Patent Application
20080053088
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. For purposes of clarity, the same reference numbers will be used in the drawings to identify similar elements. As used herein, the term module refers to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) and memory that execute one or more software or firmware programs, a combinational logic circuit, and/or other suitable components that provide the described functionality.
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Air is drawn into the cylinders 20 from the intake manifold 14 and is compressed therein. Fuel is injected into the cylinders 20 by the common rail injection system 16 and the heat of the compressed air ignites the air/fuel mixture. The exhaust gases are exhausted from the cylinders 20 into the exhaust system 18. In some instances, the engine system 10 can include a dual stage turbo 26 that pumps additional air into the cylinders 20 for combustion.
The exhaust system 18 includes exhaust manifolds 28,30, exhaust conduits 29,31 a catalyst 38, and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) 40. First and second exhaust segments are defined by the first and second cylinder banks 22,24. The exhaust manifolds 28,30 direct the exhaust segments from the corresponding cylinder banks 22,24 into the exhaust conduits 29,31, wherein the exhaust is directed to drive the dual stage turbo 26. The exhaust flows from the dual stage turbo 26 through the catalyst 38 and the DPF 40. The DPF 40 filters particulates from the exhaust as it flows to the atmosphere.
A controller 42 that has memory 43 regulates operation of the diesel engine system 10 including controlling the dual stage turbo 26. More particularly, the controller 42 communicates with an intake manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor 44 and an engine speed sensor 45. The MAP sensor 44 generates a MAP signal indicating the air pressure within the intake manifold 14. The engine speed sensor 45 generates a RPM signal indicating engine speed. The controller 42 may control operation of the dual stage turbo 26 based on the MAP signal. Although the controller 42 controls operation of the dual stage turbo 26 based on intake manifold pressure in this example, skilled artisans will recognize that exhaust manifold pressure or a combination (such as a ratio or difference) of intake and exhaust manifold pressure may be used to control the dual stage turbo 26.
The dual stage turbo 26 may include a high pressure turbo 46 and a low pressure turbo 47. The high pressure turbo 46 may include a variable geometry turbine (VGT) 48 and a high pressure compressor 50. When exhaust flows through the VGT 48 the high pressure compressor 50 spins and compresses air in the cylinders 20. The VGT 48 typically has a set of movable vanes (not shown) to control pressure of the exhaust flowing through the high pressure turbo 46. At low engine speeds when exhaust flow is low, the vanes are partially closed increasing the speed of the high pressure turbo 46. As engine speed increases, the vanes are opened to reduce the speed of the high pressure turbo 46.
The low pressure turbo 47 may include a fixed geometry turbine (FGT) 52 and a low pressure compressor 54. Exhaust flow through the FGT 52 causes the low pressure compressor 54 to spin and compress air. When the engine 12 is operating at low speeds exhaust flows from the exhaust manifolds 28, 30 into the VGT 48 and then through the FGT 52. By allowing exhaust to flow through the high pressure turbo 46 and then the low pressure turbo 47, turbo lag may be reduced. As engine speed increases, a turbine bypass valve (BPV) 56 may open bypassing the flow of exhaust through the VGT 48 and allowing the exhaust to flow through the FGT 52. A compressor bypass valve 58 may operate in conjunction with the turbine BPV 56. However, in some embodiments the compressor bypass valve 58 and the turbine BPV 56 may operate independently. The compressor bypass valve 58 prevents the high pressure compressor 50 from spinning faster than a predetermined speed.
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A first error module 102 compares the MAP signal generated by the MAP sensor 44 to a desired MAP 104. The desired MAP 104 is stored in memory 43 and may be configured to obtain an optimal performance characteristic of the engine system 10. The first error module 102 generates a first error signal that represents the difference between the MAP signal and the desired MAP 104. A control module 106 receives the first error signal and generates a control signal based thereon. The control module 106 may be any type of single input single output (SISO) controller. Exemplary SISO include, but are not limited to, a transfer function, a proportional integral derivative (PIED) controller or any variation thereof (e.g., a PI controller), and a lookup table.
A limit module 108 receives the control signal and generates a scaled control signal. To generate the scaled control signal, the limit module 108 scales the control signal to a range that is capable of being interpreted from the VGT 48 and the turbine BPV 56. For example, if 0 represents closed and 1 represents open, the limiting module would scale the control signal to a value between 0 and 1.
A VGT module 110 compares the scaled control signal to a maximum VGT value 112 that is stored in memory 43 and generates a VGT control signal to control the VGT 48. The maximum VGT value 112 represents a value that corresponds to a fully open VGT 48. However, in some embodiments the maximum VGT value may be a predetermined position that maximizes efficiency of the dual stage turbo 26. The VGT control signal corresponds to a lowest value between the scaled control signal and the maximum VGT value 112. The VGT control signal may be determined with the following equation:
U
VGT=min(u,UMaxVGT)
where UVGT is the VGT control valve signal, u is the scaled control signal, and UMaxVGT is the maximum VGT value 112.
A second error module 114 compares the scaled control signal to the maximum VGT value 112 and generates a second error signal. The second error signal represents a difference between the scaled control signal and the maximum VGT value 112.
A BPV module 116 compares the scaled control signal to a minimum BPV value 118 that is stored in memory 43 and generates a bypass control signal to control the BPV 56. The minimum BPV value 118 represents a value that corresponds to a fully closed BPV 56. The bypass control signal corresponds to a maximum value between the second error signal and the minimum BPV value 118. The bypass control signal may be determined with the following equation:
U
BPV=max(UMinBPV, u−UMaxVGT)
where UBPV is the bypass control signal, u is the scaled control signal, and UMaxVGT is the maximum VGT value 112.
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If control determines that the MAP signal is increasing in step 206, control determines whether the VGT 48 in completely open in step 212. If the VGT 48 is not completely open, control incrementally opens the VGT 48 in step 214 and the process returns to step 204. If the VGT 48 is completely open, control determines whether the BPV 56 is completely open in step 216. If the BPV 56 is completely open, control ends in step 210. If the BPV 56 is not completely open, control incrementally opens the BPV 56 in step 218 and the process returns to step 204.
If control determines that the MAP signal is decreasing in step 208, control determines whether the BPV 56 is completely closed in step 220. If the BPV 56 is not completely closed, control decrements the BPV 56 in step 222 and the process returns to step 204. If the BPV 56 is completely closed, control determines whether the VGT 48 is completely closed in step 224. If the VGT is not completely closed, control decrements the VGT 48 in step 226 and the process returns to step 204. If the VGT 48 is completely closed, control ends in step 210.
Those skilled in the art can now appreciate from the foregoing description that the broad teachings of the present invention can be implemented in a variety of forms. Therefore, while this invention has been described in connection with particular examples thereof, the true scope of the invention should not be so limited since other modifications will become apparent to the skilled practitioner upon a study of the drawings, specification, and the following claims.
