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.

公开(公告)号：US20190024569A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15652502

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Giacomo Di Lorenzo ,  Luca Scavone ,  Felix Mauricio Quinones Davila

IPC: F01P7/14 ,  F01P11/08 ,  F01P5/10

Abstract: Examples of techniques for adjusting a flow control valve during a mode change of a main rotary valve in a vehicle cooling system for an internal combustion engine are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method includes detecting, by a processing system, a start of the mode change for the main rotary valve in the vehicle cooling system. The method further includes closing, by the processing system, the flow control valve based at least in part on detecting the start of the mode change. The method further includes opening, by the processing system, the flow control valve based at least in part on the mode change being completed.

公开(公告)号：US20190010858A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US15645281

申请日：2017-07-10

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Giacomo Di Lorenzo ,  Michele Bilancia ,  Felix Mauricio Quinones Davila ,  Nicola Totaro

IPC: F01P7/16

Abstract: Examples of techniques for controlling temperature of a coolant fluid at an inlet of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method includes receiving, by a processing device, total fuel burned data indicating a total amount of fuel burned by the internal combustion engine. The method further includes receiving, by a processing device, engine speed data indicating an engine speed of the internal combustion engine. The method further includes calculating, by the processing device, a radiator flow rate to achieve a temperature set-point at an inlet of the engine based at least in part on the total fuel burned data and the engine speed data. The method further includes adjusting, by the processing device, a radiator flow based at least in part on the radiator flow rate.