公开(公告)号：US20190032539A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US15659225

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Giacomo Di Lorenzo ,  Felix Mauricio Quinones Davila ,  Luca Scavone ,  Giuseppe D'aurizio ,  Luca Buzzi ,  Nicola Totaro

IPC: F01P7/16 ,  F01P3/02

Abstract: Examples of techniques for controlling the flow of a coolant fluid through a cooling system of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method includes calculating, by a processing device, a minimum zone flow rate of the coolant fluid for a zone of a cooling system of the internal combustion engine. The method further includes converting, by the processing device, the minimum zone flow rate into a desired actuator position for a flow control valve to enable the flow control valve to provide the minimum zone flow rate of the coolant fluid to the zone of the cooling system. The method further includes enabling, by the processing device, the flow control valve to change from a current actuator position to the desired actuator position.