Method for controlling a DC/DC voltage converter for controlling a fuel injector
AssigneeVitesco Technologies GmbH
InventorsCedrick Biellmann, Thierry Bavois
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for controlling a DC/DC voltage converter for controlling the current of at least one fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the vehicle including a supply battery and the converter including a coil and a switch. The method includes the steps of measuring the value of the voltage delivered by the battery, of determining a threshold value of the current passing through the coil from the measured value of the voltage and from a predetermined curve of the current as a function of the voltage, and of actuating the opening of the switch when the current passing through the coil reaches the determined threshold value of the current in order to regulate the power of the converter.
Claims20
A method for controlling a DC/DC voltage converter to control a current of at least one fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, said DC/DC voltage converter including an induction coil connected to a vehicle battery configured to supply said coil with current and to a switch actuated alternately in a passing state of passing the current through the coil or in a blocking state of blocking the current through the coil, alternation of the passing and blocking states of the switch allowing the converter to deliver an output voltage to terminals of an intermediate capacitor, discharge of the output voltage being actuated by a driver in order to actuate the at least one fuel injector, the method comprising:
- measuring a present value of a battery voltage delivered by the battery during use of the motor vehicle;
- determining a threshold value of the current passing through the coil from:
- (i) the measured value of the battery voltage measured during use of the motor vehicle and (ii) a predetermined curve of a reference current passing through the coil as a function of a reference value of the battery voltage prior to use of the motor vehicle;
- and
- actuating opening of the switch when the current passing through the coil reaches the determined threshold value.
A controller configured to be mounted in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, said internal combustion engine including at least one fuel injector, said controller comprising:
- a DC/DC voltage converter configured to control a current of said at least one fuel injector, said DC/DC voltage converter comprising
- an induction coil connected to a vehicle battery configured to supply said coil with current, and to a switch actuated alternately in a state of passing the current though the coil or in a state of blocking the current through the coil, alternation of passing and blocking states of the switch allowing the converter to deliver an output voltage to terminals of an intermediate capacitor, discharge of the output voltage being actuated by a driver in order to actuate the at least one fuel injector,
- wherein the controller is configured to
- measure a value of a battery voltage delivered by the battery,
- determine a threshold value of the current passing through the coil from:
- (i) the measured value of the battery voltage measured during use of the motor vehicle and (ii) a predetermined curve of a reference current passing through the coil as a function of a reference value of the battery voltage prior to use of the motor vehicle, and
- actuate opening of the switch when the current passing through the coil reaches the determined threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.