Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End-of-current trim for common rail fuel system
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Application No.: US15195075Application Date: 2016-06-28
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Publication No.: US09856840B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Daniel R. Puckett , Bryan Moore , Michael E. Sattler , Prasanna M. Ballal , Bradley S. Bashore , Kranti K. Nellutla
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpiller Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpiller Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Liell & McNeil
- Agent John P. Wappel
- Main IPC: F02B15/00
- IPC: F02B15/00 ; F02M47/02 ; F02D41/38 ; F02M51/06 ; F02D41/20 ; F02M63/00 ; F02D41/30

Abstract:
Fuel is injected by energizing a solenoid of a fuel injector for an on-time that terminates at a first end-of-current timing. An end-of-current trim is determined at least in part by estimating a duration between an induced current event in a circuit of the solenoid and a valve/armature interaction event. An induced current event occurs when an armature abruptly stops, and a valve/armature interaction event occurs when the armature couples with or de-couples from the valve member. Fuel is injected in a subsequent injection event by adjusting the end-of-current timing by the end-of-current trim.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160305383A1 END-OF-CURRENT TRIM FOR COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-10-20
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