SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A REMAINING ENERGY RANGE OF A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240308387A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18072602

    申请日:2022-11-30

    IPC分类号: B60L58/10 G08B31/00

    摘要: A method for estimating a remaining range of a vehicle battery charge includes identifying at least one route characteristic of a portion of a selected route, determining a vehicle energy consumption profile for a vehicle and determining a current state of charge of a vehicle battery of the vehicle. The method also includes determining, for the selected route, a route energy consumption profile and calculating an estimated remaining charge for the vehicle battery at an end of the selected route based on the state of charge of the vehicle battery and the route energy consumption profile. The method also includes determining whether the estimated remaining charge for the vehicle battery is within a vehicle battery charge range and, in response to a determination that the estimated remaining charge is within the vehicle battery charge range, generating a first indication; and providing the first indication.

    METHOD FOR POSITIVE CRANKSHAFT VENTILATION DIAGNOSIS

    公开(公告)号:US20240229692A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18571854

    申请日:2022-09-19

    IPC分类号: F01M11/10

    CPC分类号: F01M11/10 F01M2250/60

    摘要: A method for positive crankcase ventilation diagnosis in an engine system with an engine, an intake duct connected to the engine, a PCV line connecting a crankcase of the engine with the intake duct and a sensor for determining an actual PCV pressure (pact) in the PCV line. The method comprises the steps of:



    performing a diagnosis measurement by repeatedly determining at least one input parameter (pint, ne, patm, Q), which is linked to the operation of the engine system, and the actual PCV pressure (pact), to obtain a plurality of data samples for a plurality of sample times (ts);
    using a prediction model (M) to determine a predicted PCV pressure (ppre); and
    comparing the actual PCV pressure (pact) with the predicted PCV pressure (ppre) to diagnose the PCV line,
    wherein a diagnosis of the PCV line is based on a model error (perr).

    METHOD OF DETERMINING A HYDRAULIC TIMING OF A FUEL INJECTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240219263A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18563566

    申请日:2022-08-26

    发明人: Baptiste PERROT

    IPC分类号: G01M15/09

    CPC分类号: G01M15/09

    摘要: A method of determining a hydraulic timing of a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine, wherein the injector is coupled to a fuel rail comprising a pressure sensor. The method comprises:



    acquiring fuel pressure data, obtained by the pressure sensor, representing fuel pressure in the fuel rail over an acquisition window comprising an injection event of the injector;
    determining a slope parameter corresponding to a pressure drop consequential to the injection event, the slope parameter being read from a slope map;
    configuring a pressure drop model based on the slope parameter; and
    operating a fitting operation wherein the pressure drop model is fitted to the fuel pressure data, and wherein the hydraulic timing is derived from the pressure drop model.

    VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL PUMP
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240209822A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18568675

    申请日:2022-06-09

    IPC分类号: F02M63/00 F02M59/46

    CPC分类号: F02M63/0017 F02M59/466

    摘要: A valve assembly for a fuel pump for a fuel system, the fuel pump comprising a pump chamber and the valve assembly comprising a solenoid winding; and an electromagnetically controlled armature operable under the influence of an electromagnetic field generated by applying a current to the solenoid winding. The armature is coupled to a valve member cooperable with a valve seat to control fuel flow, and the armature is movable within an armature bore and is exposed to fuel within an armature chamber defined within the armature bore. The valve assembly includes a clearance defined between the armature and the armature bore which defines a variable restriction to the fuel flow, whereby during armature movement in use the fuel is displaced from the armature chamber through the variable restriction so that the speed of movement of the armature is reduced as the armature moves further into the armature chamber.

    Fluid pump with thrust bearing driver

    公开(公告)号:US12018680B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17718815

    申请日:2022-04-12

    IPC分类号: F04C15/00 F04C2/10

    摘要: A fluid pump includes an inlet plate and an electric motor. The electric motor has a shaft that rotates about an axis. A pumping arrangement is rotationally coupled to the shaft. The pumping arrangement includes an rotating element. The fluid pump further includes a thrust bearing driver including a disc-like plate having first and second faces, and two posts extending perpendicularly from the first face. The shaft has a terminal end including a pair of slots that cooperate with the posts of the thrust bearing driver. The inner gear rotor has an inner surface including a pair of slots that cooperate with the posts of the thrust bearing driver. The posts of the thrust bearing driver are received in the slots of both the shaft and the rotating element, and the thrust bearing driver is sandwiched between the shaft, the inlet plate, and the rotating element.

    Fuel pump assembly
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11982252B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US18036007

    申请日:2021-11-10

    发明人: David Jones

    摘要: A fuel pump assembly comprises a plunger arranged to reciprocate within a plunger bore via a drive shaft, to perform a pumping cycle comprising a pumping stroke and a return stroke, the pumping stroke comprising movement of the plunger from a bottom dead centre (BDC) position to a top dead centre (TDC) position, and the return stroke comprising movement of the plunger from the TDC position to the BDC position. The fuel pump assembly comprises a spring assembly including a return spring that is cooperable, at a first end, with a first member coupled to the plunger and movable at a first speed dependent on the speed of rotation of the drive shaft and, at a second end, with a second member which is movable at a damped speed relative to the first speed.

    Fuel tank isolation valve and related method of use

    公开(公告)号:US11945298B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17901382

    申请日:2022-09-01

    IPC分类号: B60K15/035 F02D41/00

    CPC分类号: B60K15/03519 F02D41/004

    摘要: A fuel tank isolation valve is provided having a main valve body including a fuel tank port and a canister port, a main bore, and an actuator selectively operable to allow or inhibit vented fuel vapors to move from the first port to the second port along a first path. The body can define an airflow bypass orifice that allows vapors to move from the first port, through the main bore, to the second port along a second path, while the actuator is in the closed mode inhibiting vapors from moving along the first path. This flow through the orifice can equalize pressure in a fuel tank and the canister during a purging operation on the canister. The valve can include a fitting that directly couples the valve to the canister without any intermediate hoses, in a cantilevered manner. A related method of use is provided.