Apparatus and method for accurate detection of locomotive fuel injection pump solenoid closure

A solenoid valve, fuel injection pump technology, applied in mechanical equipment, fuel injection pump, electrical control, etc., can solve the problem of reducing reliability and accuracy, machine speed, hydraulic fuel pressure, cam position, aging and environmental conditions, etc. question

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-09-17
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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However, prior art systems are susceptible to cable length between the engine controller and engine cylinder solenoid valves, age, environmental conditions, fuel pump and engine speed
Additionally, the location and signature of such a detection scheme may vary with pump function, electrical circuit / cable / solenoid impedance, supply voltage, engine speed, hydraulic fuel pressure, cam position, aging and environmental conditions
These changes reduce the reliability and accuracy of traditional closure point detection methods

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[0028] The present invention proposes a method and a system for controlling a fuel injection system equipped with a fuel injection solenoid valve. More specifically, the present invention provides a method and system for reducing injection timing errors associated with fuel pump solenoid valves by detecting variations in solenoid valve closure timing over a period of time. The time between applying voltage to the solenoid and the moment the solenoid actually starts moving is critical and is the closing point detection (CPD) timing.

[0029] Referring to FIG. 1 , one embodiment of a solenoid valve control system 100 according to an aspect of the present invention includes one or more processors 102 executing computer-executable instructions 130 . Processor 102 is electrically coupled to memory 128 . Memory 128 may store computer-executable instructions 130 and may store one or more decisions made by the processor. The processor 102 is electrically coupled to the solenoid valv...

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The invention relates to a system and method for detecting a closing of a solenoid. The system includes a capacity charge circuit electrically coupled to the solenoid. The capacity charge circuit conditions the current flow through the solenoid to increase the current in response to the closing of the solenoid. The invention also relates to a system and method that includes detecting a current through the solenoid and determining a current slope characteristic. The current slope characteristic is a function of the current and time. The method also includes conditioning an electrical characteristic of the solenoid such that the conditioning is in response to a current slope parameter. The current slope parameter defines a change in the current after removal of an electrical charge to the solenoid.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the application number 200480034543.X, the application date is August 20, 2004, and the invention title is "equipment and method for accurately detecting the closing of the solenoid valve of the fuel injection pump of the locomotive". technical field [0002] The present invention generally relates to the control of fuel injection systems equipped with fuel injection solenoid valves. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for controlling fuel pump solenoid valves by detecting solenoid valve closure. Background technique [0003] In engine systems, accurate detection of fuel pump solenoid valve closure or closure point detection for each cylinder of the engine is desired in order to provide accurate timing of fuel injection and control of combustion, emissions, smooth regulation of engine speed and fuel efficiency. Prior art systems and methods for detecting fuel injection solenoid closure i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F02D41/30F02D41/34F02D1/00
Inventor A・E・谢克S・B・雷迪S・J・迪纳格B・N・阿尔姆斯泰德特A・彼得森T・多夫黑姆L・鲁丹德
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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