CPC title

• F05D2260/80

  Diagnostics · CPC title

• F04D15/0088 Primary

  Testing machines · CPC title

• F01M1/18

  Indicating or safety devices (concerning lubricant level F01M11/06, F01M11/12) · CPC title

• F01M2001/0215

  Electrical pumps · CPC title