IP Library Granted Patent US 9,435,714
Granted Patent B2
US 9,435,714 · App. 14/347,323 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Diagnostics method and system for a power plant having two staged turbocompressors

Inventors: Laurent Fontvieille (Gif-sur-Yvette, FR); Ludovic Martin (Villebon sur Yvette, FR); Remy Brunel (Dourdan, FR)
Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
G01M15/044F02B37/013F02B37/16F02D41/0007F02D41/221F02B37/183F02B2039/164F02B2039/166F02B2039/168Y02T10/144Y02T10/40
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Patent No.
US 9,435,714
App. No.
14/347,323
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A diagnostics method and system for a power plant including at least one low-pressure turbocompressor and at least one high-pressure turbocompressor, the turbocompressors being staged and supplying an internal combustion engine, the power plant being fitted to a motor vehicle. The method includes determining a mode of operation of the power plant, determining a power of the high-pressure turbine based on a first set of data and based on the mode of operation, determining the power of the high-pressure turbine based on a second set of data, determining a failure criterion as being the ratio between the power of the high-pressure turbine dependent on the first set of data and the power of the high-pressure turbine dependent on the second set of data, and comparing the failure criterion against stored values to determine whether there is a failure.

Claims (19)

1. A diagnostic method for a power train including at least one low-pressure turbocharger and at least one high-pressure turbocharger, the high-pressure turbocharger including a high-pressure turbine and a high-pressure compressor, the turbochargers being staged and supplying an internal combustion engine, the power train being installed in an engine vehicle, the method comprising:

determining a mode of operation of the power train as a function of a position of a high-pressure bypass and of pressure upstream of the high-pressure turbine, the high-pressure bypass being connected between an inlet and an outlet of the high-pressure turbine;

determining a power of the high-pressure turbine as a function of a first set of data and as a function of the mode of operation;

determining a power of the high-pressure turbine as a function of a second set of data;

determining a failure criterion as a ratio between the power of the high-pressure turbine that is a function of the first set of data and the power of the high-pressure turbine that is a function of the second set of data; and

comparing the failure criterion to stored values to determine whether a failure exists.

2. The diagnostic method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first set of data is determined on a side of the high-pressure turbine.

3. The diagnostic method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first set of data includes a speed of rotation of the high-pressure turbine and a temperature upstream of the high-pressure turbine.

4. The diagnostic method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first set of data includes pressure upstream of the high-pressure turbine and a temperature upstream of the high-pressure turbine.

5. The diagnostic method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first set of data includes a position of the high-pressure bypass, a temperature upstream of the high-pressure turbine, and a speed of rotation of the high-pressure compressor.

6. The diagnostic method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second set of data is determined on a side of the high-pressure compressor.

7. The diagnostic method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second set of data includes a speed of rotation of the high-pressure compressor, a supercharging pressure, and a speed of rotation of the internal combustion engine.

8. A diagnostic system for a power train including at least one low-pressure turbocharger and at least one high-pressure turbocharger, the high-pressure turbocharger including a high-pressure turbine and a high-pressure compressor, the turbochargers being staged, and supplying an internal combustion engine, the power train being installed in an engine vehicle, the diagnostic system comprising:

means for determining a mode of operation of the power train as a function of a position of a high-pressure bypass and of pressure upstream of the high-pressure turbine, the high-pressure bypass being connected between an inlet and an outlet of the high-pressure turbine

a first means for estimating power of the high-pressure turbine, the first means being linked to an output of the means for determining the mode of operation of the power train;

a second means for estimating the power of the high-pressure turbine; and

means for estimating a failure criterion connected at an input to the first means for estimating the power of the high-pressure turbine and to the second means for estimating the power of the high-pressure turbine and at an output to a comparison means configured to compare the failure criterion to stored values.

9. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first means for estimating the power of the high-pressure turbine includes at least one means for modeling the high-pressure turbocharger, and the means for modeling is configured to choose a model for estimating the power of the high-pressure turbine based on a signal received from the means for determining the mode of operation of the power train.

10. The diagnostic system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first means for estimating power of the high-pressure turbine is configured to determining the power of the high-pressure turbine as a function of a first set of data and as a function of the mode of operation, and the first set of data includes a position of the high-pressure bypass, a temperature upstream of the high-pressure turbine, and a speed of rotation of the high-pressure compressor.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2024
From: RENAULT S.A.S.
To: NEW H POWERTRAIN HOLDING, S.L.U.
Reel/Frame 067099/0560 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 8, 2024
From: RENAULT S.A.S.
To: RENAULT S.A.S.
Reel/Frame 066761/0907 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: RENAULT S.A.S.
To: RENAULT S.A.S.
Reel/Frame 066700/0545 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2014
From: FONTVIEILLE, LAURENT; MARTIN, LUDOVIC; BRUNEL, REMY
To: RENAULT S.A.S.
Reel/Frame 032791/0216 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 11 58540 · Sep 26, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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