Cooling system for vehicle and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9733029-B2
Application number	US-201414555178-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2014
Priority date	Sep 19, 2014
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A cooling system for a vehicle may include a cooling water temperature sensor, a cooling circulation fluid passage including first, second and third fluid passages, wherein the cooling water exhausted from the engine may be branched into the first fluid passage provided with a heater core, the second fluid passage provided with a radiator, and the third fluid passage provided with an exhaust heat recovery apparatus, a fluid flow adjusting valve provided on a point at which the cooling water passing through the cooling water temperature sensor may be branched into the first fluid passage to the third fluid passage to adjust a flow of the cooling water, and a controlling part controlling the first fluid passage to the third fluid passage to be selectively opened or closed by operating the fluid flow adjusting valve depending on the temperature of the cooling water, in a heating mode and a non-heating mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controlling method of a cooling system for a vehicle, the controlling method comprising:
a receiving operation of receiving a temperature of a cooling water exhausted from an engine; and
a controlling operation of controlling a first fluid passage provided with a heater core, a second fluid passage provided with a radiator, and a third fluid passage provided with an exhaust heat recovery apparatus to be selectively opened or closed by operating a fluid flow adjusting valve depending on the temperature of the cooling water, in an non-heating mode and a heating mode, the heating mode being a driving situation in which a heating using the heater core is required, and the non-heating mode being a driving situation in which the heating is not required or a fuel efficiency is preferred,
wherein in the controlling operation, when the temperature of the cooling water is less than a first reference value in the non-heating mode, the third fluid passage is controlled to be opened and the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage are controlled to be closed, and
wherein the cooling system includes:
a cooling water temperature sensor measuring the temperature of the cooling water exhausted from the engine;
a cooling circulation fluid passage including the first fluid passage, the second fluid passage, and the third fluid passage, wherein the cooling water exhausted from the engine is branched into the first fluid passage provided with the heater core, the second fluid passage provided with the radiator, and the third fluid passage provided with the exhaust heat recovery apparatus, and is circularly introduced into the engine;
the fluid flow adjusting valve provided on a point at which the cooling water passing through the cooling water temperature sensor is branched into the first fluid passage to the third fluid passage to adjust a flow of the cooling water; and
a controlling part controlling the first fluid passage to the third fluid passage to be selectively opened or closed by operating the fluid flow adjusting valve depending on the temperature of the cooling water, in the heating mode and the non-heating mode.

2. The controlling method of claim 1 , wherein in the controlling operation, when the temperature of the cooling water is a first reference value or more and is less than a second reference value in the non-heating mode, a portion of the first fluid passage and the third fluid passage are controlled to be opened and the second fluid passage is controlled to be closed.

3. The controlling method of claim 1 , wherein in the controlling operation, when the temperature of the cooling water is less than a first reference value in the heating mode, the first fluid passage and the third fluid passage are controlled to be opened and the second fluid passage is controlled to be closed.

4. The controlling method of claim 3 , wherein in the controlling operation, EGR gas is controlled to be bypassed to an EGR cooler provided on the first fluid passage.

5. The controlling method of claim 1 , wherein in the controlling operation, when the temperature of the cooling water is a first reference value or more and is less than a second reference value in the heating mode, that the first fluid passage and the third fluid passage are controlled to be opened and the second fluid passage is controlled to be closed.

6. The controlling method of claim 5 , wherein in the controlling operation, EGR gas is controlled to be introduced to an EGR cooler provided on the first fluid passage.

7. The controlling method of claim 1 , wherein in the controlling operation, when the temperature of the cooling water is a second reference value or more and is less than a third reference value in the non-heating mode and the heating mode, the third fluid passage is controlled to be closed, the first fluid passage is controlled to be opened, and the second fluid passage is controlled to be opened while adjusting an opening amount depending on an output value reflecting a driving state of the vehicle.

8. The controlling method of claim 7 , wherein the output value is revolution per minute (RPM) or load of the engine.

9. The controlling method of claim 1 , wherein in the controlling operation, when the temperature of the cooling water is a third reference value or more in the non-heating mode and the heating mode, the third fluid passage is controlled to be closed, the first fluid passage is controlled to be partially opened, and the second fluid passage is controlled to be maximally opened.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jun Yong

Classifications

• F01N2900/1404

  Exhaust gas temperature · CPC title

• F01N3/0205

  using heat exchangers · CPC title

• F28F2250/06

  Derivation channels, e.g. bypass · CPC title

• F28F27/02 Primary

  for controlling the distribution of heat-exchange media between different channels ({static flow control means in header boxes F28F9/026}; arrangements of guide plates or guide vanes F28F9/22, F28F25/12) · CPC title

• F01P7/165

  characterised by systems with two or more loops · CPC title