# US 11,078,853 B2 · Mixed fuel amount control system applying active purging

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- Number: US 11,078,853 B2
- Document ID: US11078853B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/676,771
- Filed: 2019-11-07
- Published: 2020-06-11
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-10
- Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
- Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
- Inventors: Young-Kyu Oh; Keum-Jin Park
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11078853B2

## CPC

- F02D 19/084: {Blends of gasoline and alcohols, e.g. E85}
- F02D 41/0042: {Controlling the combustible mixture as a function of the canister purging, e.g. control of injected fuel to compensate for deviation of air fuel ratio when purging}
- F02D 19/087: {with determination of densities, viscosities, composition, concentration or mixture ratios of fuels}
- F02D 41/0032: {Controlling the purging of the canister as a function of the engine operating conditions}
- F02D 41/401: {Controlling injection timing (F02D41/402 takes precedence)}
- F02D 41/402: {Multiple injections}
- F02M 21/0215: {Mixtures of gaseous fuels; Natural gas; Biogas; Mine gas; Landfill gas}
- F02M 25/0836: {Arrangement of valves controlling the admission of fuel vapour to an engine, e.g. valve being disposed between fuel tank or absorption canister and intake manifold}
- F02D 41/1454: {the characteristics being an oxygen content or concentration or the air-fuel ratio}
- F02D 2041/001: {for engines with variable valve actuation}
- F02D 2200/0611: Fuel type, fuel composition or fuel quality
- Y02T 10/30: Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels
- Y02T 10/40: Engine management systems
- F02D: CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W)
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A mixed fuel amount control system applying active purging includes: a fuel tank in which biofuel and fossil fuel are mixed and stored, an active purging device to supply an evaporated gas evaporated in the fuel tank to an intake pipe, and a concentration sensor to sense a mixing ratio of the biofuel stored in the fuel tank changes. In particular, the flow rate and the concentration of the evaporated gas of the fuel tank flowing into the intake pipe are changed according to a mixing ratio of biofuel and fossil fuel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mixed fuel amount control system applying active purging, the mixed fuel amount control system comprising:
a fuel tank in which first fuel and second fuel are mixed and stored;
an active purging device configured to supply an evaporated gas evaporated in the fuel tank to an intake pipe; and
a concentration sensor configured to sense a mixing ratio of the first fuel stored in the fuel tank,
wherein a concentration and a flow rate of the evaporated gas supplied to the intake pipe are changed based on the mixing ratio sensed by the concentration sensor,
wherein the active purging device comprises:
a canister connected to the fuel tank and configured to absorb the evaporated gas;
a purge line for connecting the fuel tank, the canister, and the intake pipe;
a purge pump mounted on the purge line;
a purge valve mounted on the purge line to be interposed between the purge pump and the intake pipe;
a first pressure sensor mounted on the purge line to be interposed between the purge pump and the purge valve; and
a second pressure sensor mounted on the purge line to be interposed between the canister and the purge pump, and
wherein the concentration and the flow rate of the evaporated gas supplied to the intake pipe by the active purging device are changed by adjusting revolutions per minutes (RPM) of the purge pump and an opening amount of the purge valve.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 1, further comprising:
an engine for receiving an intake air from the intake pipe; and
an exhaust pipe for exhausting a combusted gas of the engine,
wherein the exhaust pipe is mounted with a lambda sensor configured to measure an amount of oxygen of the combusted gas, and
wherein the amount of oxygen measured by the lambda sensor is utilized based on an adjustment of the concentration and the flow rate of the evaporated gas supplied to the intake pipe by the active purging device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 2,
wherein a cam valve timing, a fuel injection amount, a fuel injection time point, and an ignition time point are changed based on the mixing ratio sensed by the concentration sensor and the amount of oxygen measured by the lambda sensor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 2,
wherein the mixed fuel is selectively injected once, twice, or three times during an intake stroke or a compression stroke based on a traveling state of a vehicle,
wherein when the mixed fuel is injected once during the intake or compression stroke, an injection time point is advanced, and an injection period is lengthened as the mixing ratio of the first fuel is higher than a previous mixing ratio of the first fuel,
wherein when the mixed fuel is injected twice during the intake or compression stroke, the injection time point of a primary injection is advanced, the injection period of the primary injection is lengthened, and an injection ending time point of a secondary injection is delayed as the mixing ratio of the first fuel is higher than the previous mixing ratio of the first fuel, and
wherein when the mixed fuel is injected three times during the intake or compression stroke, the injection time point of the primary injection is advanced, the injection period of the primary injection is lengthened, an injection time point of the secondary injection is advanced, an injection period of the secondary injection is lengthened, and an injection ending time point of a tertiary injection is delayed as the mixing ratio of the first fuel is higher than the previous mixing ratio of the first fuel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 4,
wherein when the mixing ratio sensed by the concentration sensor is zero (0),
a fuel injection is performed twice during one rotation of a crankshaft when the engine rotates at a RPM of a low speed range or a medium speed range and a torque equal to or greater than an appropriate value is required,
the fuel injection is performed once during one rotation of the crankshaft when the torque smaller than the appropriate value during the rotation of the engine is required, and
the required torque is calculated based on the RPM and a vehicle speed of the engine.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 5,
wherein when the mixing ratio sensed by the concentration sensor is 1,
the fuel injection is performed three times during one rotation of the crankshaft when the engine rotates at the RPM of the low speed range and the torque equal to or greater than the appropriate value is required,
the fuel injection is performed twice during one rotation of the crankshaft when the engine rotates at the RPM of the medium speed range and the torque equal to or greater than the appropriate value is required, and
the fuel injection is performed once during one rotation of the crankshaft when the engine rotates and the torque smaller than the appropriate value is required.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 6,
wherein as the mixing ratio sensed by the concentration sensor increases from 0 to 1,
while the engine rotates at the RPM of the low speed range, the number of injection times is increased during one rotation of the crankshaft and the torque requiring three times of injection is gradually decreased.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 1,
wherein the purge pump is selectively operated approximately at 15000, 30000, 45000, and 6000 RPM, and
wherein the purge valve is operatively controlled to have the opening amounts of 100%, 70%, 50%, 30%, and 0%.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The mixed fuel amount control system of claim 1,
wherein the first fuel is biofuel, and
wherein the second fuel is fossil fuel.