Fuel consumption based cylinder activation and deactivation control systems and methods
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02D-041/00
F02D-041/10
F02D-041/14
F02D-041/02
출원번호
US-0449726
(2014-08-01)
등록번호
US-9341128
(2016-05-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Hayman, Alan W.
McAlpine, Robert S.
출원인 / 주소
GM Global Technology Operations LLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
117
초록▼
A cylinder control method includes: generating a torque request for an engine based on at least one driver input; based on the torque request, determining a target number of activated cylinders of the engine; determining possible sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to a
A cylinder control method includes: generating a torque request for an engine based on at least one driver input; based on the torque request, determining a target number of activated cylinders of the engine; determining possible sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to achieve the target number of activated cylinders; determining predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences, respectively; identifying first ones of the possible sequences having predicted fuel consumption values that are less than a predetermined amount from a lowest one of the predicted fuel consumption values; selecting one of the first ones of the possible sequences; setting a selected sequence for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to the selected one of the first ones of the possible sequences; based on the selected sequence, one of activating and deactivating a next cylinder in a predetermined firing order of the cylinders.
대표청구항▼
1. A cylinder control system for a vehicle, comprising: a torque request module that generates a torque request for an engine based on at least one driver input;a firing fraction module that, based on the torque request, determines a target number of activated cylinders of the engine;a sequence modu
1. A cylinder control system for a vehicle, comprising: a torque request module that generates a torque request for an engine based on at least one driver input;a firing fraction module that, based on the torque request, determines a target number of activated cylinders of the engine;a sequence module that determines possible sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to achieve the target number of activated cylinders;a fueling module that determines predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences, respectively;an identification module that identifies first ones of the possible sequences having predicted fuel consumption values that are less than a predetermined amount from a lowest one of the predicted fuel consumption values;a selection module that selects one of the first ones of the possible sequences and that sets a selected sequence for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to the selected one of the first ones of the possible sequences; anda command module that, based on the selected sequence, commands one of activation and deactivation of a next cylinder in a predetermined firing order of the cylinders and that one of activates and deactivates the next cylinder based on the command. 2. The cylinder control system of claim 1 wherein the fueling module determines the predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences based on the sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the possible sequences, respectively. 3. The cylinder control system of claim 2 wherein the fueling module determines the predicted fuel consumption values further based on one or more cylinder activation/deactivation states of one or more previous cylinders, respectively, in the predetermined firing order of the cylinders. 4. The cylinder control system of claim 2 wherein the fueling module determines the predicted fuel consumption values further based on an engine speed. 5. The cylinder control system of claim 2 wherein the fueling module determines the predicted fuel consumption values further based on an engine load. 6. The cylinder control system of claim 1 wherein the fueling module determines the predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences based on the sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the possible sequences, respectively, an engine speed, and an engine load. 7. The cylinder control system of claim 1 further comprising an accessory disturbance module that determines accessory disturbance values for the first ones of the possible sequences, respectively, wherein the selection module selects one of the first ones of the possible sequences having a lowest accessory disturbance value. 8. The cylinder control system of claim 1 further comprising a torsion module that determines crankshaft torsional vibration values for the first ones of the possible sequences, respectively, wherein the selection module selects one of the first ones of the possible sequences having a lowest crankshaft torsional vibration value. 9. The cylinder control system of claim 1 further comprising a seat acceleration module that determines an acceleration at a seat track within a passenger cabin of the vehicle for the first ones of the possible sequences, respectively, wherein the selection module selects one of the first ones of the possible sequences having a lowest acceleration. 10. The cylinder control system of claim 1 wherein the identification module further identifies second ones of the possible sequences having predicted fuel consumption values that are greater than the predetermined amount from the lowest one of the predicted fuel consumption values and prevents the selection module from selecting the second ones of the possible sequences. 11. A cylinder control method for a vehicle, comprising: generating a torque request for an engine based on at least one driver input;based on the torque request, determining a target number of activated cylinders of the engine;determining possible sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to achieve the target number of activated cylinders;determining predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences, respectively;identifying first ones of the possible sequences having predicted fuel consumption values that are less than a predetermined amount from a lowest one of the predicted fuel consumption values;selecting one of the first ones of the possible sequences;setting a selected sequence for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to the selected one of the first ones of the possible sequences;based on the selected sequence, commanding one of activation and deactivation of a next cylinder in a predetermined firing order of the cylinders; andone of activating and deactivating the next cylinder based on the command. 12. The cylinder control method of claim 11 further comprising determining the predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences based on the sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the possible sequences, respectively. 13. The cylinder control method of claim 12 further comprising determining the predicted fuel consumption values further based on one or more cylinder activation/deactivation states of one or more previous cylinders, respectively, in the predetermined firing order of the cylinders. 14. The cylinder control method of claim 12 further comprising determining the predicted fuel consumption values further based on an engine speed. 15. The cylinder control method of claim 12 further comprising determining the predicted fuel consumption values further based on an engine load. 16. The cylinder control method of claim 11 further comprising determining the predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences based on the sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the possible sequences, respectively, an engine speed, and an engine load. 17. The cylinder control method of claim 11 further comprising: determining accessory disturbance values for the first ones of the possible sequences, respectively; andselecting one of the first ones of the possible sequences having a lowest accessory disturbance value. 18. The cylinder control method of claim 11 further comprising: determining crankshaft torsional vibration values for the first ones of the possible sequences, respectively; andselecting one of the first ones of the possible sequences having a lowest crankshaft torsional vibration value. 19. The cylinder control method of claim 11 further comprising: determining an acceleration at a seat track within a passenger cabin of the vehicle for the first ones of the possible sequences, respectively; andselecting one of the first ones of the possible sequences having a lowest acceleration. 20. The cylinder control method of claim 11 further comprising: identifying second ones of the possible sequences having predicted fuel consumption values that are greater than the predetermined amount from the lowest one of the predicted fuel consumption values; andpreventing the selection of the second ones of the possible sequences.
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