Electric oil pump control system for vehicular power transmission
AssigneeAisin Aw Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Hara, Kiyoshi Kurita
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Abstract
A vehicular power transmission includes an oil pump that produces an oil pressure for a line pressure to control the applications of frictional engagement elements and for a lubrication pressure to lubricate individual mechanical portions of the transmission. A motor is provided for driving the oil pump. A control unit controls the motor. An electric oil pump control system includes an accelerator sensor for inputting acceleration data according to the operation of the accelerator pedal of a vehicle to the control unit. The control unit controls the revolutions per minute of the motor such that the amount of oil discharged by the oil pump is sufficient for outputting the line pressure matching the acceleration data and the lubrication pressure.
Claims8
An electric oil pump control system for a vehicular power transmission comprising:
- an oil pump for producing oil pressure for a line pressure to control the applications of frictional engagement elements and for a lubrication pressure to lubricate individual mechanical portions of said power transmission;
- a motor for driving said oil pump;
- a control unit for said motor;
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- an accelerator sensor for inputting acceleration data according to the operation of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle to said control unit,
- wherein said control unit controls the revolutions per minute of said motor such that an amount of oil discharged by said oil pump is sufficient for outputting a line pressure and the lubrication pressure matching the acceleration data and said control unit determines a coast state of the vehicle from the acceleration data and consequently controls the revolutions per minute of said motor so that the amount of oil discharged from said oil pump is at least sufficient for outputting the line pressure matching the acceleration data.
An electric oil pump control system for a vehicular power transmission, comprising:
- an oil pump for producing oil pressure for a line pressure to control the applications of frictional engagement elements and for a lubrication pressure to lubricate individual mechanical portions of said power transmission;
- a motor for driving said oil pump;
- a control unit for said motor;
- an accelerator sensor for inputting acceleration data according to the operation of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle to said control unit;
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- a shift position sensor for inputting a range position of said power transmission to said control unit,
- wherein said control unit controls the revolutions per minute of said motor such that an amount of oil discharged by said oil pump is sufficient for outputting a line pressure and the lubricating pressure matching the acceleration data, and, at a vehicle stop in a running range, irrespective of the acceleration data inputted, so that the amount of oil discharged from said oil pump is only sufficient for outputting a line pressure in preparation for start of the vehicle.
An electric oil pump control system for a vehicular power transmission, comprising:
- an oil pump for producing oil pressure for a line pressure to control the applications of frictional engagement elements and for a lubrication pressure to lubricate individual mechanical portions of said power transmission;
- a motor for driving said oil pump;
- a control unit for said motor;
- an accelerator sensor for inputting acceleration data according to the operation of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle to said control unit;
- an ignition switch for inputting an on/off data of a power source circuit of the vehicle to said control unit;
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- an oil temperature sensor for inputting a temperature of oil in said power transmission to said control unit,
- wherein said control unit controls the revolutions per minute of said motor such that an amount of oil discharged by said oil pump is sufficient for outputting a line pressure and the lubrication pressure matching the acceleration data, and said control unit rotates said motor at a speed at which an amount of oil discharged by said oil pump is sufficient for outputting the lubrication pressure, when said ignition switch is turned on, for a predetermined time period according to the oil temperature and lowers the revolutions per minute of said motor at a predetermined rate over a predetermined period of time, to a value at which an amount of oil produced by said oil pump is only sufficient for outputting a line pressure matching the acceleration data.
An electric oil pump control system for a vehicular power transmission, comprising:
- an oil pump for producing oil pressure for a line pressure to control the applications of frictional engagement elements and for a lubrication pressure to lubricate individual mechanical portions of said power transmission;
- a motor for driving said oil pump;
- a control unit for said motor;
- an accelerator sensor for inputting acceleration data according to the operation of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle to said control unit:
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- an oil temperature sensor for inputting a temperature of oil in said power transmission to said control unit,
- wherein said control unit controls the revolutions per minute of said motor such that an amount of oil discharged by said oil pump is sufficient for outputting a line pressure and the lubrication pressure matching the acceleration data, and said control unit changes the revolutions per minute of said motor in accordance with the oil temperature.
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